After Donating 39 Per Cent Of His Wealth To Philanthropy Wipro Chairman Azim Premji Pledges More

Wipro chairman Azim Premji has said he will donate more to philanthropic causes than the 39 per cent of wealth he has already donated.?

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"Driven by my own instinctive understanding and beliefs and influenced by many ideals of trusteeship, I have irrevocably donated about 39 per cent of the wealth of Wipro to the Azim Premji Foundation. I would like to donate much more to this foundation and I will do that in the course of rest of my life," he said.

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"Business leaders, with their ability to create businesses and ability to scale, need to play a very important role in social service," he said.

Speaking of his own journey as philanthropist which started in 2001, Premji said being rich "did not thrill" him.

"The success of Wipro has made me a very wealthy person. I have never felt the need for such wealth, nor any thrill at being wealthy. I have always felt intuitively that such large wealth cannot be the privy of any one person or family," he said.

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Azim Premji Foundation is present across the diverse aspects of education sector, from running or supporting schools to influencing policy, Premji said, adding that its personnel have played a role in the overhaul of the upcoming education policy.

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He also touched upon following the path of integrity which "was not easy" and "was particularly difficult in the early stages of my life when we were trying to establish that we cherish integrity."