The King Husein Global Business & Intercultural Peace India Award in Social Investment and Philanthropy goes to Sangita Jindal. Sangita Jindal is Chairperson of the JSW Foundation, which drives social development projects within the JSW Group. She works for a positive change across India by improving the quality of life of vulnerable communities through philanthropic work in many fields including health and nutrition, education and learning, as well as in art, culture and heritage. Her work in this area led to the restoration of historic temples in Hampi and Uttarakhand, and beginning renovation of the Mughal gardens in the Kashmir valley, as well as restoration of the David Sassoon Library and Reading Room, named after Sir David Sassoon, a Baghdadi Jewish merchant, who funded its original construction, and restoration of the iconic Blue Synagogue in Mumbai, after which Jews from around the world said, “And, JSW’s support made us realize that even today Mumbai is looking after us like its own children.”
Sangita Jindal, Chairperson of the JSW Foundation, spearheads social development projects within the JSW Group, emphasising education, health, skill development, rural BPO, environment, water, sports, and art. She holds various roles including Eisenhower Fellow, World Monuments Fund – India Chapter Trustee, Khoj Board Advisor, Tate International Council member, UN Women Business Sector Advisory Council member, and ‘Mumbai First’ Governing Board member. As Art India Magazine’s publisher since 1996, she’s dedicated to heritage preservation, notably for her award-winning restoration of the Hampi temple complex and Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue in Mumbai. Currently, she’s involved in restoring Srinagar’s iconic Shalimar Bagh. Globally recognised for her philanthropic contributions, her leadership at the JSW Foundation positively impacts over a million lives in 11 Indian states across 22 locations.