Shiv Nadar most generous billionaire

Giving Back To Society

- Azim Premji was at top position for last 2 consecutive yrs

- India has 15 individuals, who made an annual donation of over Rs100 cr

- 20 donated over Rs50 cr and 43 over Rs20 cr

- In last 5 yrs, number of donors over Rs100 cr rose from 2 to 15

- And number over Rs50 cr charity grew from 5 to 20t

Mumbai: HCL founder Shiv Nadar topped as the most generous person in India with an annual donation of Rs1,161 crore, the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022 revealed on Thursday.

Nadar, 77, has reclaimed the 'India's most generous' title with a donation of Rs 3 crore per day, according to the report. Wipro's Azim Premji, 77, slipped to the second position with an annual donation of Rs 484 crore after ruling at the top position for the last two consecutive years, it said. India's richest man Gautam Adani, 60, ranked seventh in Edelgive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022, with a donation of Rs 190 crore.

The report further revealed that in India a total of 15 individuals made an annual donation of over Rs100 crore, 20 donated over Rs50 crore and 43 over Rs20 crore. AM Naik, 80, group chairman of L&T, who donated Rs142 crore, is the country's most generous professional manager, the report stated.

It further said that Nithin Kamath and Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha increased their donation by 300 per cent to Rs100 crore. With donations of Rs213 crore each, Subroto Bagchi and NS Parthasarathy, co-founders of Mindtree, stormed into the top-10 of the Edelgive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022.