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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (1152)	3/13/2000 5:17:00 PM
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OT 3yr old who likes to be Mr Bill Gates of the future Meet Ajay, Mr Bill Gates of the future By N Vidyasagar Business Times Bureau NEW DELHI: Feted by Microsoft and other technology companies as the world's "youngest software executive", three-year-old Ajay Puri is all set to meet Prime Minister Vajpayee on Tuesday. "I am aiming to be a Bill Gates" - this is what Ajay is going to tell the PM. "I am a proud Indian citizen and work for making India a vibrant IT centre." He is also tipped to offer President Clinton a rose in Hyderabad. At an age when kids like him play with building blocks, he is happiest in front of his computer. He is comfortable with software such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Internet Explorer. Like a thorough pro, Ajay can scan pictures, record video mail or talk live on the Net. After reading his mind, Microsoft is said to be developing a children's version of Office 2000. "A lot of people have already come forward to set up links to sell kid stuff through his new webpage even before it's launched," said the whizkid's father Ravi Puri, an export manager at Birla Group's Century Textiles in Bangkok. Ajay would watch his father work on the computer from his lap to learn the basics. Aamir Khan is his fan. Bobby Deol took time off to play with him. Industrialist B K Birla suggests Ajay be called in if anything goes wrong with company computers. Satyam's Ramalinga Raju is convinced he's a future talent. Intel is interested in roping him in to sell Pentium III chipped computers to new-generation kids. Hyderabad born Ajay, who lives with his parents in Bangkok, communicates through voice mail with his grandparents in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj. "He is like any other prankster. But when he sits before the computer he becomes a professional," his mother Mamta Puri told The Times of India. "I never thought I could meet the Prime Minister; now I can - because of Ajay," she gushes. Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu took his advice seriously - "As the computer was slow in Naidu's room Ajay made them change the processor to Pentium III," said the father. Ajay can also be a tough customer. A CNN crew had a taste of it. When the crew members went to meet him for a news report, he sent them back, ordering them to come back in pink shirts. "He is often the toast in absentia in Silicon Valley parties as an Indian prodigy," said his grandfather. His grandmother hopes to learn computer from him. "I am amazed by his talent. I fear keyboards," she said. Ajay's fame preceded him when he arrived at the airport from Bangkok. He and his family were customs-cleared in lightning speed. "My identity is only that I'm Ajay's father. I am no more Ravi Puri," said his father. timesofindia.com