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We must nurture a culture of philanthropy

Student who got Form One scholarships during the 12th annual Regional Education and Leadership Congress for Wings to Fly and Elimu Scholarship Beneficiaries at Pangani Girls High School grounds. [File, Standard]

Few people except in India had ever heard of Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Group until his death last week. Tata had built a global conglomerate nearly in every sector - be it aviation, motor cars, jewelry, chemicals, steel, power, tourism among many others.

To man these businesses, Tata has a employed over a million employees around the world. Yet, that is not half the story; the juicy part is that Tata lived very modestly, no showing off huge mansions, yachts and private jets.

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