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Detailed explanation-1: -With total donations estimated at US$102.4bn, Mumbai-based Jamsetji Tata (1839-1904), was the world’s biggest philanthropist of the last century in the 2021 EdelGive Hurun Philanthropists of the Century, a ranking of the world’s most generous individuals from the past century.”

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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.