Popular Mittal an steel tycoon in picture with generous contribution of $25 million to Harvard

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal also known Indian Bill Gates, came up with donation of $25 million to the prestigious  Harvard University so that aim to increase engagement with south Asian countries including India. It will be establish as fund for south Asia Institute at Harvard university, it will be the spearheads with south Asian countries including India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, as well as Diaspora population from the university as per statement release. However this result of the endowment from the Mittal Foundation so as to south Asia Institute would be called as Lakshmi Mittal south Asia Institute at Harvard university. It got into picture in 2003 the south Asia Initiative became a university wide inter disciplinary institute from 2010 under the leadership of its current faculty director, Tarun Khanna An Indian American the Jorge Paulo Lemann professor at Harvard business School.

Mittal, 67 year old chairman and CEO of Arcelor Mittal the world’s largest steel company” South Asia has played a dynamic and influential role in the development of our world since the very civilization, ensuring that we fully understand its history and unique dynamics is a critical enabler in helping to shape successful future. He emphasized saying as someone who was born in India and as its neighboring countries matters great deal to me and my family he said in one of his interview in to Harvard gazettes. He admires Harvard being one of the greatest learning institutions having unique ability to facilitate dialogue and drive thinking and progress.

Its director Indian American Mr. Khanna honoring  said “ we are grateful for the Mittal family’s support and what it will enable us to learn and share across the sciences social and the humanities-and the many people and institutions it will allow us to engage”.

Harvard president Drew Faust also said “international centers like south Asia Institute at Harvard University serves as a vital conduit between the university and the world we study, generous support from the Mittal testament to both the important work being done by South Asian community of such scholars and students and the continuing impact it will have in the region”.

As Mittal family has long supported educational endeavors and public policy developments in India as a means of positioning the country and the region for the success.