Infosys co-founder SD Shibulal: High secondary school dropout rates remains a major challenge in India
SD Shibulal, one of the seven founding members of Infosys, now leads the Shibulal Family Philanthropic Initiatives, which has recently completed 25 years. Shibulal is also the patron of a non profit called Mantra4Change, which has recently launched Shikshagraha, a people’s movement focused on transforming government schools across India by collaborating with district leaders, women, and youth. Also Read | Infosys Share Price Today on : Infosys share are down by -0.37%, Nifty down by -0.08% Shibulal, who stepped down from the post of CEO and MD at Infosys in July 2014, spoke with Mint about his philanthropic journey. For decades, 69-year-old Shibulal has worked on various areas in education, health care, to name a few. Edited excerpt from the interview: Q- You are somebody whose name still resonates with the IT world. Do you see the world changing with this IT advancement? Technology has become a big part of our life. There is no activity in our life where technology is not involved. Whether it is healthcare, it is retail, whether it is manufacturing, …