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the most. Wilkins, CLP faculty director, remarked:
“I know how much India, and indeed
4 . Azim Premji, 77, Industrialist, the world, need Justice Chandrachud’s
Philanthropist leadership, particularly on issues such
Premji remains as the mental health and the well-being
among the world’s of lawyers which he spoke about so
most generous eloquently at our conference in 2017 – long
billionaires. before the global pandemic placed this
As the first Indian issue in the forefront of the profession’s
who signed up for consciousness.”
The Giving Pledge, There is one population strata in India
he believes in creating a better world that rests a lot of hope on DYC’s tenure as
for millions of people. The Azim Premji CJI, and that’s Persons with Disabilities.
Foundation has helped create a better What they are confident to get from him
world for millions of people. is what every Indian is entitled to: justice,
Though not as active in day-to-day equality, accessibility.
business in recent years, Premji continues
to be acknowledged as one of India’s most 6. Lachhman Das Mittal, 92,
revered business tycoons and is one of Businessman
the reigning czars of the IT industry with Lachhman Das
Wipro, though his son Rishad took over Mittal’s success
the reins of Chairman in 2019. story is one that
scriptwriters conceive
5. Dhananjay Chandrachud, 64, CJI of. In 1962, he began
Dhananjaya manufacturing
Yashwant wheat-threshers in
Chandrachud is one Punjab. The following year his family went
of India’s best known bankrupt and by 1970 his net worth was
legal minds who is Rs 1 lakh.
now serving as the He didn’t give up.
50th and current He started his business career in 1990
Chief Justice of India. at age 60 after retiring from the Life
A liberal judge, as expected from Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). He
a Harvard alumni, he has been part says, “Once I applied for dealership of
of benches that delivered landmark Maruti Udyog but was rejected. Today, I
judgments such as privacy verdict and give out dealerships.”
Sabarimala case Sonalika Group founded by Mittal, is
The Harvard Law School Center on the India’s third-largest tractor-maker by
Legal Profession presented its highest market share. Mittal has handed over
professional distinction, the Center on operations to his sons Amrit Sagar and
the Legal Profession Award for Global Deepak and grandsons Raman, Sushant
Leadership, to DYC, as he’s known in legal and Rahul, but remains keenly interested
circles. In bestowing the 2022 award, David in the business.
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