Nilekanis join Bill Gates at philanthropy high table

Strategic Philanthropy | Nov 20, 2017

BENGALURU: In a reflection of the growing enlightenment about philanthropy among India’s rising tribe of billionaires, Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani and wife Rohini have signed the Giving Pledge pioneered by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Signatories to the initiative commit to give away at least half of their wealth either in their lifetime or through their will.

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