SINGAPORE: India’s billionaire industrialists Gautam Adani, Shiv Nadar, and Ashok Soota along with Malaysians have featured in the Forbes list of Asia’s philanthropic heroes. Indian businessman Brahmal Vasudevan and his advocate wife Shanti Kandia have been inducted. The 16th edition of the list of Charity Heroes of Asia was released here on Tuesday.
Forbes said in a statement that this list, without any ranking, includes people leading philanthropic work in the Asia-Pacific region. Adani has committed to spending Rs 60,000 crore ($7.7 billion) on charitable causes when he turns 60 in June this year. After this, he has been included in this list.
Adani Foundation was formed in 1996
With this, he has become India’s leading philanthropist. This money will be spent on healthcare, education, and skill development. This amount will be spent on charitable works through Adani Foundation. Adani Foundation was formed in 1996. Every year this foundation helps 37 lakh people in India.
Shiv Nadar is also on the list of donors
Shiv Nadar, who became a billionaire through his hard work, is counted among the leading donors of the country. Through the Shiv Nadar Foundation, he has invested one billion dollars in charitable works over a decade. This year he has donated Rs 11,600 crore ($142 million) to the foundation. This foundation was established in 1994. Nadar co-founded HCL Technologies. He has established many educational institutions like schools and universities with the help of the foundation.
Ashok Suta is also named
Technology giant Ashok Soota has committed Rs 600 crore ($75 million) to a trust for medical research. He formed this trust in 2021.
Brahmal Vasudevan is also ahead in this work
Malaysian-Indian Brahmal Vasudevan, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Kuala Lumpur-based private equity firm Creeder, and his advocate wife Shanti Kandia support local communities in Malaysia and India through the Creeder Foundation. It is a non-profit organization that was co-founded in 2018.
In May this year, he committed 50 million Malaysian ringgit ($11 million) to build a teaching hospital. Vasudevan said, “We are happy that more people are also coming forward with us in this work. The project is now fully funded.
