Chennai, Sept. 20 -- Professor V Kamakoti, Director of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), on Saturday urged students and institutions to focus on building "indigenous solutions" that would drive India towards becoming a technology-independent nation by 2047.

He said India had already achieved social independence in 1947, and now the goal should be "self-reliance" in technology.

"We have only one goal set in front of us. In 1947, we got social independence, and by 2047, we should have technology independence; that is extremely important, and we should proceed towards it. We have 22 years in front of us, and we should do certain things important for our nation," Professor Kamakoti said.

Professor Kamakoti pointed out tha...