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Nadar tops India's 'most generous' list again
The New Indian Express Kochi
|November 07, 2025
SHIV NADAR and family have retained the top spot on the country's 'most generous' list with a donation of ₹2,708 crore.
The HCL Technologies founder increased his contribution by 26% from last year's ₹2,153 crore. Total donations by the 'haves', as recorded by the Philanthropy List 2025, increased by a healthy 22% to 10,500 crore from ₹8,8783 crore last year.
The list, compiled by Hurun India and EdelGive, an arm of the Edelweiss group, interestingly shows 24 new women entrepreneurs entering the list with Rohini Nilekani being the most generous with a contribution of ₹204 crore.
Significantly, sectors like software and startups have emerged as big donors proportionate to their size. Some like
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