of cooking oils. In 1966, after Hasham Premji's death, his son Azim Premji took over as chairperson at age 21.

The company changed its name to Wipro Products Limited in 1977, followed by Wipro Limited, a syllabic abbreviation of the original name, in 1982.

Shift to IT

In the 1980s, recognizing opportunities in computer hardware and software, the company established