Monday evening, our internal chat channels lit up with a sense of quiet pride and excitement. We are not a company that typically seeks the spotlight; we prefer to keep our heads down and focus on the long-term work of building technology. But today, the spotlight found us, and it was for the most gratifying reason.
It is with deep humility and a sense of profound pride that we read the words of Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, India's Union Minister for IT, choosing to embrace Zoho as his Swadeshi platform. Our gratitude also extends to the National Informatics Centre (NIC), whose team has been instrumental in spearheading this adoption across the Government of India.
This is not just a validation for Zoho, but for the conviction we have held on to for over 28 years: that best-in-class technology, for the world, can be built from India, rooted in our soil.
This is a tremendous morale boost for our engineers who have worked with quiet dedication for years, often away from the spotlight, investing in deep R&D to build our technology stack from the ground up. Building a spreadsheet from first principles wasn't easy, neither was building Zoho Mail, Zoho Writer, Zoho Sheet, and all our other products that took big tech head-on.
Our journey has always been about creating a different kind of company—one that measured success not by valuations, but by the value we created for our customers, our employees, and the communities around us. Today, over 130 million users globally trust Zoho, a suite built with this very ethos.
For those inspired to join this movement towards digital sovereignty, our doors are open. We have always believed in making technology accessible, and our teams are ready to help you make a seamless transition. Please contact us at our helplines.
While this moment strengthens our resolve, we do understand this is only a start. We will continue our work, patiently and diligently, to build technology that serves our nation and solves real-world problems.
Our heartfelt thanks to Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and the National Informatics Center for their trust.
Jai Hind.
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