Azim Premji, the founder-chairman of Wipro Ltd has topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021.
The 76-year-old made the highest contribution of Rs 9,713 crore between April 2020 and March 2021 towards philanthropic causes to retain the top position for the second year in a row. Shiv Nadar, founder, and chairman of HCL Technologies retained the second spot with an annual donation of Rs 1,263 crore.
Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries, India’s richest man by a distance, came third on the list with a Rs 577 crore contribution and was succeeded by Kumar Mangalam Birla with Rs 377 crore. The second richest Indian Gautam Adani is eighth on the givers’ list with a donation of Rs 130 crore towards disaster relief.
The EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021 is compiled by the EdelGive Foundation and Hurun Research Institute. It is the eighth edition of the annual list. The list ranks individuals from India who donated Rs 5 crore and above between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021, towards philanthropic contributions.