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@TheEconomist Why Bangalore has India’s best billionaires
Its philanthropists want to do more than just give money away
Beyond traffic and chaos, Bengaluru’s another real edge lies in something rarer. A new kind of billionaire.
Unlike legacy wealth in Mumbai or Delhi, the city’s tech founders are first-generation, problem-solving capitalists and they’re channeling money not just into charity, but into institution-building, governance, and public systems.
From Aadhaar to science labs to urban governance, this cohort is funding the “software of the state” and quietly shaping how India works, not just what it builds.