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Sundar Pichai Replies to Bengaluru Techie About Son’s Injury as Boy Recovers

A brief ‘Glad he is ok!’ on X drew wide attention after the father reported Ethan would be discharged.

Overview

  • Ashutosh Shrivastava wrote on X that his young son suffered a deep cut above the eyebrow down to the bone and required surgery for stitching.
  • He later updated that Ethan was doing well and the family would go home the same day, sharing a photo of the boy smiling with a forehead bandage.
  • Google CEO Sundar Pichai replied to the update with the message, “Glad he is ok!”
  • The exchange circulated widely on social media and was covered by Indian outlets including Hindustan Times and India Today.
  • Coverage noted the brief, personal nature of Pichai’s response, while Shrivastava’s profile as a software engineer and AI consultant likely helped the posts gain traction.