10 Top Corporate Philanthropists
Anil Agarwal
The Chairman of mining outfit Vedanta Resources, Anil Agarwal, donated $1 billion to construct a new university along the shores of Bay of Bengal in eastern state of Orissa. He feels India needs a lot of Universities with medical, business and engineering schools, all in one campus. Giving credit to his father, Anil says, "My father [who didn't go to college either] reads a lot." "He told me that great higher education was fundamental to where the U.S. is today. It had the vision, and it created a mass [higher] education system. Because of that, it has produced the best politicians, huge liberal arts programs, best medical research. I always felt that India should have that."
