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Why Dr. Chivukula decided to give ₹228 crore to his alma mater IIT Madras | Mint
Education at Indian Institutes of Technology (IIs) should focus on what is relevant for the nation’s growth over the next three to four decades, instead of what is relevant to the US, according to Krishna Chivukula, who made the single-largest donation to his alma mater IIT-Madras. IITs have been export-led for a large part because the graduates found better opportunities abroad, said Chivukula, who donated ₹228 crore to the institute, in response to emailed queries. It is among the biggest such donations to any educational institution in India. “But now, the centre of gravity of growth of the world economy ... Read more