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The Economic Times
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Indian techie working at Google honours mother with Times Square billboard after years of setbacks and success

An Indian employee at Google has captured widespread attention on social media after surprising his mother with a billboard in New York's Times Square featuring her photograph. The gesture was intended as a tribute to the sacrifices she made while raising him.

The video, shared by Abhijay Arora Vuyyuru, shows him revealing the billboard to his mother during a video call. As her image appeared on the screen in Times Square, she smiled while watching the tribute from afar.

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Billboard tribute celebrates mother's role in his journey

In the caption accompanying the video, Abhijay described the moment as the most special day of his life and said the billboard was a way of expressing gratitude for his mother's sacrifices.

He wrote that he came from humble beginnings in Panchkula, where his mother raised him on her own. According to Abhijay, she ensured he received the best possible education despite having studied with second-hand books herself.

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