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.
Unknown & Interesting Facts about Shiv Nadar :
1. Nickname
Shiv Nadar has been nicknamed “Magus” which means Wizard.
2. Honours
In 2008, Shiv Nadar was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award.
3. Brother is a Novelist
Ramanichandran is the brother of Shiv Nadar. He is a Tamil novelist. He is currently the best selling author in the Tamil language.
4. Philanthropy
Shiv Nadar has founded SSN College of Engineering & Shiv Nadar University. He offers scholarships to students who showcase amazing performance in Science & Technology.
These were some of the facts about self-made billionaire Shiv Nadar.