- IT pioneer Shiv Nadar has retained the title of 'India's biggest philanthropist' in 2023.
- HCL Tech founder Shiv Nadar has retained the top spot in the Edelgive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2023.
- He retained the title of 'India's Biggest Donor' for the third time in five years.
- With daily donations of Rs 5.6 crore, he donated a total of Rs 2,042 crore during the year.
- Wipro's Azim Premji stood second with an annual donation of Rs 1,774 crore.
- Taking the third position in the list, India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani donated Rs 376 crore during the year.
- Once again writer Rohini Nilekani emerged as the most charitable woman.
- Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath is the youngest in the list.
- Over the last 5 years, the number of donors contributing more than Rs 100 crore has increased from 2 to 14, and the number of donors contributing more than Rs 50 crore has increased from 5 to 24.
- Overall, the 2023 list featured 119 philanthropists who donated a total of Rs 8,445 crore during the year, a 59% increase over the previous year.
- There were 25 new additions to the list, led by Infosys co-founder K Dinesh with a donation of Rs 47 crore.
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