Vaniya Agrawal
Vaniya Agrawal is the Indian-origin engineer and former Microsoft employee who, on March 4, 2025, protested before the company's major figures—including Bill Gates and Satya Nadella—against Microsoft's technology being allegedly deployed in the Israeli military in West Asia.[1][2]
The event was widely covered in India, a number of whose nationals are employed in Microsoft.[3][4][5][6] It also featured in the business press in India.[7][8][9][10]
Democracy Now quoted Agrawal as saying that "Microsoft’s cloud and AI are the bombs and bullets of the 21st century".[11] It reported that two women workers, Agrawal and former Microsoft software engineer Ibtihal Aboussad, "protested after leaked documents revealed that Microsoft supplies the Israeli military with AI and cloud technology, as well as an Air Force unit known as the Ofek, to build 'kill lists'.”[11] She was described as a No Azure for Apartheid organizer and a former Microsoft employee fired after disrupting the April 4, 2025 discussion between current and former Microsoft CEOs, including Bill Gates.”[11]
References
- ↑ Mint (2025-04-08). Indian Origin Engineer Confronts Gates, Nadella, Over Microsoft's Alleged Role In Gaza; Gets Fired. Retrieved 2025-04-09 – via YouTube.
- ↑ TimesXP (2025-04-07). Indian Protester In The US Publicly Shames Microsoft CEO. Retrieved 2025-04-09 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Indian-American engineer Vaniya Agrawal shares resignation email she sent to CEO Satya Nadella and staff after disrupting Microsoft's 50th anniversary event". The Times of India. 2025-04-11. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ↑ Jaiswal, Arushi; India TV News, India TV (2025-04-07). "Who is Vaniya Agrawal? Microsoft ex-employee who shamed Satya Nadella, Bill Gates at 50th anniversary event". India TV News. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ↑ "All About Vaniya Agrawal, The Engineer Who Quit Microsoft Over War In Gaza". NDTV. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ↑ "Who is Vaniya Agrawal, Microsoft engineer 'fired' for confronting Bill Gates, Satya Nadella?". Hindustan Times. 2025-04-07. Archived from the original on 2025-04-11. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ↑ Sanchari, Ghosh (8 April 2025). "Microsoft fires Indian-American employee who confronted Gates, Nadella at 50th anniversary meet; who is Vaniya Agrawal?". The Mint.
- ↑ Sengupta, Ankita (April 7, 2025). "Techie Vaniya Agrawal who 'shamed' Microsoft at its 50th anniversary event reveals why she quit". Money Control. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Microsoft fires India-origin techie Vaniya Agrawal, who confronted Gates and Nadella". Financialexpress. 2025-04-09. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ↑ Zakariya Khan, Md (7 April 2025). "Indian-origin techie who disrupted Microsoft event explains why she quit". Business Standard. Retrieved 17 Apr 2025.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Microsoft Worker Fired for Israel Protest: "Cloud & AI Are the Bombs & Bullets of the 21st Century"". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
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