Shiv Nadar

“Any school which wants to create an impact on the society should work on creating leaders.”

“I admire companies that give back to communities. It is an absolute essential for organizations to watch, mitigate, and improve their impact on the environment, people, communities, their health and overall well-being. But this is a necessary condition, not a sufficient condition.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“Shiv Nadar University was established in 2011, and our first batch graduated in 2015. The first batch mostly had engineering courses and a B.Sc. programme in Mathematics.”

“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.”

“Education is taken for granted. Teaching shops are different from building character.”

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

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

“Buffett gave significant portions of his wealth to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Buffett made money for 50 years before he donated.”

“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.”

“Research is creation of knowledge which leads to new and efficient solutions for the society. Shiv Nadar University, therefore, believes in being at the forefront of research. To create new knowledge, one needs to solve open-ended problems, which basically make one think on one's own.”

“Government, in its ultimate form, is the biggest philanthropher based in the world. And Bill Gates also said that he could do a small part of what the government can do, which is business philanthropy, equalling people and making sure there is inclusiveness.”

“We didn't create an institution to increase land value or asset value.”

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

“I never second-judged my mother.”

“Since Graham Bell came up with telephony, it took 100 years for the way the technology has impacted our lives, the way we perceive the world.”