{"id":57423,"date":"2024-03-20T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=57423"},"modified":"2026-05-05T18:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:08:10","slug":"as-a-philanthropist-it-is-your-failures-that-shape-you","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/kn-in\/article\/philanthropy-csr\/as-a-philanthropist-it-is-your-failures-that-shape-you\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAs a philanthropist, it is your failures that shape you\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Amit Chandra: &ldquo;As a philanthropist, it is your failures that shape you&rdquo;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9TItr4xJLNo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><\/p><p>Amit Chandra is the co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ategroup.com\/csr\/activities\/#tab2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ATE Chandra Foundation<\/a>, one of India&rsquo;s largest philanthropic foundations that focuses on social sector capacity building and sustainable rural development.<\/p><p>He has been a trustee of the Tata Trusts, a founder\/board member of Ashoka University, a board member of Give India and The Akanksha Foundation. He also is the chairperson and founder of Bain Capital, India, and has served as a board member at Tata Sons, Genpact, L&amp;T Finance, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Piramal Enterprises, and Tata Investment Corporation.<\/p><p>In this wide-ranging conversation with India Development Review, Amit talks about the philanthropic values that matter to him, the challenges that donors face, the need for a community-centric approach to giving, and the lessons that failures teach.<\/p><div class=\"idron-article-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" id=\"idron-3409738704\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/what-is-idr-answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"What is IDR Answers Page Banner\"><img src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1.png\" alt=\"What is IDR Answers Page Banner\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1.png 1250w, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.thephilanthropist.org\/article\/building-for-the-margins%C2%A0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this article<\/a> to find out more about philanthropy with an LGBTQIA+ lens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/the-needle-has-swung-the-wrong-way-its-time-for-indias-philanthropy-reckoning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this article<\/a> to understand why philanthropy must focus on systemic causes of exclusion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"idron-troublemakers-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"idron-1633314597\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"donate banner\"><img src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"donate banner\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-300x60.jpg 300w, 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