Anand Deshpande

Founder, Chairman Persistent Systems Limited. Chairman deAsra Foundation

[VLDB 2026 @VLDBconf]

The VLDB 2026 program is now available online. The conference will feature workshops, demos, research papers, and keynotes from @rxin and Jingren Zhou!

https://t.co/TKR9HyLUwp

[Anand Deshpande @anandesh]

@aparanjape @X Are you world #1

[Persistent Systems @Persistentsys]

Q1 FY27 reflects how Persistent continues to evolve and sustains its growth momentum.

During the quarter, we:

-Delivered revenue of US$452.4M, 3.8% QoQ and 16.1% YoY growth
-Recorded the highest-ever quarterly Total Contract Value of $1,146.2M and Annual Contract Value of $536.8M
-Reported 16.0% EBIT margin, reflecting 32.7% YoY growth
-Extended our sequential revenue growth streak to 25 quarters
-Signed the Business Combination Agreement with Nagarro
-Announced a $650M+ TCV strategic services agreement with a leading global technology company

Each milestone represents a different aspect of our journey, from consistent execution and trusted client relationships to expanding our global scale and capabilities for the AI era.

Read more about our Q1 FY27 results here: https://t.co/gXgnxcHGfU

#ReAImaginingTheWorld #Q1FY27Results

[Anand Deshpande @anandesh]

.@sagarchess1 the true evangelist for the emergence Indian chess.

[Shikhar @shikhars_]

Today I learned ChessBase India has created ~5 videos every day for 11 years.

Reminder of what sheer consistency can do! Congrats on the 3 Million @AmrutaMokal @sagarchess1

[Anand Deshpande @anandesh]

@SidShirole Sad to read this. Gautam will be missed.

Om Shanti.

[Anand Deshpande @anandesh]

@kunalb11 All the best!

[Amit Paranjape @aparanjape]

"If we're all going to eat, someone has to sell."

Ken Griffin

(Ken Griffin is an American billionaire hedge fund manager and entrepreneur, best known as the founder and CEO of Citadel LLC, one of the world's most profitable alternative investment firms.)

[Anand Deshpande @anandesh]

Congratulations Shekhar.

[Shekhar Mande @shekhar_mande]

Great personal privilege to receive an honorary doctorate (Honoris causa) from Deakin University @Deakin

Thank you Mr Ramadorai @S_Ramadorai for mentorship & Anand Deshpande for generous philanthropic support @anandesh

@DBT_NCCS_Pune @insa_academy

[Anand Deshpande @anandesh]

@aparanjape @CNBCTV18News @ShereenBhan @Persistentsys Thank you, Amit.

[MCCIA @MCCIA_Pune]

Energy, biology, and intelligence are no longer separate conversations.

At #MCCIAPIBS2026, Dr. @anandesh leads a high-impact conversation with experts from energy, biology, and AI, decoding their convergence and its implications for business, technology, and society.

Are you ready to be part of the convergence shaping tomorrow?

📍 9–10 February 2026 | JW Marriott, Pune
Know more https://t.co/pxfiafTQQq

@Girbane @aparanjape @BharatGen_Com

[Anand Deshpande @anandesh]

All the best to the Indiana University Football team!

GO HOOSIERS! 🏈🏈🏈

@IUBloomington

[Vinod Khosla @vkhosla]

For years I’ve shared predictions about how technology would reshape our world. We’re still early in that journey, but we’re getting closer every year.

Here’s a look back at some of my predictions and the recent progress moving toward them:

[Anand Deshpande @anandesh]

Congratulations, Prof Yogesh Singh.

[AICTE @AICTE_INDIA]

AICTE extends a warm welcome to Prof. Yogesh Singh as the new Chairman of AICTE. With his stellar administrative experience, visionary leadership in technical education and distinguished role as Vice-Chancellor of @UnivofDelhi, we look forward to a transformative journey ahead.

[deAsra Foundation @deAsra_FDN]

Most small businesses don’t struggle because of lack of effort.
They struggle because growth needs more than motivation.
At deAsra, we focus on what actually helps entrepreneurs grow — with a simple, powerful framework. 🧵👇

[Anand Deshpande @anandesh]

Happy birthday @venture_center! All the best for continued success!

[Amit Paranjape @aparanjape]

Happy 19th birthday to @venture_center in #Pune

One of the top startup incubators in India - especially in the areas of healthcare, biotech, pharma, energy and materials.

Beautiful campus adjoining NCL/IISER, great resources, and excellent ecosystem: https://t.co/82v070R7oo

Keep up the great work @premnathv6 and team!

@rameshmashelkar @shekhar_mande @CSIR_IND @csir_ncl @karandi65

[Amit Paranjape @aparanjape]

What we really need is a new dedicated IIM (and IIT) in Pune! A pending demand for many decades.

Not expansion campuses of IIM Mumbai and IIM Nagpur (see news story below).

Pune is among the top 3-4 industrial and tech hubs of the country... with huge demand for top management and engineering graduates and researchers.

But unfortunately, successive governments over the past many decades have 'allocated' IITs/IIMs/AIIMS/etc... across geographies and states - not based on real market, industry and population needs! Pune (being a 'non state capital) has always ended up on the losing end in this 'allocation'.

https://t.co/rleeHrhUac cc @mohol_murlidhar @Medha_kulkarni @Dev_Fadnavis @narendramodi

[Anand Deshpande @anandesh]

Go Hoosiers!!

Unbeaten 13-0 ... unbelievable.

[The Hoosier Network @TheHoosierNet]

Indiana is your 2025 Big Ten Football Champion ‼️

#iufb

[Anand Deshpande @anandesh]

India’s Best CEOs 2025 awards: AI will enable humans, not replace them, say Persistent’s Sandeep Kalra and HCLTech’s C. Vijayakumar

https://t.co/ESonxI1m5V

[Anand Deshpande @anandesh]

Our CEO @skkalra answering some hard questions from @rukminirao about #AI at the Fortune #IndiasBestCEOs2025 event.

[Amit Paranjape @aparanjape]

Did you know? After the 1857 War - the British considered moving India’s capital to #Pune? They eventually picked Delhi.

https://t.co/VUpU8MzzeQ

During the British government’s search for a more centrally-located capital, Viceroy Lord John Lawrence suggested Poona as a “salubrious” option only “eighty miles distant, and connected by railway with Bombay.”

@MulaMutha