India, May 1 -- Mahendra Pratap, a pioneer in India's information technology industry and co-founder of HCL Technologies, has passed away. His legacy as a visionary technical leader and innovative thinker leaves an indelible mark on the landscape of Indian entrepreneurship, information technology and technological advancement. Widely known as one of the pillars of IT industry, Mahendra Pratap was the first research and development engineer to join Microcomp for HCL. At the company, he was in-charge of leading the EPIC Hardware design coordination.

"Mahendra Pratap was a technologist with a big heart. He was mentoring number of electronic startups guiding them through their journey. He will be sorely missed," said Pradeep Gupta, Chairman,...