Good article..
http://www.hindu.com/mag/2007/06/10/...1050040300.htm
A visit to
Thiruvananthapuram’s Technopark confirmed my impression that the sceptics are behind the curve.
CEO after CEO told me in glowing terms of their satisfaction with the work environment in Kerala, the
quality of the local engineering graduates, and the beauty of the lush and tranquil surroundings. Indeed, Kerala’s past failures at attracting and retaining heavy industry are now working in the State’s favour.
One Technopark firm, US Technologies, told me of having bid for a contract with a
Houston-based company which had drawn up a short-list of Indian service providers and placed the
Thiruvananthapuram-based company last. The American executives making the final decision flew down to India to inspect the
six short-listed Indian firms. After three harrowing days ploughing through the traffic congestion and pollution of Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi,
they arrived in Thiruvananthapuram, checked into the Leela at Kovalam beach, sipped a drink by the seaside at sunset — and voted unanimously to give the contract to US Technologies. “If we have to visit India from time to time to see how our contract is doing,” the chief said, “we’d rather visit Kerala than any other place in India.”
Cheers!