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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]
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 ...
Azim Premji Foundation India: Bangalore: $21 billion 2001 [13] [14] 11 Open Society Foundations United States: New York City: $19.6 billion 1993 [15] 12 Lilly Endowment United States: Indianapolis: $15.1 billion 1937 [16] 13 Ford Foundation United States: New York City: $13.7 billion 1936 [17] 14 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.
APRESt was initiated by Karthik Muralidharan, an assistant professor of economics at the University of California, San Diego and Venkatesh Sundararaman, a senior economist at the World Bank, in partnership with the Azim Premji Foundation and the Government of Andhra Pradesh. In 2004, APRESt began with the Incentives & Inputs study, which seeks ...
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]
The initiative led by Gyarsi Bai has been recognised by The Civil Society Hall of Fame, an initiative by Civil Society magazine, in association with Azim Premji Foundation. [ 4 ] She died on Friday 13 July 2018 due to cardiac arrest.
Private universities in Bengaluru include institutes like NITTE University, Alliance University, Azim Premji University, Christ University, Jain University, PES University and RV University. Bangalore medical colleges include St. John's Medical College (SJMC) and Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI).