Google Opens Largest Campus in Bengaluru: 'Ananta' Signifies Growth

New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI) Tech titan Google on Wednesday inaugurated its new campus in Bengaluru, which is touted to be among its largest offices globally.

India has always played the role of a strategic nerve centre in the tech discourse, the company said, adding that this is "evident in the thriving startup and app ecosystems, the digital public infrastructure that's transforming life for hundreds of millions of Indians, and the depth and diversity of Indian creators."

"Today, we are excited to share another major milestone in our ongoing commitment to India, with the inauguration of Ananta -- one of Google's largest offices globally," Google announced in a blog post.

For two decades, Google said it has played a role in facilitating transformation further -- through AI-powered flood forecasting, specialised AI models to catch tuberculosis early, and helping millions of people join the formal economy with Google Pay, among others.

"Increasingly, we have been building from India, for the world," it said.

The new campus named 'Ananta', meaning 'infinite' or 'limitless' in Sanskrit, signifies the boundless potential the company sees to improve lives through technology.

"Located in Bengaluru, one of the world's fastest-growing tech hubs, Ananta is one of our most ambitious ground-up developments. A collaboration between Google India and a local development and design team, the Ananta campus embodies Google's latest thinking in workplace design," the company said.

Each working floor in Ananta is organised like a city grid, with a network of streets for easy navigation.

Individual "neighbourhoods" foster collaboration while also giving individuals the freedom to focus within smaller nooks and booths.

The new space is designed to connect people in ways that spark breakthrough ideas and innovation, the company asserted.

"Ananta is part of our ongoing efforts to build with and for India and the world," it added.

Google said India has always represented a very special opportunity, not just to reach millions of users within the country with products and platforms, but also have them shaped by Indian ingenuity, helping them become even more useful for the billions of users the company creates for, globally.

"Ananta will further accelerate this mission, enabling us to deliver world-class products, foster deeper partnership with our customers, and continue to focus on solving the most complex challenges facing users, businesses and startups in India and around the world," it said.