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WHO WE ARE
The Shiv Nadar Foundation was established in 1994 by Shiv Nadar, Founder, HCL - a US$ 12.3 billion leading global enterprise. The Foundation is committed to the creation of a more equitable, merit-based society by empowering individuals through transformational education to bridge the socio-economic divide. To that purpose the Foundation has established institutions and programs in the underdeveloped disciplinary areas in India related to rural and urban education and art.
The Shiv Nadar Foundation pursues philosophy of 'Creative Philanthropy'. It is a powerful model which envisages creation of institutions that go beyond the lifetime of its founders and continue to impact future generations for many centuries to come. It is an approach that allows sustained institutionalized philanthropy for long-term, high impact, socio-economic transformation.
INSTITUTIONS
& INITIATIVES

SSN Engineering Institute
The first ever initiative of the Foundation to set up an educational institution.

VidyaGyan School
Leadership academy for the economically underprivileged, meritorious students of rural India.

Kiran Nadar Museum of Art
India’s first private philanthropic museum, promoting contemporary and modern art from India and the subcontinent.

Shiv Nadar University Delhi NCR
Philanthropic multi-disciplinary research institution, with a student-centric model of education.
Shiv Nadar University Chennai
At the Shiv Nadar University Chennai, we believe in the simple virtues of hard work and an open, curious mind.

Shiv Nadar Education Foundation
Endeavors to create a stimulating and enriching environment


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