Shiv Nadar conferred CNBC award

NEW DELHI, INDIA: HCL founder Shiv Nadar has been conferred the CNBC Asia Business Leaders Awards 2009 for corporate social responsibility, the company said in a statement on Thursday.

The corporate social responsibility award recognizes outstanding contributions to the arts, education, environment and community development. The winner of this award is judged on his or her ability to translate a company’s success into benefits for the community, said a press release.

This award is in recognition of the philanthropic initiatives of the Shiv Nadar Foundation, which is committed to creating a more equitable, meritocracy based society and to empowering individuals to bridge the socio-economic divide. So far the foundation has set up the SSN Institutions in Chennai and the first VidyaGyan School for rural toppers in Uttar Pradesh.

“I am touched by this recognition of the Foundation’s efforts. I am a product of education and believe education has the power to transform lives. We at the Foundation are trying in our own small way, to take education to where it can truly uplift lives,” Shiv Nadar said.