China-based magazine Hurun Report launched the inaugural Hurun India Philanthropy List 2013, with IT tycoon Azim Hashim Premji, chairman of the Wipro Ltd, emerging as the most generous Indian with a donation of Rs. 8,000 crore in the past year.
China-based magazine Hurun Report launched the inaugural Hurun India Philanthropy List 2013, with IT tycoon Azim Hashim Premji, chairman of the Wipro Ltd, emerging as the most generous Indian with a donation of Rs. 8,000 crore in the past year.
G M Rao, through GMR Varalakshmi Foundation, donated Rs. 740 crore for the education of underprivileged children, becoming the third biggest philanthropist in India's corporate world.
Ronnie Screwvala, whose initiatives are housed under the Swadesh Foundation, contributed Rs. 470 crore for achieving rural empowerment through the best practices and modern technology values.
Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata donated Rs. 310 crore to various charitable organisations for the underprivileged through the JRD Tata Trust and Sir Ratan Tata Trust.
