- Forbes Asia's 2023 Heroes of Philanthropy list honors 15 top philanthropists from the Asia-Pacific region.
- Corporate philanthropy is not included in the 17th edition of Forbes Asia's annual Philanthropy Heroes list.
- The unranked list includes privately held companies where individuals are the majority owner.
- This list honors individuals who have made donations from personal funds.
- The list includes DLF's KP Singh, Infosys' Nandan Nilekani and Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath.
- KP Singh is the honorary chairman of DLF. In August, he sold his remaining stake in the Delhi-based property developer to finance philanthropic work.
- Nandan Nilekani is the co-founder and chairman of Infosys. In June, he donated 3.2 billion rupees ($38 million) to his alma mater IIT Bombay to mark his 50 years of association with the institute.
- Nilekani and his wife Rohini signed the Giving Pledge in 2017.
- Newcomers to the list include India's youngest billionaire Nikhil Kamath.
- Nikhil Kamath is the co-founder and chief financial officer of Zerodha. He joined the Giving Pledge in June and became the country's fourth signatory.
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