The campus also offers a chance for employees to play mini-golf
The office, situated in Mahadevapura, a suburb in east Bengaluru, represents a "major milestone" in Google's commitment to India, the company has said. Google has invested billions of dollars in India.
“Ananta” is a Sanskrit word meaning limitless. The office is massive, spanning across 1.6 million square feet and has a capacity of more than 5,000 employees, according to a Moneycontrol report.
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The Sabha, or gathering place, serves as a town hall amphitheatre and a place for informal collaboration.
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It will house various teams such as that of Android, Search, Pay, Cloud, Maps, Play and Deepmind, among others.
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It will house various teams such as that of Android, Search, Pay, Cloud, Maps, Play and Deepmind, among others.
The office will have workspaces which enable collaboration while also giving the “freedom to focus within smaller nooks and booths.” It has a central gathering space called Sabha, and tactile flooring which helps in navigation for the visually impaired.
Some of the campus' other features include what Google calls one of India's largest electro-chromic glass for the facade, walking and jogging paths, and on-site rainwater harvesting, along with wastewater recycling.
The large floor-plates are made more intimate with team-based neighborhoods, color coded way-finding, and plenty of places for focus and collaboration
The centre of the building has a vast gathering space called Sabha, for community and conversation.
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Boasting over 10,000 employees, India is one of the largest employee bases for Google outside the US, and the Indian market is the largest user base for its products.
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