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                                                                     EXHIBIT 8.1

                              LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

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          Name of the Company                                    Country of Incorporation
<S>                                                              <C>
Sify eLearning Limited                                                     India
(formerly Satyam Education Services Limited)
Safescrypt Limited                                                         India
Satyam Webexchange Limited                                                 India
Sify Plasticscommerce Limited                                              India
IndiaWorld Communications Limited                                          India
Sify International Inc.                                                    USA
E Alcatraz Consulting Private Limited                                      India
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All the above companies are 100% subsidiaries of Sify ie., Sify owns 100% of the
stock and controls 100% of the voting power in the above companies.

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