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Asia’s 2018 Heroes Of Philanthropy: Charity Is New To India’s New-Economy Titans

Strategic Philanthropy | Nov 15, 2018

Among the newly rich, the idea of social philanthropy is just settling in, says Rohini Nilekani, wife of tech billionaire and Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani and founder of Arghyam, a foundation focusing on water and sanitation. The Nilekanis are among India’s leading philanthropists and one of the seven Indian families to sign the Gates-Buffett Giving Pledge.

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