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Detailed explanation-1: -Azim Premji tops India philanthropy list. Wipro chief and IT tycoon Azim Premji tops the list of Indian philanthropists, with donations amounting to Rs 8,000 crore in the past year.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shiv Nadar & family with a donation of INR 1,161 crore tops the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -HCL founder Shiv Nadar has emerged as India’s most generous person with an annual donation of Rs 1,161 crore, or Rs 3 crore per day, according to the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022. Wipro’s Azim Premji came in second with an annual donation of Rs 484 crore.

Detailed explanation-4: -Industrialist and founder of HCL Technologies Shiv Nadar has reclaimed ‘India’s most generous’ title with an annual donation of Rs 1,161 crore, the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List for 2022 said.

Detailed explanation-5: -For the third year in a row, Azim Premji ranks first on the latest edition of the Hurun India Philanthropy List, with total charitable giving in 2015 of more than $4.12 billion (Rs. 27,514 crore), the Economic Times reports.