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1. “Man with
Strength and
Confidence”

2.  Nadathur Sarangapani Raghavan is an Indian
industrialist, and one of the seven founders of
Infosys Technologies.
 N.S. Raghavan is a co-founder and former Joint
Managing Director of Infosys.
 Raghavan is the first official employee of the
Infosys company.
 He worked as a chairman at for one year
Murugappa long with a few associates.

3.  Along with a few associates, he started Nadathur
Holdings & Investments in 2000.
 Currently he is the chairman of the advisory
council .
 Infosys in 2000 to promote his vision of
entrepreneurship.

4.  To help create world-class enterprises to support
Indian entrepreneurs.
 He, along with a few associates, started the Nadathur
Holdings & investment.
 Today, the Nadathur Holdings &Investments
supports a portfolio of over seventeen companies
across industries such as Life Sciences.
 Information Technology, and High-End
EngineeringServices and Hospitality.

5.  Similarly to encourage entrepreneurship in the
country and help incubate start-ups .
 He set up the N. S. Raghavan Centre for
Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) at Indian
Institute of Management .
 Bangalore (IIMB) with a contribution of around
Rs 12.5 crores.

6.  N S Raghavan was selected by a reputed panel of
International judges to receive the Dhirubai
Ambani Award for the year 2004 on the 57th
India’s Independence Day .
 This award was given to him for his outstanding
contribution to Entrepreneurship

9.  NSR, as he is popularly known, cofounder of
Infosys.
 wants to deploy his millions, expertise and
network to change the dynamics of philanthropy
itself.
 Samhita Social Ventures, the newlyminted arm of
the Nadathur Trust, hopes to alter the Indian
philanthropic landscape through a series of
initiatives.

10.  NSR hopes to do is chaperone Indian
philanthropy from a charitable, crisis-alleviation
mode to a sector that can perhaps take on, and
address, larger developmental issues.
 Much of philanthropic money is directed at core
causes, and little is deployed to strengthen and
build capacities of institutions.
 India is still bereft of a vibrant philanthropy
ecosystem

11.  Greater infusion of technology in improving
systems and processes, efficiency and impact.
 Management education—NSR Centre for
Entrepreneurial Learning at IIMBangalore.
 Social sector through Fame India, his NGO that
focuses on children with autism and learning
disabilities.
 Motivated by his work with children, especially
the 'uttejanaprogramme.