Meet world's most charitable man who donated Rs 829734 crore, not Mukesh Ambani, Azim Premji, Shiv Nadar, Ratan Tata...

Tata Group founder Jamsetji Tata is recognised as the most charitable person of the past century surpassing the likes of Mukesh Ambani, Ratan Tata, Azim Premji and Shiv Nadar. He has donated a massive Rs 8,29,734 crore, according to the EdelGive Foundation and Hurun Report 2021. The second place is occupied by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his now-estranged wife Melinda, who have donated USD 74.6 billion. Legend investor Warren Buffet is at third place with USD 37.4 billion, followed by George Soros (USD 34.8 billion) and John D Rockefeller (USD 26.8 billion) respectively. 

Jamsetji Tata made big donations to the education and the healthcare sectors. According to reports, he started charitable work in 1892. Even though he passed away in 1904, Tata Group Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata now takes care of the philanthropic activities of the Tata Group.

Rupert Hoogewerf, the head of the Hurun Report, pointed out that many generous people, like those from the Ford Foundation, usually start their good work in the second generation of their family. 

Out of the top 50 super generous people worldwide, only one more Indian made it to the list: Azim Premji, who started Wipro and gave a huge USD 22 billion. Jamsetji Tata, born in Gujarat to a Zoroastrian Parsi family, took on challenges and family traditions to start a business.

Surprisingly, the names of two of the world’s richest men Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos were missing from the list.