In its 16th edition, Forbes published the annual list of the area’s leading philanthropists who have demonstrated a strong personal commitment to causes such as education and the environment.
The unranked list shows specific altruists from the Asia-Pacific region who contribute their own wealth and dedicate their time and energy to particular causes. With the exception of private companies where the individual is the majority owner, we do not include corporate philanthropy.
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List of Indian philanthropists included in the 2022 Asia Philanthropy Heroes list
The list is limited to a select group of 15, with nine new entrants to this year’s list.
Gautama Adani
Chairman, Adani Group
India’s richest man Gautam Adani is at the top. When he turned 60 in June, he made a donation of 600 billion rupees ($7.7 billion), making him one of India’s most generous philanthropists. The funds will be used for skills development, education and healthcare.
Shiva Swim
Co-Founder, HCL Technologies
Shiv Nadar, a self-made billionaire and philanthropist, is ranked fifth on the list and is one of India’s top donors. Through his self-styled Shiv Nadar Foundation, he has donated nearly $1 billion of his wealth over several decades to various social causes. He gave the foundation 11.6 billion rupees ($142 million) this year. He started the foundation in 1994 with the intention of empowering people through education and establishing an equitable society based on merit.
Ashok Soota
CEO, Happiest Minds Technologies
Ashok Soota, an eighth-ranked technology tycoon, has pledged to donate Rs 6 billion (approximately $75 million) to a medical research fund he set up in April 2021 to study aging and neurological disorders. He invested Rs 2 billion to launch SKAN, which stands for scientific knowledge on aging and neurological disorders, and then tripled that sum. He also bought land for the organization’s headquarters near Bengaluru.
See Forbes’ full list of Asia’s Philanthropy Heroes in 2022.
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