The Irony
Indian IT services — TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL — collectively employ over 1.5 million developers. They build modern cloud-native applications for Fortune 500 clients worldwide. They are among the most capable technology organizations on Earth.
Many of their own internal systems — HR portals, knowledge management, internal tools — run on legacy infrastructure. The cobbler's children have no shoes.
Why It Matters
When India's largest technology companies run legacy internally, it normalizes legacy for the entire Indian market. If TCS runs an internal portal on Drupal, why wouldn't a mid-size Indian company think WordPress is acceptable?
The signal matters: if the companies that know best don't prioritize modernizing their own infrastructure, the market reads that as 'legacy is fine.'
The Shift Underway
This is changing. Indian tech companies are increasingly building internal tools on modern frameworks. The driver isn't altruism — it's talent retention. Indian developers in 2026 want to work with Next.js, not maintain WordPress. The companies that run modern stacks internally attract and retain better talent.
