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Video Of Chance Meeting With Sundar Pichai At Google’s Gurgaon Campus Wins Wide Praise

The clip drew praise for the CEO’s approachable manner during a brief, low‑key campus chat.

Overview

  • Sahil Sharma, visiting Google’s Gurgaon office for a week, said a last-day bike ride led to an unplanned encounter with the CEO.
  • Sharma described a roughly 10‑minute conversation in which Sundar Pichai asked about their experience at the campus and talked about cricket.
  • Noticing their excitement, Pichai offered to take a photo, reportedly saying, “You guys want a picture right?”
  • Sharma’s Instagram video spread widely online and was picked up by Indian outlets beginning March 1, with continued coverage into March 2.
  • A separate Gurgaon employee also shared her account of meeting Pichai during his visit, and News18 reported that cricketer Shubman Gill interacted with him in a campus session.