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Who is Shiv Nadar?

Shiv Nadar

About Shiv Nadar

Who is Shiv Nadar?

Shiv Nadar is an Indian industrialist tycoon and philanthropist who is a former chairman and founder of the global IT service company HCL Technologies Limited. He stepped down as chairman of HCL Tech in July 2020 and handed over the position to his daughter, Roshni Nadar Malhotra. In July 2021, C Vijay Kumar was appointed as CEO and MD of the organisation.
 
The billionaire is also the founder and chairman of the Shiv Nadar Foundation. Nadar is one of the pioneers of the computing and IT industry in the country. His friends fondly call him ‘Magus’, which means 'wizard' in ancient
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Nadar family tops philanthropy list again with ₹2,708 crore donations

HCL founder Shiv Nadar and family donated Rs 2,708 crore in 2025, topping the EdelGive Hurun list; Rohini Nilekani leads among women philanthropists with Rs 204 crore

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Updated On : 06 Nov 2025 | 11:52 PM IST

Ambani tops Hurun India Rich List 2025, Roshni Nadar leads among women

Mukesh Ambani tops Hurun India Rich List 2025 with Rs 9.55 trillion wealth, Gautam Adani second, Roshni Nadar Malhotra richest woman, and Aravind Srinivas youngest billionaire

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Updated On : 02 Oct 2025 | 12:15 AM IST

Nadar family tops cash-rich promoter dividend income list in FY25

The Nadar family earned ₹9,906 crore from HCL Technologies in FY25, up from ₹8,585 crore a year earlier

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Updated On : 11 Jul 2025 | 11:08 PM IST

Roshni Nadar 1st Indian on the list of 10 richest women globally: Hurun

India adds 13 billionaires in 2024; Ambani's net worth drops Rs 1 trn

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Updated On : 27 Mar 2025 | 11:01 PM IST

Roshni Nadar Malhotra third richest Indian after stake 'gift', shows data

As per the Bloomberg Billionaires - India list, Mukesh Ambani remains the richest Indian with a net worth of $88.1 billion, followed by Gautam Adani at $68.9 billion

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Updated On : 09 Mar 2025 | 10:36 PM IST

Shiv Nadar gifts 47% of his stake in HCL, Vama Delhi to daughter Roshni

By virtue of her stakes in Vama Delhi and HCL Corp, she will become the largest shareholder of HCL Infosystems Ltd and HCL Tech

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Updated On : 08 Mar 2025 | 4:10 PM IST

Mkt regulator Sebi nod to Roshni Nadar to acquire majority stake in HCLTech

Grants exemption from open offer for acquiring stake from father Shiv Nadar

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Updated On : 22 Nov 2024 | 10:50 PM IST

Ambani, Bajaj, Birla collectively hold $460 bn, equating to Singapore's GDP

India's most valuable family businesses are collectively worth a whopping Rs 6,009, 100 crore, as per anewly released report which has unveiled the country's most influential family-owned enterprises.

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Updated On : 08 Aug 2024 | 3:56 PM IST

HCLTech teams up with SAP to drive innovation, adopt generative AI tech

IT services company HCL Technologies (HCLTech) has teamed up with SAP to drive innovation and accelerate the adoption of Generative AI

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Updated On : 15 Jan 2024 | 3:41 PM IST

We have not seen any change in the sentiment, says HCLTech's Vijayakumar

We were always confident of our business mix and our incredible leadership and all other elements, said C Vijayakumar, CEO & MD, HCLTech

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2024 | 11:10 PM IST

Year Ender 2023: Shiv Nadar, Savitri Jindal make the biggest leap in wealth

Following is the list of top Indian Business Personalities whose net worth surged the most in 2023

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Updated On : 28 Dec 2023 | 7:57 PM IST

119 Indians donated Rs 5 cr-plus in FY23, Shiv Nadar gave Rs 5.6 cr a day

Philanthropy report card: Indian billionaires donated 59% more

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Updated On : 02 Nov 2023 | 10:54 PM IST

Forbes India Richest List 2023: Mukesh Ambani reclaims top spot; full list

According to the Forbes India Rich List 2023, Savitri Jindal is the wealthiest Indian woman

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Updated On : 12 Oct 2023 | 12:04 PM IST

Indian business families that are shifting control to their next generation

From Ambani to Birla, more and more business families in India are showing trust in their scions

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2023 | 6:01 PM IST

India's billionaire club shrinks to 120, Gautam Adani tops rich list

In comparison, Ambani, who topped the list last year, has seen a 2.5 per cent decline in his family's net worth to $101.75 billion from $104.4 billion a year ago

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Updated On : 28 Dec 2022 | 11:25 PM IST

HCL's Shiv Nadar most generous: Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022

HCL founder Shiv Nadar topped as the most generous person in the country with an annual donation of Rs 1,161 crore, the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022 revealed on Thursday

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Updated On : 20 Oct 2022 | 4:25 PM IST

HCL founder Shiv Nadar gets USISPF's Lifetime Achievement Award 2022

Bilateral non-profit organisation honours billionaire for his contribution to technology industry and philanthropy

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Updated On : 20 Oct 2022 | 3:19 PM IST

Gautam Adani earned Rs 1,612 crore a day in 2021: Hurun India

Adani was far ahead of Reliance Industries' chairman Mukesh Ambani (Mukesh Ambani & family), whose wealth rose 11 per cent in the last one year

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Updated On : 21 Sep 2022 | 2:58 PM IST

India at 75: Tatas to Naik, Murthy - 25 towering business leaders of India

Some are 'Midnight's Children' whose pre-Independence businesses bloomed after 1947, some 'Licence Raj Warriors' who refused to let red-tapeism slow them down. A look at 25 towering business leaders

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Updated On : 12 Aug 2022 | 12:51 PM IST

Mukesh Ambani tops Forbes India rich list with $92 billion net worth

Chairman of Reliance Industries, topped the rich list for the 14th year in a row

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Updated On : 08 Oct 2021 | 1:20 AM IST