GoYogi.com Launches Site With Traditional Indian Celebration.

Business Editors

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2000

Kapil Dev, India's most treasured cricketer, takes part in

festivities unveiling Web site designed to keep Indians in touch

with their homeland

Amid the bright colors of dancers wearing traditional Indian costumes, the intoxicating aroma of Indian delicacies, and with India's cricket legend Kapil Dev looking on, GoYogi.com was launched today with a quintessentially Indian bang.

The innovative, consumer-oriented Web site was unveiled today at a cricket field in Sunnyvale, Calif. Several Bay Area cricketers and dignitaries from the Indian community in the Silicon Valley were present for the festivities, highlighted by a cricket clinic from Kapil Dev, Indian cricket legend and coach of India's cricket team.

"The unveiling of GoYogi.com is a celebration of Indian heritage and culture whereby Indians and non-Indians from all corners of the globe can converge in one place to communicate and get comprehensive information about everything that is India," said Venkat Ganesan, CEO of GoYogi Inc.

GoYogi aims to link Indians and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) around the globe, keeping them in touch with their homeland and heritage. GoYogi.com contains the world's largest directory of India-related content, real-time Bombay Stock Exchange quotes, worldwide cricket coverage, and comprehensive news on India and global events through premier news sources.

"As the global economy continues to scale and people migrate to different parts of the world, these same people need to keep in touch -- to continue exploring their Indian roots and contacts," said Ganesan. "GoYogi.com is an innovative new Internet site that allows this community to foster and create stronger links."

The tremendous growth of Internet use among Indians and NRIs has created a crucial need for a quick and efficient resource that links Indians worldwide. According to an October 1999 report by Goldman Sachs, the number of Internet users in India is expected to grow from 900,000 to more than 70 million by 2003. About 40 percent of the more than 21 million NRIs are already online.

Kapil Dev said that GoYogi.com reflects his commitment in using technology to advocate unity among people of Indian origin worldwide.

"I'm very excited to be a part of GoYogi.com's endeavor to become a global force that unites Indians," said Kapil Dev. "As a worldwide traveler, I've met Indians the world over who would like to go to a central place where they can glean information about their homeland and one another. Additionally, the Internet provides us with a venue to be able to talk collectively about issues as they break."

For the many that attended the Kapil Dev clinic, getting the opportunity to learn the finer points of cricket from an Indian sports icon was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Several cricketers from the Bay Area's Northern California Cricket Association and the Sunnyvale Cricket Club stood mesmerized as they absorbed Kapil Dev's instruction.

"It is still hard to believe that Kapil Dev is here, showing us better techniques for the game we love," said Regu V.K., president of the Sunnyvale Cricket Club. "He is a source of pride for India and it is an honor to be here learning from him."

About GoYogi Inc.

GoYogi Inc., the global force in new media for Indians, was founded in 1999 by Venkat Ganesan and Afam Agbodike. GoYogi's management team, investors and advisors comprise individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences, including The Go Network, Excite@Home and AT&T. Their goal is to integrate technology and content from highly reputed sources into a one-stop destination for the global Indian community. GoYogi has corporate offices in Fremont, Calif., with an expanding editorial, Web development and engineering team throughout India, including Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, and Pune.