THE MODI EXPRESS
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to address the Indian community at SAP Center, in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 27. (Press Trust of India)
Glimpses of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden trip to Silicon Valley, Sept. 26-27. A Siliconeer presentation.
Congressman Ed Royce, California's 39th Congressional District and Chairman of the @HouseForeign Affairs Committee with Mobifusion CEO Pavan Mandhani at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., to greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his maiden visit to Silicon Valley, Sept. 27.
(R-l): Siliconeer co-publisher Seema Gupta, Siliconeer editor Amar D. Gupta, Kislay Banka and Sonal Banka in a festive mood, ready to greet Prime Minister Modi at the SAP Center, Sept. 27. (Vansh A. Gupta | Siliconeer)
Members of the Indian American community gathered at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., to greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his maiden visit to Silicon Valley. (L-r): Anuj Jain, Sunita Singh, Aswin Jain, Deepak Sisodia and Anil Ranka. (Facebook)
At the SAP Center, Sept. 27, Kislay Banka poses with a cutout of Prime Minister Modi. (Facebook)
Members of the Indian American community gathered at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., to greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his maiden visit to Silicon Valley. (L-r): Gulshan Bajaj (2nd from l), Anil Yadav, Sunny Sethi and Raj Yadav. (Facebook)
Members of the Indian American community gathered at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., to greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his maiden visit to Silicon Valley. (L-r): From Dadi Pariwar USA Foundation, Mukesh Sharma, Sudha Gupta, Shipra Sharma and Yatharth Sharma (r). (Facebook)
Members of the Indian American community gathered at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., to greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his maiden visit to Silicon Valley. (L-r): Anuj Jain and Aswin Jain. (Facebook)
Members of the Indian American community gathered at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., to greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his maiden visit to Silicon Valley. (L-r): From Dadi Pariwar USA Foundation, Sudha Gupta, Saurabh Agarwal, Shipra Sharma and Udhav Sharma (r). (Facebook)
Members of the Indian American community gathered at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., to greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his maiden visit to Silicon Valley. (L-r): Sudha and attorney Mahesh Bajoria. (Facebook)
Members of the Indian American community gathered at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., to greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his maiden visit to Silicon Valley. (L-r): Nirmal Jain, Aswin Jain, Anuj Jain, Manish Kothari and Anil Ranka. (Facebook)
Members of the Indian American community gathered at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., to greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his maiden visit to Silicon Valley. (L-r): Gulshan Bajaj (2nd from l), Anil Yadav, Vandana Yadav and Raj Yadav. (Facebook)
Members of the Indian American community gathered at Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Calif., to greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his maiden visit to Silicon Valley. (L-r): Pandit Krishna Kumar Pandey, Pallavi Chhelavada, Vaastu consultant, and attorney Mahesh Bajoria. (Facebook)
Siliconeer co-publisher Seema Gupta (l) and Sonal Banka in a festive mood, ready to greet Prime Minister Modi at the SAP Center, Sept. 27. (Vansh A. Gupta | Siliconeer)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) addressing the 18,000 plus crowd at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 27. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the Silicon Valley, even though the Valley has had a significant Indian presence for decades. The supporters roared and cheered with chants of “Modi! Modi!” as he spoke extempore for almost an hour, talking about his various initiatives and programs for the betterment of India. (Vansh A. Gupta | Siliconeer)
A painting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Make in India lion in the background by Bay Area artist Ramesh Chindam. Many such paintings were on display at the SAP Center, Sept. 27. (Vansh A. Gupta | Siliconeer)
Supporters in a festive mood, ready to greet Prime Minister Modi at the SAP Center, Sept. 27. (Vansh A. Gupta | Siliconeer)
Supporters in a festive mood, ready to greet Prime Minister Modi at the SAP Center, Sept. 27. (Vansh A. Gupta | Siliconeer)
Supporters in a festive mood, ready to greet Prime Minister Modi at the SAP Center, Sept. 27. (Vansh A. Gupta | Siliconeer)
Supporters from various South Asian diaspora were present to greet Prime Minister Modi outside the SAP Center, Sept. 27. (Vansh A. Gupta | Siliconeer)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked extempore for about an hour to the 18,000 plus crowd of fans at SAP Center, in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 27. (Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets the 18,000 plus crowd of fans at SAP Center, in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 27. (Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer)
An electrifying performance by Kailash Kher and his band Kailasa in honor of the Prime Minister’s visit at SAP Center, in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 27. (Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer)
A dance performance by local SF Bay Area performers in honor of the Prime Minister’s visit at SAP Center, in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 27. (Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer)
A dance performance by local SF Bay Area performers from Mona Khan Dance Academy in honor of the Prime Minister’s visit at SAP Center, in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 27. (Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer)
A dance performance by local SF Bay Area performers from Mona Khan Dance Academy in honor of the Prime Minister’s visit at SAP Center, in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 27. (Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer)
Prime Minister Modi interacts with Apple CEO Tim Cook (l) at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 26.
Prime Minister Modi interacts with the huge crowd gathered outside Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 26.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (2nd from l), John T. Chambers, Executive Chairman of Cisco (l), Paul E. Jacobs, Executive Chairman of Qualcomm (2nd from r) and Goggle CEO Sundar Pichai (r) at the Digital India and Digital Technology dinner in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 26. (Subhav Shukla | PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugs Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Sept. 27. (Subhav Shukla | PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) is greeted by Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii (@TulsiGabbard) at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 27. (Press Trust of India)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is presented a San Jose Sharks jersey at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 27. Also seen are Chandru Bhambra, Naren Gupta, Khanderao Khand and other officials and organizers. (Press Trust of India)
Prime Minister Modi greets the audience as the top U.S. politicos welcome PM Modi at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 27. (Press Trust of India)
San Jose Councilmember Ash Kalra and other lawmakers including San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo welcomed and presented the “Key to City of San Jose” to Prime Minister Modi on his arrival at Mineta San José International Airport, Sept. 26. Consul General of India, San Francisco, Ambassador Venkatesan Ashok (r) was also present to welcome the Prime Minister.
The Modi delegation takes a tour of the electric carmaker Tesla Motors plant in Fremont, Calif., Sept. 26.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai with Prime Minister Modi on the latter’s visit to Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Sept. 27. (Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer)
A dance performance by local SF Bay Area performers in honor of the Prime Minister’s visit at SAP Center, in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 27. (Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer)
A dance performance by local SF Bay Area performers from Mona Khan Dance Academy in honor of the Prime Minister’s visit at SAP Center, in San Jose, Calif., Sept. 27. (Amar D. Gupta | Siliconeer)
