Shiv Nadar is an Indian industrialist. He is the founder & chairman of HCL Technologies Limited. He is the 3rd richest businessmen in India. Nadar was born in a small village in Tamil Nadu. He completed his education at a moderate school. Nadar started working in an IT company but he gave it up & founded HCL in 1976. Nadar started manufacturing & exporting IT hardware’s & made HCL one of the leading IT company in the country.
Achievements of Shiv Nadar :
- In 1980, HCL started the production of microcomputers & was the only rival of Steve Job’s Macintosh.
- In 1992, HCL won the bid to manage the technological infrastructure of the National Stoch Exchange.
- Shiv Nadar Foundation has helped millions of student to complete their education.
- In 2008, Shiv Nadar was awarded Padma Bhushan for his significant contribution to the IT industry.
Motivational & Inspirational Quotes by Shiv Nadar :
1. “When you are running a business, there is a constant need to reinvent oneself. One should have the foresight to stay ahead in times of rapid change and rid ourselves of stickiness in any form in the business.”
2. “Adaptability and constant innovation is key to the survival of any company operating in a competitive market.”
3. “If you are calm about your ambitions, you become confident of achieving what you set out to do.”
4. “A founder can carry an institution only so far, and then others have to step in, even the alumni. That’s how an institution becomes one.”
5. “Education is and will be the most powerful tool for individual and social change, and we must do all that it takes to facilitate it.”
6. “It is good to start as young as you can. What is more important is to carve out your vision and assess your readiness to start giving. Commitment and purpose are core to giving.”
7. “We need schools like Doon and Mayo for the poor.”
Shiv Nadar was the 7th child among his 8 siblings, his mother was the sole earner of the family but this didn’t stop him. Dreams shouldn’t be created in mind but should be built in reality. Hope you know what to do.