Nilekanis pledge to donate half of their wealth for philanthropy

Strategic Philanthropy | Nov 21, 2017

Infosys co-founder and Chairman Nandan Nilekani and his wife Rohini Nilekani have decided to pledge half of their wealth for philanthropy. With this, the Nilekani family has become the fourth Indian and second tech magnate from Bengaluru to join ‘The Giving Pledge’, the philanthropy movement started by U.S billionaires Bill Gates, his wife Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett in August 2010.

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