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Shiv Nadar,is an Indian entrepreneur,the ex-Chief Executive
Officer of Hindustan Computers Limited (HCL), India's largest
infotech .
He, was presented the Padma Bhushan, the country’s third
highest civilian honour, by President Pratibha Devisingh Patil
in 2008.
Madras University awarded him honorary doctorate degree
for his contributions in promoting software technology in
2007.
He received an honorary fellowship from All India
Management Association-AIMA in 2006 .
Birth of HCL
In 1976, six young engineers working at Delhi Cloth Mills, DCM
including Shiv Nadar , decided to quit their jobs and start a
venture of their own.
Initially they sold digital calculators in the Indian market under
the brand name “Televista” .
The founders put together Rs 20 lakh (Rs 2 million) to
manufacture the computer from scratch and HCL was born.
Foreign companies like IBM left the country due to the policies
adopted by the then Industrial minister George Fernandes in 1977.
It created a market space for the microcomputer in India.
Focus on Education
To boost the IT education in India Shiv Nadar, invested as a
share holder in NIIT education .
In 1996, Shiv Nadar founded SSN College of Engineering in
Chennai, Tamil Nadu in the name of his father – Sri
Sivasubramaniya Nadar.
Nadar’s SSN Trust started Vidyagyan schools in UP for rural
students where free scholarship are provided to poor
students
Hindustan Computers Ltd today is an empire worth $3.5 billion
with staff strength of 34,000 ,work as two strategic unit HCL
Technologies and HCL Infosystems.
Roshni Nadar, daughter of Mr Shiv Nadar, has taken over as the
Executive Director and CEO of HCL Corporation.
In a short span of time, Shiv Nadar has reached pinnacle of
success by his hardwork, vision, and entrepreneurial spirit.
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