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" There is a disconnect in education and work. And corporates don't do a great job of skilling. In future, corporates and educational institutions will work closely. "

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" I firmly believe that philanthropy is most effective and outcome-oriented when you ensure that your pledge actually gets spent. "

Shiv Nadar

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" The need is schools dedicated exclusively to the rural segment. If we have a child from a village and a city studying in the same class room, the former is bound to lag behind because children from the urban areas have a better start. "

" One time, the teacher was the storehouse of knowledge. That will no longer be so. So what would a teacher do? A very good teacher will play the role of augmenter. Also, the teacher will be located anywhere and helping students. "

" If you look at the leading Indian IT companies, Cognizant is not active in business process outsourcing, and neither is Satyam. "

" Most people make poor partners because their mental script has a defect. They believe focus means looking after their own interests. It's a script error. "

" An 18-year-old is good enough for our business, and we can teach them engineering in two years. "

" Globally, as work is re-distributed to various countries, infrastructure will have to be managed remotely. "

" Any institutions' alumni are key to its growth. We are focused on giving a global experience to our students. "

" Major forces that have contributed to the evolution of philanthropy in India in the pre-modern era have mainly been driven by religion, family, and society. The Hindu teaching of 'daan' or 'giving' is present in different ways in almost every celebration or ritual. "

" HCL is a corporation. It is for profits. A corporation stands for its shareholders, its profits, its employees, its discoveries, and its customers. "

" My student days in PSG saw three Prime Ministers, two wars, taught us courage, resilience, leadership and optimism. "

" A press statement may be given with a very good intention, but it says nothing beyond it. If it comes from corporations they run, then it is corporate social responsibility (CSR). That's different from philanthropy. CSR is a lot of shareholders, including me. "

" I have talked about the 'fractal organization'. Those smaller pieces should innovate and lead the rest of the organization. There will be parts that will be thinking about technologies of the future, and you need to nourish them. "

" When you live away from your family, your friends and faculty become your family. "

" Our belief is that aspirations, meritocracy, and a world class institution are the three ingredients our country needs. "

" My colleagues and I were engineers who worked for DCM's calculator division. These electronic calculators used digital integrated circuits, and then they started using chips. The advanced versions of those chips were used for programmable calculators, which were the forerunners of PCs. "

" If you have excellent people, then you have to give them the power. "

" Even before the world had any cognizance of India as an economy, HCL had made a mark with its microprocessor in the '80s. HCL pioneered modern computing. "

" Adaptability and constant innovation is key to the survival of any company operating in a competitive market. "

" The IP is a completely different side of the IT, and that is what we want Vijayawada for. "

Shiv Nadar

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" The FM proposed to set up a Credit Guarantee Fund to ensure better flow of funds to students. "

Shiv Nadar

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" The Bharat Ram family was into philanthropy a way earlier. They build institutes such as Shri Ram College of Commerce, Lady Shri Ram College, and Shri Ram Schools. They are very inspiring. "

" The 1980s were fantastic. This was a time when we were at the peak of our creative work. The question of whether we would exist or not - something which everybody used to ask, including ourselves - stopped. Profits kept pace with growth requirements. HCL had credibility - that was the biggest barrier we had to break. "

" Any organisation has to go through at least one depression to see how it survives, and a normal economic cycle takes seven years. "

Shiv Nadar

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" At the undergraduate level, SNU has a unique 'Opportunities for Undergraduate Research' programme. Students are encouraged to undertake research programmes at the undergraduate level and get trained in the interdisciplinary research. "

" We got our land at the right time, but when we go for additional land for our schools or the museum, there will be extra cost. "

" It is good to start as young as you can. What is more important is to carve out your vision and assess your readiness to start giving. Commitment and purpose are core to giving. "

" You have to be very skilled in this industry. I grew in this industry; we created the very beginnings of this industry. We made the first PCs (personal computers) in the world. "

" I was with top CEOs in 2009, and they were clearly shaken. Top leaders of Wall Street and elsewhere, shaken. The ones at the top did get by because if they are seeing a decline somewhere, there is also growth elsewhere, like in emerging economies. "

" In philanthropy, you have to take the attitude of a mother... You have to be patient, and we have been very patient for a long time. "