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| name               = Shiv Nadar&lt;br /&gt;
| image              = Shiv Nadar.png&lt;br /&gt;
| caption            = &lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1945|07|14}}&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|title=Famous Indians of the 20th century|publisher=Pustak Mahal|last=Sharma|first=Vishwamitra|year=2003|location=New Delhi|isbn=81-223-0829-5|page=220}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place        = [[Moolaipozhi]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]&lt;br /&gt;
| occupation         = Founder, [[HCLTech]], [[SSN College of Engineering]], [[Shiv Nadar University]], and [[Shiv Nadar University, Chennai]]&lt;br /&gt;
| alma_mater         = [[PSG College of Technology]]&lt;br /&gt;
| spouse             = [[Kiran Nadar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| children           = [[Roshni Nadar Malhotra]]&lt;br /&gt;
| relatives          = [[S. N. Balakrishnan]] (brother)&lt;br /&gt;
| awards             = [[Padma Bhushan]] (2008)&lt;br /&gt;
| website            = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Shiv Nadar&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (born 14 July 1945)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=iyer |first=rahul |date=2024-11-11 |title=Who is Shiv Nadar: Mr. HCL And India&amp;#039;s Top Philanthropist |url=https://www.leaderbiography.com/shiv-nadar/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Leader Biography |language=en |archive-date=11 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111105752/https://www.leaderbiography.com/shiv-nadar/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; is an Indian billionaire businessman and philanthropist.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Shiv Nadar&amp;#039;s Path To Philanthropy |url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/long-reads/shiv-nadars-path-to-philanthropy/109611 |access-date=22 February 2023 |work=Fortune India |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He is the founder and chairman of [[HCLTech|HCL Technologies]], and is chairman of the Shiv Nadar Foundation. Nadar founded HCL in 1976 and transformed the IT hardware company into an IT enterprise over the next three decades.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2021-07-19|title=Shiv Nadar steps down as HCL Tech MD, C Vijayakumar to take over|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/shiv-nadar-steps-down-as-hcl-tech-md-c-vijayakumar-to-take-over-11626698883795.html|access-date=2021-07-19|website=mint|language=en|archive-date=16 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116023143/https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/shiv-nadar-steps-down-as-hcl-tech-md-c-vijayakumar-to-take-over-11626698883795.html|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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In 2008, Nadar was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] for his efforts in the IT industry.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Padma Awards&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Nadar, nicknamed by friends as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Magus]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[Persian language|Old Persian]] for &amp;quot;[[Wizard (fantasy)|wizard]]&amp;quot;),&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;rediff2001&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2001/aug/09nadar.htm|title=Shiv Nadar completes 25 years of success|publisher=[[Rediff]]|author=Arvind Padmanabham|access-date=26 March 2008|archive-date=27 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327081806/http://www.rediff.com/money/2001/aug/09nadar.htm|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; since the mid-1990s he has focused his efforts on developing the educational system of India through the Shiv Nadar Foundation.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news&lt;br /&gt;
 | url = http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/shiv-nadar-foundation-forays-into-elementary-education/449223/&lt;br /&gt;
 | title = Shiv Nadar Foundation forays into elementary education&lt;br /&gt;
 | author = Vijay&lt;br /&gt;
 | newspaper = Business Standard India&lt;br /&gt;
 | publisher = Machinist.in&lt;br /&gt;
 | date = 15 September 2011&lt;br /&gt;
 | access-date = 6 December 2011&lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
According to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Forbes&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, he has an estimated net worth of US$34.1 billion as of 26 March 2025, making him one of the richest people in the world.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Shiv Nadar |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/shiv-nadar/ |access-date=2025-11-06 |website=Forbes |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Early life ==&lt;br /&gt;
Nadar was born in [[Moolaipozhi|Moolaipozhi village]], [[Madras Presidency]] (present day [[Thoothukudi district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]) into a [[Tamils|Tamil Hindu]] family.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book | title=India Inc: how India&amp;#039;s top ten entrepreneurs are winning globally| author=Vikas Pota| date=7 January 2010| page=179| publisher=Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2009| isbn=978-1-85788-524-8}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His parents were Sivasubramaniya Nadar and Vamasundari Devi. His mother, Vamasundari Devi, is the sister of [[S. P. Adithanar]], founder of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dina Thanthi]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; newspaper.&lt;br /&gt;
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Nadar studied at [[Town Higher Secondary School]], Kumbakonam.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://thsskumbakonam.com/prominent-students.php | title=Prominent Students of Our School | access-date=19 July 2012 }}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He also studied in the Elango Corporation Higher Secondary School, [[Madurai]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/elango-corporation-schools-alumnus-shiv-nadar-hcl-founder/article28797547.ece |title=Elango Corporation School&amp;#039;s old students Shiv Nadar, the founder-chairman of HCL |work=The Hindu |date=2 August 2019 |access-date=13 February 2020 |last1=Basu |first1=Soma |archive-date=21 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921010059/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/elango-corporation-schools-alumnus-shiv-nadar-hcl-founder/article28797547.ece |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was admitted into the first form (Sixth Standard) in June 1955 and continued his education in Town High School until June 1957. Later, he joined St. Joseph Boys Higher Secondary School, Trichy, and completed high school education here.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/nadar-says-hindi-shaped-his-career-asks-students-to-learn-it/articleshow/67842025.cms |title=Shiv Nadar says Hindi shaped his career, asks students to learn it {{pipe}} Trichy News - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=5 February 2019 |access-date=13 February 2020 |archive-date=28 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828112111/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/nadar-says-hindi-shaped-his-career-asks-students-to-learn-it/articleshow/67842025.cms |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Nadar received a pre-university degree in [[The American College in Madurai|the American College, Madurai]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=PADMA SHRI – ALUMNI {{!}} The American College |url=https://americancollege.edu.in/padma-shri-alumini |access-date=2024-06-10 |language=en-US |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610110504/https://americancollege.edu.in/padma-shri-alumini |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and a degree in  [[Electrical engineering|Electrical Engineering]] from [[PSG College of Technology]], [[Coimbatore]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=PSG College of Technology |url=https://www.psgtech.edu/DAlumni.php |access-date=2025-07-30 |website=www.psgtech.edu}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; in 1967.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Career ==&lt;br /&gt;
Nadar&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Shiv Nadar – Unknown Facts about the HCL Man |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/photo-stories/tech/shiv-nadar-unknown-facts-about-the-hcl-man-580 |website=The Hans India |access-date=13 July 2021 |archive-date=13 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713155339/https://www.thehansindia.com/photo-stories/tech/shiv-nadar-unknown-facts-about-the-hcl-man-580 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; began his career at [[Walchand group]]&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Cooper Engineering Ltd.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in Pune in 1967.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=India&amp;#039;s New Capitalists: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation| author=Harish Damodharan| date=16 September 2008| page=191| publisher=Palgrave Macmillan| isbn=978-0-230-20507-9}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; he soon gave it up to begin his own venture, in partnerships with several friends and colleagues. These partners were [[Ajai Chowdhry]] (Ex-Chairman, HCL), Arjun Malhotra (CEO and chairman, Headstrong), Subhash Arora, Yogesh Vaidya, S. Raman, Mahendra Pratap and DS Puri.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1078480,prtpage-1.cms|title=Wanna be a CEO? Join HCL|date=15 April 2005|access-date=3 April 2008|publisher=Indiatimes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216052729/http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1078480,prtpage-1.cms|archive-date=16 February 2008|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The initial enterprise that Nadar and his partners began was Microcomp, a company that focused on selling teledigital calculators in the Indian market.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;moneycontrol&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/jun/09bspec1.htm|title=The amazing story of the birth of HCL|publisher=Moneycontrol|date=9 June 2007|access-date=26 March 2008|archive-date=27 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327031922/http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/jun/09bspec1.htm|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://dqindia.ciol.com/content/dq_top20/2002/102072503.asp|title=HCL Group: The M&amp;amp;A Year|publisher=DQ Group|date=25 July 2002|access-date=26 March 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321113809/http://dqindia.ciol.com/content/dq_top20/2002/102072503.asp|archive-date=21 March 2008}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; HCL was founded in 1976, with an investment of {{INRConvert|187|k|lk=r|year=1976}}.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://dqindia.ciol.com/content/dqtop202k3/giants/103080504.asp|title=HCL GROUP&amp;amp;nbsp;– The Change Agents|publisher=DQ India|access-date=26 March 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423174235/http://dqindia.ciol.com/content/dqtop202k3/giants/103080504.asp|archive-date=23 April 2008}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1980, HCL ventured into the international market with the opening of Far East Computers in Singapore to sell IT hardware. The venture reported {{INRConvert|1|m|year=1980}} in revenue in the first year and continued to address the Singapore operations.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;mcdark&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/management/shivnadarhcl/thedarkhorsetechnologysector/market/stocks/article/279967|title=The dark horse of the technology sector|publisher=Moneycontrol|date=7 May 2007|access-date=26 March 2008|archive-date=21 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071121103049/http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/management/shivnadarhcl/thedarkhorsetechnologysector/market/stocks/article/279967|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Nadar remained the largest shareholder without retaining any management control.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite journal |last=tech |first=psg |title=PSGTech |url=https://www.psgtech.edu/files/general/Shiv%20Nadar.pdf |journal=PSGTech |archive-date=11 November 2024 |access-date=11 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111110408/https://www.psgtech.edu/files/general/Shiv%20Nadar.pdf |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In Aug 2020, Nadar handed over to his daughter Roshni Nadar, who became the first woman chair of a listed Indian IT company.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=Jul 18, 2020|title=Roshni Nadar Malhotra becomes HCL Tech chairperson. Who is she? {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/roshni-nadar-malhotra-becomes-hcl-tech-chairperson-who-is-she/articleshow/77034892.cms|access-date=2021-07-19|website=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=16 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116023140/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/roshni-nadar-malhotra-becomes-hcl-tech-chairperson-who-is-she/articleshow/77034892.cms|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  In July 2021, Nadar also stepped down as managing director of HCL Technologies, and was succeeded by [[C Vijayakumar]], HCL Tech CEO, for a five-year term.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2021-07-19|title=Shiv Nadar steps down as HCL Tech MD, C Vijayakumar to take over|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/shiv-nadar-steps-down-as-hcl-tech-md-c-vijayakumar-to-take-over-11626698883795.html|access-date=2021-07-19|website=mint|language=en|archive-date=16 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116023143/https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/shiv-nadar-steps-down-as-hcl-tech-md-c-vijayakumar-to-take-over-11626698883795.html|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In October 2021, he was ranked by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Forbes&amp;#039;&amp;#039; magazine as the third richest person in India with an estimated net worth of US$31 billion.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite magazine|date=October 1, 2021|title=Mukesh Ambani tops Hurun Rich list 2021, spotlight on Gautam Adani&amp;#039;s 261% wealth growth|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/business/story/iifl-hurun-rich-list-2021-mukesh-ambani-gautam-adani-top-positions-1859242-2021-09-30|access-date=2021-12-18|magazine=India Today|language=en|archive-date=18 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218112356/https://www.indiatoday.in/business/story/iifl-hurun-rich-list-2021-mukesh-ambani-gautam-adani-top-positions-1859242-2021-09-30|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Focus on education ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Shri Shiv Nadar and Ms Roshni Nadar presenting a cheque of Rs. 4 crore to the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, towards the Prime Minister&amp;#039;s National Relief Fund in New Delhi on January 17, 2005.jpg|thumb|Shiv and Roshni Nadar presenting a cheque of {{INRConvert|40|m|year=2005|mode=historical}} to the Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]], towards the Prime Minister&amp;#039;s National Relief Fund in New Delhi on 17 January 2005]]&lt;br /&gt;
In 1996, Nadar founded [[SSN College of Engineering]] in [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=The Founder – SSN Institutions |url=https://www.ssn.edu.in/college-of-engineering/about-ssn-the-founder/ |access-date=2024-02-02 |language=en-US |archive-date=2 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202035416/https://www.ssn.edu.in/college-of-engineering/about-ssn-the-founder/ |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; in the name of his father, Sivasubramaniya Nadar. Nadar took an active role in the college activities, including the gifting of {{INRConvert|1|m|year=2001}} worth of HCL shares to the college.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/businessline/ew/2001/07/25/stories/0125a203.htm |title=Shiv Nadar gifts HCL Tech shares to Chennai Trust |work=The Hindu |location=India |date=25 July 2001 |access-date=26 March 2008 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030513060340/http://www.hinduonnet.com/businessline/ew/2001/07/25/stories/0125a203.htm |archive-date=13 May 2003 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2006, Nadar announced that the college will promote research apart from ensuring that students benefit from foreign university tie-ups.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/01/stories/2006030114710500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060523091743/http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/01/stories/2006030114710500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 May 2006|title=SSN engineering college to step up high-end research |location=India|date=1 March 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=26 March 2008}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Nadar joined the executive board of [[Indian School of Business]] in 2005.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/10/05/stories/2005100503100900.htm|title=Shiv Nadar joins ISB executive board|work=The Hindu|location=India|date=5 October 2004|access-date=26 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930230146/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/10/05/stories/2005100503100900.htm|archive-date=30 September 2007|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In March 2008, Nadar&amp;#039;s SSN Trust announced the setting up of two Vidyagyan schools in [[Uttar Pradesh]] for rural students, where free scholarship for 200 students from 50 districts of the state. He visited Town Higher Secondary School in February 2011 and donated computers and other equipment worth {{INRConvert|8|m|year=2011}}. He was chairman of the board of governors, [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur]] (IIT Kharagpur or IIT-KGP), a technical institute until 2014.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=News |first1=NDTV |title=HCL founder Shiv Nadar to head IIT-Kharagpur&amp;#039;s board |url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/hcl-founder-shiv-nadar-to-head-iit-kharagpurs-board-3475 |access-date=15 May 2020 |publisher=NDTV News |date=29 October 2011 |archive-date=16 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116023140/https://www.ndtv.com/business/hcl-founder-shiv-nadar-to-head-iit-kharagpurs-board-3475 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Personal life==&lt;br /&gt;
Nadar&amp;#039;s daughter [[Roshni Nadar]] is now chairwoman of HCL. She was the manager of HCL when Nadar started it in the 1990s.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/hcl-gen-next-roshni-nadar-appointed-chairman-of-hcl-tech/articleshow/66335013.cms|title=HCL gen-next Roshni Nadar appointed vice-chairman of HCL Tech|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=23 October 2018|archive-date=1 December 2021|access-date=17 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201001252/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/hcl-gen-next-roshni-nadar-appointed-chairman-of-hcl-tech/articleshow/66335013.cms|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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His wife, [[Kiran Nadar]], is an art collector and philanthropist.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/special-leaps-of-faith-for-a-better-tomorrow-the-dalit-story-1024354 |title=Leaps of faith for a better tomorrow, the Dalit story |access-date=26 July 2022 |archive-date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517031355/https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/special-leaps-of-faith-for-a-better-tomorrow-the-dalit-story-1024354 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Nadar and his wife are active bridge players and sponsors of the HCL Bridge Tournament in India.{{citation needed|date= November 2024}} Nadar topped the list of most generous donors of 2024 as he donated nearly rupees 6 crore every day in the year.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Awards and accolades ==&lt;br /&gt;
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* In 2008, the Government of India awarded him with a [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian award, for his contribution to the IT industry.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Company/Corporate_Trends/India_Inc_shines_on_civilian_honour_rolls/rssarticleshow/2734466.cms|title=India Inc shines on civilian honour rolls|work=The Economic Times|location=India|date=27 January 2008|access-date=26 March 2008|archive-date=14 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114123133/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Company/Corporate_Trends/India_Inc_shines_on_civilian_honour_rolls/rssarticleshow/2734466.cms|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* In 2007, Madras University awarded him an honorary doctorate degree.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/11/stories/2007111155170500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115192929/http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/11/stories/2007111155170500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 November 2007|title=Honorary doctorate for Balachander, Nadar|location=India|date=11 November 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=26 March 2008}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* Shiv Nadar was awarded E&amp;amp;Y Entrepreneur of the Year 2007 (Services).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.ey.com/GLOBAL/content.nsf/India/EOY_2007_Winner_shiv_Nadar|title=Honorary Entrepreneur Of The Year 2007&amp;amp;nbsp;– Services|publisher=[[Ernst &amp;amp; Young]]|access-date=26 March 2008}}{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* In 2011, he was counted amongst &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Forbes&amp;#039;&amp;#039;{{&amp;#039;}} 48 Heroes of Philanthropy in Asia Pacific.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/global/2011/0718/heroes-philanthropy-11-kaldor-zhiqiang-oberoi-heroes-list.html|title=48 Heroes Of Philanthropy|last=Staff|first=Forbes Asia|date=22 June 2011|work=Forbes|access-date=8 August 2017|language=en|archive-date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809001459/https://www.forbes.com/global/2011/0718/heroes-philanthropy-11-kaldor-zhiqiang-oberoi-heroes-list.html|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* In April 2017, [[India Today]] magazine ranked Nadar #16th in India&amp;#039;s 50 Most Powerful People of 2017 list.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=India&amp;#039;s 50 powerful people|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20170424-india-today-top-50-powerful-indians-mukesh-ambani-ratan-tata-kumar-mangalam-birla-gautam-adani-anand-mahindra-srk-amitabh-bacchan-986203-2017-04-14|publisher=[[India Today]]|date=14 April 2017|archive-date=17 April 2017|access-date=21 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417122537/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-top-50-powerful-indians-mukesh-ambani-ratan-tata-kumar-mangalam-birla-gautam-adani-anand-mahindra-srk-amitabh-bacchan/1/928939.html|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* Shiv Nadar has committed more than $1 billion to philanthropy.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/anuraghunathan/2016/07/06/shiv-nadars-vidyagyan-lands-rural-indian-kids-in-leading-institutes-from-engineering-to-fashion/#7adf6b512903|title=Shiv Nadar&amp;#039;s VidyaGyan Lands Rural Indian Kids In Leading Institutes -From Engineering To Fashion|last=Raghunathan|first=Anu|work=Forbes|access-date=8 August 2017|language=en|archive-date=9 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809001414/https://www.forbes.com/sites/anuraghunathan/2016/07/06/shiv-nadars-vidyagyan-lands-rural-indian-kids-in-leading-institutes-from-engineering-to-fashion/#7adf6b512903|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* [https://www.hcltech.com/leadership#shiv Profile] at [[HCL Enterprise|HCL]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://www.forbes.com/profile/shiv-nadar/?sh=18da65d55383 Profile] at [[Forbes]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/shiv-nadar/ Profile] at [[Bloomberg L.P.]]   &lt;br /&gt;
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