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

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" 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. "

" A founder can carry an institution only so far, and then others have to step in, even the alumni. That's how an institution becomes one. "

" 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. "

" There is only one entity which I built, which is HCL. And the legacy which I want to leave behind that is in my name. There is only one thing which bears my name in the doorsteps - that is only the University and the foundation. And that legacy will not have a price tag. "

" Each quarter, Indian IT firms publish their results, and these are broadcast on CNBC. From the comfort of their boardrooms, executives say how many new employees have been added, how many more Fortune 500 companies have been signed up as clients, how many million-dollar companies were added, and so on. "

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

" If you are calm about your ambitions, you become confident of achieving what you set out to do. "

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

" When you are running a business, there is a constant need to reinvent oneself. One should have the foresight to stay ahead in times of rapid change and rid ourselves of stickiness in any form in the business. "

" To us, the definition of philanthropy is what we spend. A P&L account means expenditure, lines of revenue. There is a surplus; it goes to the balance sheet. A transparent foundation should disclose this. "

" 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. "

" A residential school also takes cares of the problem of malnourishment and interaction with their peers, and their teachers help build the qualities of a leader. "

" My daughter has no interest in succeeding me in the business. She is going towards social entrepreneurship, an area she is interested in. "

" What happens to a private company that comes out with a quarterly report and an annual report? It gives transparency. It talks of basic issues of governance and transactions with related parties. "

" The moment I write out a cheque, it's an asset I have written off. "

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

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" I was the seventh child in a family of eight siblings. We lost our father very young, and my mother had pretty much single-handedly brought us up. "

" My daughter is very happy doing philanthropy, especially in the schools. "

" We need a world class institution which will create leaders out of the children who have not had a good start in life. "

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" Union Budget 2012 has supported industry's long time demand to improve the provision and standards of education in the country. "

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