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ARTICLE ANALYSIS

“Every charitable act is a

stepping stone towards

heaven”.

-Henry Ward Beecher

It’s about..

Pratiksha Trust invest Rs 225 cr to set up brain

research center collaborated with Indian

Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore.

It’s owned by Kris Gopalakrishnan and Sudha

• Kris Gopalakrishnan, is the

executive vice chairman (co-

founder) of Infosys, a global

consulting and IT services company

based in India.

• He is the Chief Mentor of Startup

Village.

• Kris is the chairman of the International Institute of

Information Technology, Bangalore and vice chairman of the

Board for Information Technology Education Standards

(BITES) set up by the government of Karnataka.

• On 5 April 2013 he was elected as the president of the industry

body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year

2013-14.

• In 2011, Government of India awarded him with

Padma Bhushan which is India's third highest

civilian honor

Benefits for the IISc..

• By the contribution IISc can bringing the experts in the

field of brain research to their institute.

• Perform an autonomous society.

• They cannot depend the govt. to get funds for their plans.

• Can invite Nobel prize winners without looking fund

Causes for set-uping of Brain

Research..

• Dementia

• Increasing no's of brain

diseased persons.

Indian DonorsPhilanthropist Recipient Institution Amount

Pratiksha Trust/ kris

Gopalakrishnan

Indian Institute Of Science 225 Cr

Sir Dorabji Tata Trust IIT Bombay 95 Cr

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Narayana Hrudayalaya 40 Cr

Infosys Foundation Chennai Mathematical Institute 30 Cr

Foreign Donors

Philanthropist Recipient Institution Amount

Paul Allen Independent Initiative In Seattle $500 M

Lawrence Ellison Ellison Medical Foundation,

Bethesda

$300 M+

David Koch MIT, Boston $100 M

Michael Bloomberg John Hopkins University $1 B

In my view..

• Indian technology is advancing day-to-day, so they want more and more funds.

• It is big help for the researchers, because they get only limited funds from the govt.

• Indian science can go up several notches if some world class institutions come up this way.

Remind in mind..

•To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep

putting oil in it.

-Mother Teresa

Thank you....HAVE A NICE DAY