With the attention I got on my wealth, I thought I would have become a source of resentment, but it is just the other way around - it just generates that much more ambition in many people. Azim Premji ambitionattentiongenerate Change image and share on social
I.B.M. was not really bringing their best technologies to India. They were dumping old machines in the country that had been thrown away in the rest of the world 10 years before. Azim Premji bringcountrydump Change image and share on social
Even if a media of a TV is not available in a home, there's this concept of community homes, where a reasonably well-off villager will have a TV - and a nice TV - and he'll keep it outside the house in the evenings. Azim Premji communityconceptevening share on social
The public/private partnerships are taking various forms in India. It is individuals who are socially oriented are setting up schools. They're setting up colleges. They're setting up universities. They're setting up primary-education schools in the villages, particularly the villages their original families came from. Azim Premji collegeeducationfamily share on social
If one has been blessed or have been fortunate enough to have got much more than normal wealth, it is but natural that one expects a certain fiduciary responsibility in terms of how that wealth is applied, used and leveraged for purposes of society. Azim Premji applyblessexpect share on social
If the United States wants access to Chinese, Indian or Vietnamese markets, we must get access to theirs. U.S. protectionism is very subtle but it is very much there. Azim Premji accesschineseindian Change image and share on social
The Western world loves liberalisation, provided it doesn't affect them. Azim Premji affectliberalisationlove Change image and share on social
A girl child who is even a little bit educated is more conscious of family planning, health care and, in turn, her children's own education. Azim Premji bitecarechild Change image and share on social
The test of our social commitment and humanity is how we treat the most powerless of our fellow citizens, the respect we accord to our fellow human beings. That is what reveals our true culture. Azim Premji accordbeingcitizen Change image and share on social
Being in the consumer business helps us groom talent in areas like marketing, finance and logistics. We can benchmark our outsourcing business to our consumer business and its best practices. Azim Premji areabenchmarkbusiness Change image and share on social