EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021 | Top 10 most generous people in India

Wipro’s Azim Premji tops the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy 2021 list for the second consecutive year, retaining ‘India’s most generous’ title. Premji's contribution is many times higher than anyone on the list--nearly 8x the second-place holder's and 85x the tenth-place holder's. Hurun India and EdelGive released the eighth edition of the list, ranking the most generous people in India based on the value of their donations between April 1 2020 and March 31, 2021. Among the philanthropists, education is the most favoured cause drawing a total of Rs 9,659 crore from 72 donors. This year’s list features individuals who have given Rs 5 crore and above, during the period under review. Let’s meet the most giving Indians.

Rank 10 | Burman family | Company: Dabur India | Donation: Rs 114 crore | Primary cause: Healthcare (Image: Forbes India)

Rank 8 | Anil Agarwal & family | Company: Vedanta | Donation: Rs 130 crore | Primary cause: Disaster relief (Image: PTI)

Rank 8 | Gautam Adani & family | Company: Adani | Donation: Rs 130 crore | Primary cause: Disaster relief

Rank 7 | Bajaj family | Company: Bajaj | Donation: Rs 136 crore | Primary cause: Healthcare (Image: Forbes India)

Rank 6 | Hinduja family | Company: Hinduja | Donation: Rs 166 crore | Primary cause: Education

Rank 5 | Nandan Nilekani | Company: Infosys | Donation: Rs 183 crore | Primary cause: Societal thinking

Rank 4 | Kumar Mangalam Birla & family | Company: Aditya Birla | Donation: Rs 377 crore | Primary cause: Healthcare (Image: Aditya Birla)

Rank 3 | Mukesh Ambani & family | Company: Reliance Industries | Donation: Rs 577 crore | Primary cause: Education

Rank 2 | Shiv Nadar & family | Company: HCL Technologies | Donation: Rs 1,263 crore | Primary cause: Arts, culture & heritage

Rank 1 | Azim Premji & family | Company: Wipro | Donation: Rs 9,713 crore | Primary cause: Education