Indians in Forbes' Asia-Pacific Philanthropy List
A Forbes' June 2014 list of 48 notable philanthropists in the Asia-Pacific region contains four altruists from India including Lupin chief Desh Bandhu Gupta.
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Indians in Forbes' Asia-Pacific Philanthropy ListA Forbes' June 2014 list of 48 notable philanthropists in the Asia-Pacific region contains four names from India. At the top among Indians in the list is Ashish Dhawan, founder and CEO of Central Square Foundation. (Photo credit: indiaschoolleaders.org) -
Indians in Forbes' Asia-Pacific Philanthropy ListMr Dhawan, the magazine says, has pledged $8.5 million (Rs 51 crore at 1 dollar = 60 rupees) to his foundation focused on improving education in kindergarten through high school. (Photo credit: centralsquarefoundation.org) -
Indians in Forbes' Asia-Pacific Philanthropy ListMr Gupta (at centre in the picture), according to the magazine, endowed the Desh Bandhu & Manju Gupta Foundation with $3.3 million (Rs 19.8 crore) in 2013 and earmarked another $20 million to be spent over the next five years. (Photo credit: lupinworld.com) -
Indians in Forbes' Asia-Pacific Philanthropy ListListing Rohini Nilekani, wife of Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, as one of the notable altruists, the magazine says she has given away about $40 million (Rs 240 crore) over the years for philanthropy. She is the founder and chairperson of Arghyam, a foundation that supports projects to protect groundwater and improve sanitation. (Photo credit: arghyam.org) -
Indians in Forbes' Asia-Pacific Philanthropy ListThe pharma tycoon has donated $6 million (Rs 36 crore) over the past four years to his Piramal Foundation, which besides its other tasks operates water-filtration plants and vending machines for selling clean water in bulk at a low cost in the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
