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The foundation was started with a fund of Rs 100 crore by a group of Bengaluru businessmen, including Azim Premji, the chairman of Wipro, and philanthropist Rohini Nilekani. [1] In August 2016 the foundation awarded a grant of Rs 1.95 crore to the Foundation for Independent Journalism (FIJ), a non-profit company that publishes The Wire. The ...
Premji started with a $2.2 billion donation to the Azim Premji Foundation, focused on education in India. [15] He topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List for 2020. [16] In 2019, he dropped from the 2nd position in the Forbes India Rich list to 17th position after giving away a huge amount to charity. [17]
Azim Premji Foundation India: Bangalore: $21 billion 2001 [13] [14] 10 Open Society Foundations United States: New York City: $19.6 billion 1993 [15] 11 Lilly Endowment United States: Indianapolis: $15.1 billion 1937 [16] 12 Ford Foundation United States: New York City: $13.7 billion 1936 [17] 13 Silicon Valley Community Foundation United States
Azim Premji University is a private university, located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It was founded in 2010 and is named after Azim Premji, an Indian businessman and philanthropist who was chairman of Wipro Limited. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and several short-term diplomas and certificate courses.
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The term may apply to any volunteer or to anyone who makes a donation, ... Azim Premji – founder of Azim Premji Foundation, donated $21 billion towards education ...
In 2020, during the pandemic, Wipro Enterprises along with Wipro Limited and the Azim Premji Foundation committed Rs 1,125 crore to tackle the coronavirus crisis. [44] Wipro Enterprises’ Santoor Scholarship Program contributes to girl education among the underprivileged in Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. [45]
In 1945, Azim Premji's father started the first dalda factory at Amalner, which is now known as a mother plant of the giant Wipro company. Amalner city is still densely populated with Wipro shareholders. [6] Azim Premji visited Amalner's Wipro plant on 12 February 2013, to address the employees of the company.