Top ten Indian Philanthropists, Azim Premji tops the list
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Top ten Indian Philanthropists
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Wipro chief and IT tycoon Azim Premji tops the list of Indian philanthropists, with donations amounting to Rs 8,000 crore in the past year, followed by HCL chairman Shiv Nadar, according to China-based Hurun Report Inc's India Philanthropy List 2013 released on Thursday.
The study ranked 31 Indians who donated more than Rs 10 crore cash or cash equivalent during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.
Education is top choice of donors. Shiv Nadar, Nilekanis, Ratan Tata also in Top 10.
Take a look at the top ten Philanthropists in India:
Wipro chief and IT tycoon Azim Premji tops the list of Indian philanthropists, with donations amounting to Rs 8,000 crore in the past year, followed by HCL chairman Shiv Nadar, according to China-based Hurun Report Inc's India Philanthropy List 2013 released on Thursday.
The study ranked 31 Indians who donated more than Rs 10 crore cash or cash equivalent during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.
Education is top choice of donors. Shiv Nadar, Nilekanis, Ratan Tata also in Top 10.
Take a look at the top ten Philanthropists in India:
Azim Premji, WIPRO
15 Nov, 2013
Wipro chairman Azim Premji's donations amount to Rs 8,000 crore in the past year.
Shiv Nadar, SHIV NADAR FOUNDATION
15 Nov, 2013
Founder and chairman of HCL and the Shiv Nadar Foundation donated Rs 3,000 cr.
GM Rao, GMR GROUP
15 Nov, 2013
The founder Chairman of the GMR Group, the Bangalore based global infrastructure developer, donated Rs 740 cr.
Ronnie Screwvala, UTV GROUP
15 Nov, 2013
The founder and CEO of UTV Group, Ronnie Screwvala, donated Rs 530 cr for charitable work.
Nandan & Rohini Nilekani
15 Nov, 2013
Nandan Nilekani, entrepreneur and the Chairman of UIDAI and his wife Rohini donated Rs 470 cr.
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, BIOCON
15 Nov, 2013
The chairman & managing director of Biocon Limited, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, donated Rs 330 cr.
Ratan Tata, JRD & SIR RATAN TATA TRUSTS
15 Nov, 2013
Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group and chairman of JRD & Sir Ratan Tata Trusts gave Rs 310 cr for philanthropy work.
Anil Agarwal, VEDANTA
15 Nov, 2013
Businessman and the founder and Executive Chairman of the United Kingdom-based Vedanta Resources Corporation gave Rs 290 cr for charitable work.
PNC Menon, SOBHA DEVELOPERS
15 Nov, 2013
The founder of Sobha Developer, an NRI from Oman, donated Rs 270 cr for charity.
Kushal Pal Singh, DLF
15 Nov, 2013
India's real estate mogul and the chairman and CEO of DLF Limited, India's largest real estate developer, donated Rs 200 cr.
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