shiv nadar foundation
The Shiv Nadar Foundation was established in 1994 by Shiv Nadar, Founder, HCL -
a US$ 10 billion leading global enterprise. The Foundation is committed to the
creation of a more equitable, merit-based society by empowering individuals
through transformational education to bridge the socio-economic divide. To that
purpose the Foundation has established institutions and programs in the
underdeveloped disciplinary areas in India related to rural and urban education
and art. The Shiv Nadar Foundation pursues philosophy of 'Creative
Philanthropy'. It is a powerful model which envisages creation of institutions
that go beyond the lifetime of its founders and continue to impact future
generations for many centuries to come. It is an approach that allows sustained
institutionalized philanthropy for long-term, high impact, socio-economic
transformation.