The Man from Madras

Young male students welcome Indian IT revolution

The world is knocking at India's door to meet an insatiable demand for software engineers. Two young men in southern India share a dream: a life of opportunity in the cradle of hi-tech, California.

Srinivas is an ambitious 21 year old from a high achieving Brahmin family. Braduke is a 28 year old Christian from an impoverished Keralan village where they do not even have a computer at the local school. But what does the IT revolution offer to two people who seem to have so little in common?

The South Asia Correspondent Mike Wooldridge investigates whether this exodus of bright professionals is a brain drain, or ultimately a blessing in disguise for India and tells the story of their quest to follow in the footsteps of those who have already made it big in Silicon Valley.

The Man from Madras: 1930 GMT, Saturday 20th January on BBC 2.