Shiv Nadar is an Indian businessman and philanthropist who founded HCL Technologies. He was born in 1945 in Chennai and graduated with an electrical engineering degree. Nadar started his career at Cooper Engineering and founded HCL in the 1970s, making him one of the richest people in India and the only Indian to establish the computer systems industry. As the chairman of HCL and his philanthropic organization, the Shiv Nadar Foundation, Nadar supports education initiatives like boarding schools for underprivileged students in Uttar Pradesh and Shiv Nadar University. The Foundation has committed Rs. 5000 crores towards philanthropic activities.

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2. SHIV NADAR
 Shiv Nadar is an Indian Philanthropist & Industrialist
 Founder & chairman of HCL and also Shiv Nadar
Foundation.
 Born in July 14, 1945 at Anna Nagar, Chennai.
 His father is Sivasubramaniya and mother is Vamasundari
Devi.
 Graduation from the American college ,Madurai and
degree in electrical and electronics engineering from PSG
College of Technology.

3.  Spouse of Shiv Nadar is Kiran Nadar.
 His daughter is Roshni Nadar.
 He started his career at Walchand Group's Cooper
Engineering in Pune in 1967.
 Founded HCL in late 1970’s

4.  He is one of the richest person in India.
 He is the only Indian to establish computer systems
industry in India.
 Nadar has committed to set aside well over 10 percent
of his wealth for philanthropic endeavours.
 Shiv Nadar is a member of the governing board of
the Public Health Foundation of India.

5.  In 2008 , he was honored with padambhushana for his
efforts in IT industry.
 In 2009, he was counted amongst Forbes 48 Heroes of
Philanthropy in Asia Pacific.
 In 2010,he received Dataquest Lifetime Achievement
Award.

6. PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES
 Shiv foundation is the philanthropic arm of HCL promoter
Shiv Nadar.
 Shiv Foundation run schools in Uttar Pradesh for
underprivileged students.
 And also runs Shiv Nadar university in greater Noida
 Foundation invested 400 crores in 2 boarding schools in
Uttar Pradesh .

7.  VidyaGyan schools have world wide and sprawling
campuses in Bulandshahr & Sitapur districts.
 The first VidyaGyan school was set up in Bulandshahr in
2009.
 The second VidyaGyan school set up in Sitapur in 2011.
 At present ,the two schools have a combined capacity of
1400 students and targeted to increase the capacity of
4200 in next 5 years.

8.  Foundation has recently acquired 10 acres of additional
land in Bulandshahr to ramp up facilities & infrastructure
on the existing campus.
 It boasts of conducting one of the largest private
selection and admission process in India.
 Last year it had signed a memorandum with the state
government to conducting the selection procedure in 75
districts of Uttar Pradesh.

9.  Students come from families of farmers and daily wagers
in rural Uttar Pradesh .
 Having income less than 1 lakh.
 The foundation has committed Rs.5000 crores towards
philanthropic activities.
 2900 crores are already committed.