New Delhi: Zoho founder and former CEO Sridhar Vembu, in an exclusive conversation with Republic Media Network’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, said that rural Bharat holds the world’s largest untapped talent pool — strong, young and hungry for opportunity.

Living and running his billion-dollar SaaS company from Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, Vembu said his choice to stay in rural India was both personal and professional, rooted in simplicity and purpose.

“Out of all possible choices, I want a life I am currently living in rural India. I’m simply living the dream life I always envisioned,” he told Republic, adding, “Rural Bharat has the biggest untapped global pool of talent — it’s strong, young, hungry and ready.”

The interview holds greater relevance now as it comes at a time when US President

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