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Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, Sunil Mittal, has topped the list of Indian philanthropists, with donations amounting to approximately Rs 7,000 crore. This donation is 10% of the Bharti Family's wealth which also includes 3% of their stake in Bharti Airtel, towards supporting the activities of Bharti Foundation, the Group’s philanthropic arm. This announcement came after Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and wife Rohini promised to donate half of their wealth to through the ‘Giving Pledge’ network. The “Giving Pledge” was created by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffet in August 2010 to encourage billionaires to dedicate their wealth to philanthropy. Take a look at the top five Philanthropists in India:
Sunil Mittal and family- Philanthropic contribution: Rs 7,000 cr Total Worth: $ 10.1 bln Sunil Bharti Mittal (born 23 October 1957) is an Indian Billionaire entrepreneur, philanthropist and the Founder & Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, which has diversified interests in telecom, insurance, real estate, malls, hospitality, agri and food besides other ventures. Bharti Airtel, the group's flagship company is the world's third largest and India's largest telecom company with operations in 18 countries across Asia and Africa with a customer base of over 372 million.[5] Bharti Airtel clocked revenues of over USD 14.75 billion in FY2016. He is listed as the 8th Richest person in India by Forbes with a Net worth of $7 Billion. (Reuters) 
Nandan Nilekani and wife – Philanthropic contribution: Rs 5,600 cr Total Worth: $ 1.76 bln Nandan Nilekani is an entrepreneur, bureaucrat and politician. He co-founded Infosys and is the Non Executive Chairman of Infosys replacing R Seshasayee and Ravi Venkatesan, who were the co-chairs of the board, on 24th August, 2017. (Facebook) 
Azim Premji – Philanthropic contribution: Rs 63,000 cr (since 2001) Total Worth: $ 19.1 bln Azim Hashim Premji is an Indian business tycoon, investor, and philanthropist, who is the chairman of Wipro Limited. He is informally known as the Czar of the Indian IT Industry. He was responsible for guiding Wipro through four decades of diversification and growth to finally emerge as one of the global leaders in the software industry. (Reuters) 
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw – Philanthropic contribution: Rs 8,400 cr Total Worth: $ 2.5 bln Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is also an entrepreneur. She is the chairman and managing director of Biocon Limited, a biotechnology company based in Bengaluru and the chairperson of IIM-Bangalore. In 2016, she has been listed one more time in Forbes—the most powerful woman in the world at 77th position. (Express photo) 
PNC Menon – Philanthropic contribution: Rs4,900 cr Total Worth: $ 1.53 bln Puthan Neduvakkatt Chenthamaraksha Menon or PNC Menon is an Indian-Omani businessman hailing from Thrissur in Kerala. He is the Founder and Chairman of Sobha Ltd. (Photo: Sobha Group)
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