After Independence, there were periods of very high taxation. So you didn't create wealth, how will you distribute it? When was the first time capital gains tax was introduced? It was 1992 March. Till then, everything was taxed one way.

— Shiv Nadar

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

— Shiv Nadar

As a product of education, I have always believed in the power of education as the most powerful, high-impact catalyst for transformation. Look at the impact that the Indian Institutes of Technology have had globally.

— Shiv Nadar

Education is and will be the most powerful tool for individual and social change, and we must do all that it takes to facilitate it.

— Shiv Nadar

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.

— Shiv Nadar

I was born in Tamil Nadu. I built HCL in UP. The first computers of the world were built in UP, and the UP government has supported us all through.

— Shiv Nadar

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 'Dan' or 'giving' is present in different ways in almost every celebration or ritual.

— Shiv Nadar

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

— Shiv Nadar

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.

— Shiv Nadar

On Sundays, we would travel to the town and watch English movies. This way, we must have ended up watching some 1,000 movies during college.

— Shiv Nadar