Photos  clockwise from top left: Zoho headquarters  in the Estancia IT Park in Velancheri, Chennai; the development centre in Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu  and Zoho  founder-CEO Sridhar Vembu.

January 27 2021: Sridhar Vembu, founder and CEO of the India-based business software company Zoho Corporation has been  bestowed  with Padma Shri in the Republic Day honours yesterday.
IndiaTechOnline's  Anand Parthasarathy   wrote for  Swarajyamag on Vembu and his creation:
Padma Awardee Sridhar Vembu Bucks The Trend, Helps Craft World Class Software From India’s Rural Reaches