Indian billionaires Gautam Adani, Shiv Nadar, and Ashok Soota, as well as Malaysian-Indian businessman Brahmal Vasudevan and his lawyer wife Shanthi Kandiah...
Adani was listed for having pledged Rs 60,000 crore ($7.7 billion) when he turned 60 in June this year. The pledge makes him one of India’s most generous philanthropists
The money will address healthcare, education, and skill development and will be channelled through the family’s Adani Foundation, which was founded in 1996.
Self-made billionaire and philanthropist Shiv Nadar counts among the top donors in India, having channelled close to $1 billion of his wealth over a few decades
Nadar, who cofounded HCL Technologies has helped set up educational institutions such as schools and universities via the foundation, which also promotes art and culture.
Tech tycoon Ashok Soota has pledged Rs 600 crore ($75 million) to the medical research trust he founded in April 2021 for the study of ageing and neurological illnesses.