It is not as if India's super rich were battered financially by the pandemic. According to the latest Hurun Global Rich List, India added 40 billionaires in 2020, taking its total to 177. India's rich have often been criticised for not giving enough to charityMuch of the philanthropy work is paid for not through their pockets, but through legislated corporate social responsibility (CSR), including during this crisis. Still, as India's Covid-19 crisis deepened, some of India's large corporate houses have rolled out help. Criticism has also been directed at India's rich Bollywood actors and cricketers who, but for the honourable exception of a few, have done little.

Source: The Star May 09, 2021 12:11 UTC