How wonderful SHE can be

Azim Premji transformed himself from being a businessman into a philanthropist

At a recent Litfest, I felt the audience was quite suspicious of business and management people. There were enough sceptics who doubted their ethics and goodness. One retired defence officer asked me whether the time had come for the CSR (corporate social responsibility) contribution of companies to be increased above 2 per cent. I wondered how I could speak about the “economic and moral imperative” for India to build more and more sustainable, humane, enlightened companies (SHE). We live in times of turmoil, suspicion, and a degree of disdain for those who are not people like us. In fact, it