This year, of course, Premji’s donation to charity of $7.5 billion (£5.7bn) shares again demonstrated his dedication to giving. In the words of the businessman himself: "I strongly believe that those of us, who are privileged to have wealth, should contribute significantly to try and create a better world for the millions who are far less privileged". Words which Azim Premji has certainly, as we have seen, lived his life by.

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