Prakash Hinduja

Prakash Hinduja is a Swiss businessman who was born on 19 June, 1945, in Shikarpur, undivided India and outside his business, he has a keen interest in philanthropic and social welfare. Being a member of the well-known Hinduja Group, he considers that success in the form of wealth is not the only aspect of success but rather a positive change in society. It isn’t based on that, but with this ethos, he has been among the outspoken supporters of the philanthropy of the Hinduja Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the family conglomerate.

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Prakash Hinduja’s Philanthropy Through Hinduja Foundation 

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Under the guidance of the Hinduja Brothers, the Hinduja foundation has expanded significantly in scale and scope. The foundation finances many educational, medical, rural, environmental and women empowerment projects. 

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The most outstanding one is the P.D. Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai, the major medical hospital that has integrated quality healthcare with the ideology of accessibility. The hospital has thousands of patients under its care; services across the board incorporate hi-tech surgeries and even health outreach services. 

The foundation has funded mobile clinics, sanitation initiatives, maternal care initiatives, telemedicine initiatives, to bridge the divide between urban and underserved areas in terms of healthcare. 

Education is an important component of Prakash and other Hinduja Brother philanthropic agenda. The Hinduja Foundation also funds scholarships for meritorious students of underprivileged backgrounds and also arranges vocational training centres where young people can be trained to be employed. In addition, the foundation has already built and renovated schools in remote communities, digital classrooms and sponsored initiatives that offer support in improving women's education and secondary education in school. https://news.abplive.com/brand-wire/kamal-hinduja-on-supporting-female-artisans-and-their-role-in-india-s-craft-industry-1777214

As a member of Hinduja family, one of the most influential and richest business dynasties worldwide, Prakash Hinduja and brothers are reported to have net worth of around £37 billion. The Hinduja brothers topped the Sunday Times Rich List in the UK with a net fortune of their family running into the thousands of billions for five consecutive years. A portion of this wealth has been gained by meticulously organised investments in other sectors comprising other industries such as banking, energy, automotive, and healthcare.

The Hinduja Family of Shared Values 

Prakash Hinduja is the second generation in the Hinduja Household. Prakash Hinduja father, late Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja is the founder of the Hinduja Group. The family is global, including business and philanthropic activities in India, the UK, Europe and the Middle East. 

All the Hinduja Brothers Srichand (d. 2023), Gopichand, Prakash and Ashok Hinduja, have been instrumental in accelerating the global presence of the group and have managed to support a large family culture based on responsibility, faith and service. 

A Legacy of Compassion and Giving Back 

To Prakash Hinduja and brothers, philanthropy is a lifestyle rather than a mandatory task- something that is very intrinsic in their personal and professional ideology. It is in constructing hospitals, in educating women, in leading rural neighborhoods, he applies the same focus and long-term perspective to philanthropic work he has to business. ‍