Google opened one it its largest global centre in Bengaluru. The centre named as "Ananta" (meaning "limitless" in Sanskrit) one of Google's largest globally and represents a significant investment in India's tech ecosystem. The centre has a capacity to accommodate more than 5,000 employees and features neighbourhood-style workspaces, a central gathering space called "sabha," and accessibility features throughout. The campus is incorporates 100 per cent waste water recycling, rainwater harvesting, and a large smart glass installation. The centre took six years to complete.
As per Google, India has always played the role of a strategic nerve centre in the technology discourse. It is evident in the thriving startup and app ecosystems, the digital public infrastructure that's transforming life for hundreds of millions of Indians, and the depth and diversity of Indian creators. For two decades, Google has played a significant role in facilitating this transformation further through AI-powered flood forecasting, specialized AI models to catch tuberculosis early, and helping millions of people join the formal economy with Google Pay, to name just a few examples. Increasingly, we have been building from India, for the world.
“As India has charted an ambitious new reality for its citizens with technology, Google has been its proud partner over the last 20 years. The new Ananta campus in Bengaluru marks a significant milestone in our journey, marking the technological paradigm shift under way with AI,” said Preeti Lobana, Vice President and Country Manager, Google India during the inauguration.
“Looking ahead, I see us focused on some core areas: empowering businesses and individuals through widespread AI adoption, ensuring AI transformation doesn't stay on the margins of the economy but creates impact in its systemic areas such as agriculture, health and fintech. We aim to work in deep partnership with India's vibrant research and startup ecosystem while making our products become ever more helpful and ensuring that we're taking Indians of varying talents along on this journey through skilling,” she added.
Google's new campus features one of India’s largest installations of electro-chromic glass, and a sculpted, fluid facade for architectural interest. At the heart of the building is a vast gathering space called Sabha, for community and conversation. The sabha, or gathering place, serves as a town hall amphitheatre and a place for informal collaboration. The Ananta campus of Google recycles 100 percent of its waste water, harvests hundreds of litre of rainwater on-site and features one of India’s largest smart glass installations to reduce energy consumption. The building’s interiors have been designed with materials almost entirely sourced locally.
