Bengaluru, Feb. 11 -- In a move that symbolises the bridge between grassroots ingenuity and global opportunity, tech veteran Sanjay Koppikar, who has spent 37 years shaping India's IT journey, has joined the Advisory Board of IFIA Bharat to help take frugal and community-level innovations onto international platforms.

Koppikar's appointment to IFIA Bharat, the India chapter of the International Federation of Inventors' Associations (IFIA), signals a push to connect grassroots inventors with structured mentorship, policy support, and global exposure.

From witnessing the early days of India's IT evolution to cofounding global technology enterprises such as EvoluteIQ and Quadwave, Koppikar's journey mirrors the country's own transformation f...