“Professor Sharma once told me, ‘Mukesh, you have to do something big for ICT.’ Today, I am fulfilling that wish,” Ambani said during the event.
Talking about his mentor Prof. Sharma, in terms of being a silent architect of Indian economic reforms, Mukesh remarked, “Like my father Dhirubhai Ambani, he had a burning desire to change Indian industry from scarcity to global leadership,” adding that “these two bold visionaries believed that science and technology, in alliance with private entrepreneurship, would open the floodgates of prosperity.”
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The ₹151 crore grant – the largest single donation in ICT’s history – will be used to bolster research, infrastructure, innovation, student scholarships, and global collaborations. Ambani, an ICT alumnus from the 1970s, spent over three hours at the campus, interacting with faculty, students, and dignitaries.
Ambani’s gesture sets a new benchmark for alumni philanthropy and underscores the critical role of mentorship and private support in advancing India’s scientific and educational ecosystem.
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