As Tim Cook Says Goodbye To India, Let's Take A Quick Look At Apple CEO's Famous India Visit
Apple CEO came to India to inaugurate Apple flagship stores in Mumbai and Delhi.
As Tim Cook bids adieu to India, he signed off by sharing this tweet and thanked the Apple team across India for an incredible week in India
Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple recently came to India to inaugurate the Apple stores in Mumbai and Delhi. Both these stores garnered large crowds after learning about Tim Cook's announcement of his personal visit to India.
Let's take a look of how he spent his last few days in India - from Meeting PM Narendra Modi to watching IPL match in Delhi.
Tim Cook's Mumbai Visit
Day 1: April 17
Tim Cook announced his arrival in India on April 17. He took to Twitter to express his enthusiasm over the opening of Apple BKC store. He wrote 'Hello, Mumbai! We can’t wait to welcome our customers to the new Apple BKC tomorrow.'
Cook then tried out some local delicacies, especially Mumbai's favourite 'Vada Pav' with the superstar actress Madhuri Dixit. This was the first time the Apple CEO tried out vada pav.
On the same day it was reported that Tim Cook visited Mukesh Ambani's residence in Mumbai.
Before opening the doors of the BKC store to the customers, Apple CEO Tim Cook hosted a private party for well known personalities in Mumbai. He met cricketer Anil Kumble, actor Neha Dhupia, singer Armaan Malika dn others. Many took to Twitter to thank Apple CEO for the event and wished him well for launching the Mumbai store.
Day 2: April 18
Day 2 was all about the launch of the Apple BKC store. The day began with Tim Cook and Deirdre O’Brien, senior vice president (retail and people) at the Cupertino, California-based company opening the doors of the Apple BKC store.
He then went on to thank the crowd for the successful opening of the first store. Tim Cook wrote "The energy, creativity, and passion in Mumbai is incredible! We are so excited to open Apple BKC — our first store in India."
Post the store launch, Tim Cook decided to take time off and play a game of badminton with Coach Gopichand and badminton champions Saina Nehwal, Srikanth Kidambi, Chirag Shetty, and Parupalli Kashyap.
The Apple CEO then spent the rest of the day meeting people from different fraternities. Tim Cook met Kiddopia Co-Founder & Co-CEO Anshu Dhanuka and applauded her and her preschooler learning app. He also met Indian Classical singer Sandeep Ranade and thanked him for his moving performance on the song 'Mile Sur Mera Tumhara'
Day 3: April 19
Apple CEO visited Akanksha Foundation school, a non-profit organization in Mumbai, which works with children from low-income communities. He interacted with a group of students and teachers there.
He then went on to meet Maalavika Manoj known professionally as Mali, who is a musician and songwriter based in Mumbai. She gave a sneak peek of her new song using Spatial Audio technology where she used different Apple products to create her music.
Then, he visited the Indian School of Design & Innovation (ISDI) in BKC and thanked the students who created some amazing designs using Apple products.
Tim Cook's Delhi Visit
On the same day itself, Tim Cook travelled to Delhi where he was going to inaugurate the second Apple store in India. But before that, he decided to do some sightseeing and visited Delhi's Lodhi Art District.
Tim Cook then went on to spend his day at the National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy and was awestruck by India's deeply beautiful craft culture.
The much-anticipated meeting happened when Tim Cook met and interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This is what Tim Cook had to say on his meeting with PM Modi:
He also went on to meet Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics & Technology) where they discussed about India's digital journey.
Day 4: April 20
Day 4 was all about the launch of the Apple Saket store in Delhi. Here's how the day began as Tim Cook and Deirdre O’Brien, senior vice president (retail and people) at the Cupertino, California-based company opened the doors of the Apple Saket store
Tim Cook went on to thank the customers who thronged the Saket store and was also moved by the reception he received.
Later in the day, Tim Cook met Ashwini Vaishnaw (Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology) where the latter shared a video on his official Twitter handle where one can see him taking Tim Cook through the Chenab Bridge. He also mentioned how they both discussed about deepening Apple’s engagement in India across manufacturing, electronics exports, app economy, skilling, sustainability and job creation especially for women.
After his meeting with the minister, Tim Cook reached the Arun Jaitley stadium to watch the IPL 2023 match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders. This was the second time Tim Cook came to watch an IPL match. He witnessed a match during his last visit in 2016. Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor Ahuja and her husband Anand Ahuja were the hosts with whom the Apple CEO enjoyed the IPL match.
Sonam Ahuja took to Twitter to express her gratitude, to which Tim Cook later replied by thanking her for an unforgettable evening.
Going by the reception that Tim Cook has received in the last few days, we can expect more such visits from the Apple CEO this year with Apple fans in India looking forward to more such store openings in the months ahead.
