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Azim Premji tops in Hurun India philanthropy listing

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MUMBAI: The Hurun Research Institute today released the Hurun India Philanthropy List 2015, a ranking of the most generous individuals from India. Donations were measured by the value of their cash or cash equivalent from 1 November 2014 to 31 October 2015. This is the third year of the list and it follows on from the Hurun India Rich List, a ranking of the 296 richest individuals in India, released in September for the third year running.

With the same cut-off as last year of Rs 10 Cr, the Hurun India Philanthropy List has 36 individuals, down by 14 from last year.

Azim Hashim Premji (70) the most generous Indian of the year donated INR 27,514 Cr for education. The Azim Premji foundation is working for empowering education in India.” A girl child who is even a little bit educated is more conscious of family planning, health care and, in turn, her children’s own education”, he says. The foundation works in 8 states and has more than 350,000 schools.

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Nandan (60) and Rohini Nilekani (56) take the second spot in the list with a contribution of INR 2,404 Cr. Nandan Nilekani is an Indian entrepreneur, bureaucrat and politician. He left Infosys and joined Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) as the chairman. Although developing entrepreneurship ecosystem has been their primary area of interest, they are also involved in social & rural development and education in India.  Rohini Nilenkani is the chairperson and founder of Arghyam, an organisation that grants funds to implement and manage ground water and sanitations projects in India.

NR Narayana Murthy & family (69) Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy, an IT industrialist, donated INR 1,322 Cr for encouraging entrepreneurship, social development and education. He says “The real power of money is the power to give it away.”

Mukesh Ambani (58) of Reliance Industries is sixth in Hurun India Philanthropy List. Ambani, the richest man in India, donated INR 345 Cr towards healthcare. He channelizes his philanthropic initiative through Reliance foundation, his philanthropic arm. The primary aim of the foundation is to promote sustainable growth in India. Besides healthcare, his philanthropic interests include social & rural development and education.

K Dinesh (61) retired from Infosys in 2011. K Dinesh has been actively involved in philanthropic ventures in education, entrepreneurship encouragement and healthcare. With donations of INR 1,238 Cr Dinesh shot into the top ten for the first time.

Shiv Nadar (70), promoter of India’s fourth-largest software company donated INR 525 Cr to various charitable activities through the Shiv Nadar Foundation. “Samudhay” an initiative to develop a replicable model of development for villages across five critical parameters – education, employability, health, infrastructure and water – is the dream project of the chairman of $6.3 billion HCL Technologies.

“I had the opportunity to visit Mr. Nadar’s foundation and university. His mission to impart contemporary education in poorest villages sets a good example for practical philanthropy in India”, said Anas Rahman Junaid, Business Head, Hurun Report India

The Wedding Philanthropy – Dr Ravi Pillai (62) donated INR 12.5 Cr towards conducting mass weddings. This donation coincided with his daughter’s wedding Dr. Arathi Ravi Pillai.

Some other key highlights

The total contribution of top 3 in Hurun India Philanthropy List 2015, shot up by 53% (INR 16,491 Cr) more than previous year.

The philanthropists made their money mainly from the tech sector, also one of the biggest wealth creators on the Hurun India Rich List.

With 6 individuals, Infosys has created the highest number of philanthropists on the list.

Rohan Murthy is a good example of the new generation of Indian philanthropists. His transition from IT professional to philanthropist demonstrates a new wave of philanthropy in India by donated INR 32 Cr towards the education

“Despite weak corporate earnings in 2015 compared to last year, the increasing speed of wealth creation seems to promise a bright future for Indian philanthropy”, said Anas Rahman Junaid, Business Head, Hurun Report India.

However, according to Charity Aid Foundation UK, as per the World Giving Index, India came down in its ranking from 93rd in 2013 to 106 in 2014, demonstrating an overall reduction in Indian philanthropy.

Rupert Hoogewerf, Chairman and Chief Researcher of Hurun Report, said “Education is the cause that India’s philanthropists feel they can make the biggest difference in.”

Tables & Stats:

Top 10 Philanthropists of 2015

RankNameDonation (in Cr)CauseAgeCompanyCityIndustry
1−Azim Premji27,514Education70WiproBangaloreTMT
2éNandan & Rohini Nilekani2,404Urban Governance60/56InfosysBangaloreTMT
3éNR Narayana Murthy1,322Social Development69InfosysBangaloreTMT
4éK Dinesh & Family1,238Education61InfosysBangaloreTMT
5êShiv Nadar535Healthcare70HCLNew DelhiTMT
6êMukesh Ambani

 

345Healthcare58RelianceMumbaiEnergy
7éSunny Varkey & Family326Education58GemsDubaiEducation
8êRonnie Screwvala158Education53UTV GroupMumbaiTMT
9éRahul Bajaj & Family139Social Development77Bajaj AutoPuneAutomobile
10éPallonji Mistry96Social Development86Shapoorji Pallonji GroupMumbaiEngineering & Construction

é Increase in Rankings; − Retained Ranking;  ê Down compared with last year; NEW New to the Top 10

Source: Hurun India Philanthropy List 2015

Favored Philanthropic Causes:

RankCause% of List

 

% compared with last yearTotal contribution  ( in Cr )Total compared with last yearBiggest Philanthropist

 

Highest Individual Donation (in Cr)
1Education50% Down 2%29768Up 103%Azim Premji & Family27,515
2Social Development25%Up 5%1656Up 35%NR Narayana Murthy1322
3Healthcare17% Down 9%1011Down 30%Mukesh Ambani345
4Urban Governance6%Up 6%2469Up 101%Nandan and Rohini Nilekani2404
5Wedding3%Up 3%13New causeRavi Pillai13

Source: Hurun India Philanthropy List 2015

Geographical Spread

RankCityNo of IndivCompared with last yearTop ContributorTotal Contribution

(INR Cr)

1Mumbai10Down 4Mukesh Ambani872
2Bangalore9Up 1Azim Premji32,601
3New Delhi4Down 2Shiv Nadar581
4Pune3Up 1Rahul Bajaj & family229
5Dubai2Down 2Sunny Varkey & family358
6London2SameAnil Agarwal & Family115
7Ahmedabad1Down 2Pankaj Patel & family11
7Calicut1Up 1M P Ahammed & Family30
7Hisar1SameSavitri Jindal & Family83
7Thrissur1Up 1T. S. Kalyanaraman12
7Kollam1SameRavi Pillai13

Source: Hurun India Philanthropy List 2015

RankName2015

(In INR crs)

2014 (INR crores)Primary CauseAgeCompanyCityIndustry
1Azim Premji & Family2751412316Education70WiproBangaloreTMT
2Nandan & Rohini Nilekani2404498Urban Governance60/56InfosysBangaloreTMT
3NR Narayana Murthy & Family132213Social Development69InfosysBangaloreTMT
4K.Dinesh & Family1238NewEducation61InfosysBangaloreTMT
5Shiv Nadar535125Education70HCLNew DelhiTMT
6Mukesh Ambani345603Healthcare58RelianceMumbaiEnergy
7Sunny Varkey32617Education58GemsDubaiEducation
8Ronnie Screwvala158350Education53 UTV GroupMumbaiTMT
9Rahul Bajaj & family13916Social Development77Bajaj AutoPuneAutomobile
10Pallonji Mistry9660Social Development86Shapoorji PallonjiMumbaiEngineering & Construction
11Anil Agarwal & Family951796Education51Vedanta ResourceLondonEnergy
12Adi Godrej & Family8573Education75GodrejMumbaiFMCG
13Savitri Jindal & Family8365Education65Jindal Steel & PowerHisarSteel
14Kumar M Birla & family7034Education48Aditya Birla GroupMumbaiManufacturing
15Cyrus S Poonawalla65NewUrban Governance74Serum Instiute of IndiaPunePharmaceuticals
16Ajay Piramal5240Education59Piramal EnterpriseMumbaiPharmaceuticals
17S Gopalakrishnan38255Healthcare60InfosysBangaloreTMT
18Rohan Murthy35NewEducation32InfosysBangaloreTMT
19Azad Moopen32100Healthcare62DM HealthcareDubaiInvestments
20MP Ahammed & family30NewSocial Development57Malabar GroupCalicutJewellery
20Anil Ambani& Family30NewHealthcare56Reliance CapitalMumbaiFinancial Service
22Anu Aga & Family2514Education73ThermaxPuneEnergy
23PNC Menon2026Education66EducationBangaloreInfrastucture
23Suresh and Mahesh Ramakrishnan20NewSocial Development–Whitcomb & ShaftesburyLondonTextiles
25Sunil Mittal & Family1868Education57Bharti AirtelNew DelhiTelecom
26Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw16NewHealthcare62BioconBangaloreBio-technology
27Anand Burman & Family15NewHealthcare63DaburNew DelhiFMCG
28SD Shibulal & Family1448Education60InfosysBangaloreBiotechnology
29Romesh Wadhwani13NewEducation67Symphony Technology GroupUnited statesInvestment
29Kushal Pal Singh & family1336Social Development84DLFNew DelhiReal estate
29Ravi Pillai13145Wedding62RP GroupKollamInfrastructure
32Subhash Chandra & family12NewSocial Development64Zee EntertainmentMumbaiMedia
32Nita Ambani12NewSocial Development52Reliance IndustriesMumbaiEnergy
32TS Kalyanaraman12NewSocial Development64Kalyan JewellersThrissurTextiles
35Harsh Mariwala & family1115Education64MaricoMumbaiFMCG
35Pankaj Patel  & family1127Education62Cadilla Health CareAhmedabadPharmaceutical

Methodology:

To put together a comprehensive list of the largest philanthropists of India is an almost impossible task. However, we believe at Hurun Report that, the Hurun India Philanthropy List is the most serious and authoritative effort to date, identifying the individuals and highlighting the causes they donate to.

To make this list, the Hurun Report surveyed India’s most successful entrepreneurs, including the 300 from the Hurun India Rich List 2015, meticulously cross referencing the results with media reports and charitable foundations. In the course of the research, Hurun Report attended non-profit related seminars, as well as meeting with scholars, experts, philanthropists and senior members of charitable foundations.

Hurun Report includes cash and cash equivalents pledged with legally binding commitments for the twelve month period from 1 November 2014 to 31 October 2015. In the event that a pledge has been made, we assume a yearly donation made on average ife expectency.

Hurun Report included donations made by companies in which an individual had a significant share, by applying the percentage the individual has of the company on the donations. So, for example, JP Associates in the period made donations of INR 49 Cr, and Jaiprakash Gaur holds 45% of the shares of the company, so Hurun Report recorded Gaur’s donations as INR 22 Cr.

The list includes only individuals born and bred in India regardless of the passport they currently hold. Values are rounded, and past figures are subject to exchange rate fluctuations. 1 USD = 66.74 (Dated on 9-12-15)

IT tycoon Azim Premji is the ‘Most Generous Indian”, donating INR 27,514 Cr36 Indians on the list, down from 50 last year. 12 new entrants and 26 drop outs

With a net worth of INR 9000 Cr, ‘Education King’ Sunny Varkey, 58, joins Gates and Buffett by pledging half his wealth to the ‘Giving Pledge’.

Nandan, Rohini Nilekani & Family, came in second with a donation of INR 2404 Cr, primarily towards the cause of urban governance, public policy and education.

Education remains the most favoured philanthropic cause, accounting for 84% of donations

Led by Azim Premji, South Indians in the list donated more than the North Indians 

Average donation increased from INR 300 crores last year to INR 900 crores this year, mainly on the back of Premji’s donation

With 10 individuals, Mumbai is home to most of the Hurun philanthropists, followed by Bengaluru and Delhi

Anu Aga and Family of Thermax donate 30% of family’s income to their flagship intiative Teach for India Campaign.

With a donation of INR 35 Cr, Rohan Murthy (32) of Infosys is the youngest philanthropist on the list; Oldest being Pallonji Mistry (86) of Shapoorji Pallonji who donated INR 96 crores.

5 do not live in India. Of the non residents, 4 made their donations in India.

Average age of 63 years, one year older than the average age of the Hurun India Rich List 2015.

33 of the Top 36 are also listed in the Hurun India Rich List 2015.


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