Shiv Nadar tops philanthropy list again:HCL Tech founder donates ₹7.4 crore daily; Ambani ranks 2nd, Rohini Nilekani tops among women

India’s 191 wealthy individuals donated ₹10,380 crore last year. According to the EdelGive-Hurun India Philanthropy List 2025, HCL Tech founder Shiv Nadar was once again the country’s top philanthropist. He donated an average of ₹7.4 crore daily last year, with a total annual donation of ₹2,708 crore. Reliance’s Mukesh Ambani ranked second, and the Bajaj Group came third. Adani was in fifth place. Among the top donors, 24 were women. Rohini Nilekani, wife of Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, led this list, donating ₹204 crore. Second was Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, who donated ₹83 crore. Meanwhile, Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamat (39) and Nitin Kamat (46) topped the list of youngest philanthropists, donating ₹147 crore. Binnie Bansal (42) ranked second among young donors with ₹18 crore. Nadar family tops individual donations, Nilekani comes second Nadar and his family also topped the individual donation list, personally contributing Rs 2,537 crore. Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and his wife Rohini ranked second and third, donating Rs 356 crore and Rs 199 crore respectively. Infosys sets a new record Infosys co-founders and their families set a new record. Nandan Nilekani, Kris Gopalakrishnan, K. Dinesh, Rohini Nilekani, and Kumari Shibulal together donated more than Rs 850 crore this year. This represents the largest philanthropic contribution associated with a single company. Many professional managers donated from their personal wealth Many leading professional managers donated from their personal wealth. These include former LT Group Chairman AM Naik (Rs 54 crore), Amit Chandra and Archana Chandra (Rs 47 crore), and venture capitalists Prashant Prakash and Amita Prashant (Rs 17 crore). Reliance donated Rs 1,309 crore under CSR Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries donated the highest amount of Rs 1,309 crore under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which is Rs 261 crore more than the mandatory spending. Rungta Sons contributed Rs 181 crore for CSR, Rs 114 crore more than the set expenditure. Jindal Steel and Power spent Rs 267 crore on CSR, Rs 100 crore above their set target. Last year, Nadar also gave the highest donation HCL founder Shiv Nadar was also the country’s biggest philanthropist last year. Shiv and his family donated Rs 2,153 crore in the financial year 2023-24, averaging Rs 5.90 crore per day. This information was also provided in the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2024. According to the list, the top 10 personalities donated a total of Rs 4,625 crore, approximately 53% of the total donations on the list. Krishna Chivukula and Susmita Subrato Bagchi secured the 7th and 9th positions. Out of the top 10, six philanthropists contributed more to education under their CSR initiatives. Shiv Nadar is the 52nd richest person in the world 79-year-old Shiv Nadar is the founder and Chairman Emeritus of HCL Technologies Limited and Shiv Nadar Foundation. Shiv Nadar is the 52nd richest person in the world. According to Forbes Real-time Billionaires List, his net worth is $34.4 billion (2.99 lakh crore rupees). HCL Tech was founded in 1976 HCL Tech’s founder is Shiv Nadar. He established HCL in 1976. Its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director is C Vijayakumar. The company works in digital, engineering, cloud and software. More than 227,481 employees work at HCL.