n s raghavan
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N.S RAGHAVAN
“Man with Strength and Confidence”
Nadathur Sarangapani Raghavan is an Indian industrialist, and one of the seven founders of Infosys Technologies.
N.S. Raghavan is a co-founder and former Joint Managing Director of Infosys.
Raghavan is the first official employee of the Infosys company.
He worked as a chairman at for one year Murugappa long with a few associates.
ABOUT N S RAGHAVAN
Along with a few associates, he started Nadathur Holdings & Investments in 2000.
Currently he is the chairman of the advisory council .
Infosys in 2000 to promote his vision of entrepreneurship.
CHANGES IN HIS LIFE
To help create world-class enterprises to support Indian entrepreneurs.
He, along with a few associates, started the Nadathur Holdings & investment.
Today, the Nadathur Holdings &Investments supports a portfolio of over seventeen companies across industries such as Life Sciences.
Information Technology, and High-End EngineeringServices and Hospitality.
Similarly to encourage entrepreneurship in the country and help incubate start-ups .
He set up the N. S. Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) at Indian Institute of Management .
Bangalore (IIMB) with a contribution of around Rs 12.5 crores.
N S Raghavan was selected by a reputed panel of International judges to receive the Dhirubai Ambani Award for the year 2004 on the 57th India’s Independence Day .
This award was given to him for his outstanding contribution to Entrepreneurship
Award which he got
ACTIVITIES OF NS RAGHAVAN
NSR, as he is popularly known, cofounder of Infosys.
wants to deploy his millions, expertise and network to change the dynamics of philanthropy itself.
Samhita Social Ventures, the newlyminted arm of the Nadathur Trust, hopes to alter the Indian philanthropic landscape through a series of initiatives.
NSR hopes to do is chaperone Indian philanthropy from a charitable, crisis-alleviation mode to a sector that can perhaps take on, and address, larger developmental issues.
Much of philanthropic money is directed at core causes, and little is deployed to strengthen and build capacities of institutions.
India is still bereft of a vibrant philanthropy ecosystem
Greater infusion of technology in improving systems and processes, efficiency and impact.
Management education—NSR Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning at IIMBangalore.
Social sector through Fame India, his NGO that focuses on children with autism and learning disabilities.
Motivated by his work with children, especially the 'uttejanaprogramme.
