Shiv Nadar — HCL Technologies

Shiv Nadar (born 14 July 1945) is an Indian billionaire industrialist. He is the founder and chairman of HCL Technologies Limited and the Shiv Nadar Foundation. Nadar based HCL within the mid-1970s and transformed the IT {hardware} firm into an IT enterprise over the following three decades by consistently reinventing his firm’s focus. In 2008, Nadar was awarded Padma Bhushan for his efforts within the IT trade. Nadar, nicknamed by buddies as Magus (Old Persian for “wizard”), because the mid-1990s he has centered his efforts on growing the academic system of India by means of the Shiv Nadar Foundation. Ramanichandran, a prolific Tamil romance novelist is his cousin. He is the third richest particular person in India with a net worth of US$26 billion as of January 2021, according to Forbes.

Nadar was born in 1945 in Moolaipozhi Village, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Tiruchendur in Thoothukudi district (current), Tamil Nadu, India. His parents had been Sivasubramaniya Nadar and Vamasundari Devi. His mom, Vamasundari Devi, is the sister of S. P. Adithanar, founder of Dina Thanthi newspaper.

Nadar studied at Town Higher Secondary School, Kumbakonam. Also, studied in Elango Corporation Higher Secondary School, Madurai. He was admitted into the primary type (Sixth Standard) in June 1955 and continued his schooling in Town High School till June 1957. Later, he joined St. Joseph Boys Higher Secondary School, Trichy, and accomplished highschool schooling right here.