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	The story of Bangalore Bill \| Business \| The Observer
		Microsoft is one of Wipro's biggest customers in India, although Premji quashes speculation that the two could join forces more formally: 'They're much too big to want to partner with us.' He and Gates have also discussed pooling philanthropic work, particularly initiatives in education, which is the speciality of the Azim Premji Foundation.
		The 61-year-old Premji, however, is not so much technology geek as a white-haired, avuncular figure who chuckles at himself when, posing for a photograph, he nearly sits on his spectacles.
		Premji is not quite ready to follow Bill Gates into retirement, saying that he would like to work for another four or five years.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /business/story/0,,1859047,00.html (1518 words)

	Azim Premji, Azim Hasham Premji
		Azim Premji's strength lies in bringing together and building teams of high potential-high performing people.
		Premji was forced to discontinue his engineering studies in the States due to the untimely death of his father.
		In the year 2001, Premji established Azim Premji Foundation, a not-for-profit organization with a vision of influencing the lives of millions of children in India by facilitating the universalisation of elementary education.
	www.famous-india.com /people-in-india/azim-premji.html (394 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Azim Premji (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Premji was just finishing his undergraduate engineering studies at Stanford University in 1966 at the age of 21 when he got word of his father’s sudden death and was called upon to handle the family vegetable oil business.
		Premji is a Shia Muslim by religion and is ethnically Gujarati.
		Premji is a Shia Muslim (Ismaili/Bohra) by religion and is ethnically Gujarati.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Azim-Premji (1690 words)

	Azim Premji Profile - Biography of Azim Premji - Information on Azeem Premji Wipro Technologies
		Born on July 24, 1945, Azim Hashim Premji was studying Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, USA when due to the sudden demise of his father, he was called upon to handle the family business.
		Azim Premji took over the reins of family business in 1966 at the age of 21.
		Azim Premji was among the 50 richest people in the world from 2001 to 2003 listed by Forbes.
	www.iloveindia.com /indian-heroes/azim-premji.html (378 words)

	Azim Premji
		He was rated the richest person in the country from 1999 to 2005 by Forbes and is worth $330 billion.
		Premji eventually sought — and received — permission to study arts courses by correspondence to complete the requirements for his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
		Premji is a Shia imam-e-Nizari Ismaili Muslim by religion and is ethnically Gujarati.
	www.1bx.com /en/Azim_Premji.htm (753 words)

	Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Azim Premji" (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Azim Hashim Premji (born July 24, 1945) is an Indian businessman and Chairman & CEO of one of the largest software companies in India, Wipro Technologies (headquarters located at Bangalore).
		Premji eventually sought—and got—permission to study arts courses by correspondence to complete the requirements for his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
		In 2000, he was conferred an honorary doctorate by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education in India.
	www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=azim_%50remji (739 words)

	Azim Premji - (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Azim Premji (born July 24, 1945) is an Indian businessman and Chairman of one of the largest software companies in India, Wipro Technologies (Bangalore).
		He was an undergrad student in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, USA but couldn't complete his degree because due to sudden demise of his father, he was called upon to handle the family business.
		In, 1966, after his father's death, when he was just 21, Azim Premji joined Wipro, his father's vegetable oil business.
	www.australiagrid.com /mediawiki/index.php/Azim_Premji (657 words)

	domain-B : Indian business : companies : IEE presents the prestigious Faraday Medal to Azim Premji
		Premji is the first Indian ever to be honored with this coveted award.
		In his acceptance speech, Premji said, "The Faraday Medal is a source of inspiration for those in the field of science, technology and engineering.
		Premji paid rich tributes to Michael Faraday, as a memorial to whom this medal is named.
	www.domain-b.com /companies/companies_w/wipro/20051111_presents.html (536 words)

	GeSCI :: Strategic Partnerships :: Multistakeholder Partnerships, Our Partners. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Foundation, set up with financial resources contributed by Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Corporation, believes that education is the vital element in the development and progress of India.
		Azim Premji Foundation dedicates itself to the cause of Universalization of Elementary Education in India, and is involved in a number of technology initiatives.
		Azim Premji’s work in initiatives such as the ‘Learning Guarantee Programme’, ‘Child Friendly School’ and the ‘Computer Aided Learning’ programmes are impacting the lives of over 1.75 million children in the years 2004-2005.
	www.gesci.org /gesci/publisher/index.jsp?aID=197&nID=120&pID=96 (192 words)

	Outsourcing is an absolute necessity: Azim Premji
		Bangalore: Urging a need for rapid growth in domestic hardware manufacturing, IT Czar and Wipro Chairman Azim Premji on August 22 said that a nation cannot be self-sufficient in strategic sectors like Defence, Nuclear Energy and Space Technologies without domestic capabilities in hardware development and manufacturing.
		Quoting a MAIT report, Premji said, this had a potential to multiply by 11 times to $ 44 billion in 2010 and hardware exports, which is currently $ 300 million, can go up to $ 18 billion by 2010.
		Premji said the hardware sector could employ SSC, ITI or Diploma holders, providing another avenue for employment to millions.
	news.indiainfo.com /2003/08/22/22premji.html (543 words)

	The Kamla Bhatt Show \| 2006
		Azim Premji as the richest person in India from 1999-2005.
		Premji is the largest shareholder of his Bangalore-based company WIPRO.
		Premji was 21 years old when he took over his father's company and has transformed it into an IT powerhouse.
	www.kamlabhattshow.com /content/1050/secondary.html (212 words)

	rediff.com: The 9 Indian Billionaires
		Azim Premji's story has one that has been oft-repeated in the last few years.
		At 21, Premji had to rush to India from Stanford where he was studying after his father suddenly died of a heart attack.
		At 58, Premji has become an icon for millions of middle class Indians who are working in the IT industry.
	specials.rediff.com /money/2004/feb/27sld1.htm (292 words)

	India Today Group Online > Web Exclusive > Beat Street
		Premji's pleasant personality and his down to earth traits are not exactly synonymous with the tag of the richest Indian (at last count, worth 24 billion Dollars).
		Premji took over the small vegetable oil factory in Amalner in Maharashtra around the same time Jawaharlal Nehru's daughter Indira Gandhi took over as India's prime minister in New Delhi.
		Premji is a secular Muslim who has visited Hindu temples (so said his right hand man and consumer division head P.S. Pai) and wears 'Indian' on his sleeves.
	www.india-today.com /webexclusive/columns/reporters/20000308david.html (875 words)

	Education : Azim Premji Foundation Initiatives
		This joint initiative of Azim Premji Foundation and Government of Karnataka has been expanded and currently 90 Computer assisted learning centres are in operation in 14 districts.
		Azim Premji Foundation requested the Government of Karnataka to identify Government Higher Primary Schools (Std.
		Officers of the Azim Premji Foundation visited these schools to make a preliminary assessment of the suitability of the room that was identified and also informally gauge the interest level of the local head-teacher and community.
	www.indianngos.com /issue/education/projects/schools/cal.htm (231 words)

	News \| TimesDaily.com \| TimesDaily \| Florence, AL
		}} Azim Hashim Premji (born July 24, 1945) is an Indian businessman and Chairman & CEO of one of the largest software companies in India, Wipro Technologies (headquarters located at Bangalore).
		He was rated the richest person in the country from 1999 to 2005 by Forbes and is worth $14 billion.
		Premji is a Nizari Ismaili Muslim by religion and is ethnically Gujarati.
	www.timesdaily.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Azim_Premji (750 words)

	IndiaCorporateAdvisor->RoleModels->Azim Premji
		Under Azim Premji's leadership, a Rs.70 million company in hydrogenated cooking fats has grown to a $500 million diversified, integrated Corporation in Services, Technology Products and Consumer Products with leadership positions in the businesses it is in.
		Premji very strongly believes that the most important contributors to Wipro's success have been the articulations and faithful adherence to core values, a shared vision for the future, identification and development of Wipro leaders through clearly defined Wipro Leaders' Qualities.
		Azim Premji was the Prime drive behind Wipro's decision to achieve "Six Sigma" status in the next six years.
	www.indiacorporateadvisor.com /stt/role/ap.asp (819 words)

	webindia123-Indian personalities-Industrialists-Azim Hasham Premji
		Azim Hasham Premji, founder of Wipro Limited, India's biggest and most competitive IT company based in Bangalore, was born on July 24th 1945 in
		Under Premji's leadership Wipro embarked on an ambitious phase of expansion and diversification.
		Premji's story of success and prominence clearly shows how determination and perseverance, when coupled with knowledge, clear vision and proper planning, enable one to reach the peak of success and leadership.
	www.webindia123.com /personal/industry/azim.htm (638 words)

	STANFORD Magazine: May/June 2006 > Features > Azim Premji
		Azim Premji, multibillionaire and leading architect of India’s surging economy, wouldn’t let another second slip away on small talk.
		Premji was just finishing his engineering studies at Stanford in 1966 when he got word of his father’s sudden death.
		Premji says that the U.S. engineering grad heading to her first job paying $40,000 or $45,000 is ahead of her Indian counterpart on his entry-level $7,000, which has the purchasing power of roughly $35,000 in the United States.
	www.stanfordalumni.org /news/magazine/2006/mayjun/features/premji.html (3303 words)

	Azim Premji - ExampleProblems.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Azim Premji (born July 24, 1945) is an Indian businessman, and the richest person in the country (from 1999 to 2005 according to Forbes).
		At the age of 21, Premji joined Wipro, his father's vegetable oil business (then) (in 1966) after the sudden demise of his father.
		In 2000, he was voted among the 20 most powerful men in the world by Asiaweek.
	www.exampleproblems.com /wiki/index.php/Azim_Premji (511 words)

	Azim Premji sixth richest tech titan in Forbes list - The Money Times
		Azim Premji, an Indian businessman and Chairman of one of the largest software companies in India, Wipro Technologies (Bangalore), who was rated as the richest person in the country from 1999 to 2005 by Forbes, has once again managed to find a place in the world’s ten richest tech titans list.
		Apart from this, Premji, who was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2005, is also among the select few tech titans on the list who remains actively involved in the day-to-day operations of their firms.
		Azim Premji, a Stanford graduate and a member of the Prime Minister's Advisory Committee for Information Technology in India, is still India’s second-richest man after steel magnate LN Mittal.
	www.themoneytimes.com /articles/20060824/azim_premji_sixth_richest_tech_titan_in_forbes_list-id-101273.html (567 words)

	Special Session on Children - UNICEF
		Azim Premji inherited Wipro Technologies, a technology company based in Bangalore, India, in 1966.
		He started the Azim Premji Foundation to mobilize government officials and community groups for social change in India.
		Premji is a graduate of Stanford University in the United States of America.
	www.unicef.org /specialsession/activities/azim-premji-bio.htm (216 words)

	Wipro Technologies
		On the sudden demise of his father in 1966, Premji took on the mantle of leadership of Wipro at the age of 21.
		Over the years, Azim Premji has received many honors and accolades, which he believes are recognitions for each person who has contributed to Wipro.
		In the year 2001, Premji established Azim Premji Foundation, a not-for-profit organization with a Vision of significantly contributing to quality universal education to build a just, equitable and humane society.
	www.wipro.com /webpages/aboutus/azim.htm (541 words)

	carnatic.com > Karmasaya : Full Text Search Results : Azim Premji Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Wipro chairman Azim H Premji, one of India's most successful entrepreneurs, on Friday prescribed a 10-point recipe for success, based on the very lessons he had learnt during his last 35 years in the organisation.
		Through the Azim Premji Foundation, we have targeted over the next 12 months to enrol over a million children, who are out of school due to economic or social reasons.
		The Foundation, set up with financial resources contributed by Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Corporation, believes that education is the vital element in the development and progress of our nation [India].
	www.carnatic.com /karmasaya/index.php?full=Azim%20Premji%20Foundation (259 words)

	MSN India - Azim Premji pitches for hardware :: News Section
		Quoting a MAIT report, Premji said this had a potential to multiply by 11 times to $44 billion in 2010 and hardware exports, which was currently $300 million, can go up to $18 billion by 2010.
		On the recent uproar against outsourcing to India by US IT firms, Premji said these reactions were but natural as the economy went through a fundamental shift.
		Premji further said that the Indian IT professionals in the US spent $1.2 billion contributing to the domestic economy there, besides Indian firms were paying over $350 million to US social security in 2002-03 and this amount was expected to cross $1 billion in the next few years.
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	Azim Premji
		Azim Premji is an Indian businessman, and the reputedly richest person in the country.
		Manifesting a growth from 70 million to 500 million, Premji is now the chairman of Wipro.
		Premji's company deals with hydrogenated cooking fats, along with consumer products.
	www.faqfolio.com /faqfolio/a/az/azim_premji.html (90 words)

	Wipro's Azim Premji (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Chairman of Wipro, Azim Premji, warns that the days of the old boys' club are numbered.
		Premji tells Wharton University’s Ravi Aaron that the old boy’s club is on its way out.
		Premji, you said that Indian IT companies have been playing to their advantage, which involves leveraging the availability of high quality, skilled IT people.
	www.littleindia.com /news/141/ARTICLE/1061/2006-05-12.html (2250 words)

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