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2006
•"What will it take to achieve Universal Quality Education "
Speech of Azim Premji, Chairman Wipro Corporation, Business Today, Anniversary Issue, Jan 2006

•"We must get more money into education"
Speech of Azim Premji, Chairman Wipro Corporation, Jan 01, 2006

•"Ten lessons from life "
Speech of Azim Premji, Chairman Wipro Corporation, 37th Convocation of IIT Delhi on August 12, 2006

2005
•"Bangalore Teacher Graduation Under the program of Wipro Applying Thought in Schools."
Speech of Azim Premji, Chairman Wipro Corporation on 18 June 2005

•"Hunger Project, October 2005"
Speech of Azim Premji, Chairman Wipro Corporation on 2005

•"A nation ablaze with the spirit of social progress"
Speech of Azim Premji, Chairman Wipro Corporation on 2005

•"A land of children dancing in the rain"
Speech of Azim Premji, Chairman Wipro Corporation on 2005

2004

•"Education is much more than passing examinations and scoring marks. It is about building character." Speech by Mr. Azim Premji at the LGP Award Function, Bellary

• Interview with Dileep Ranjekar, CEO, Azim Premji Foundation
“Azim Premji Foundation is very much aware of both the faces of our country. Yes, there are problems about power in Bharat sometimes, but it is heartening to see the overwhelming response that IT gets in the villages. In fact, the thought of introducing computer enabled curricular education came to us through the feedback the parents of these remote villages gave to us.” More

• Keynote address by Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Corporation at the release of 50th title at the Learning Centre, Sarjapur.
"Our attempt is to “make learning play” through a deployment of unique multimedia content. Enough research and theories are available to indicate that learning through play is one of the most effective ways for children to learn. More

• Address by Azim Premji at the Annual Convocation 2004 of the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata on    April3, 2004
  ‘Transformation is not so much a process, as a deep seated desire to change ourselves and our   environment.’ Address by Azim Premji at the Annual Convocation 2004 of the Indian Institute of   Management, Kolkata on April3, 2004 on ‘Continuous Transformation’. More

2003
• Mr. Azim Premji’s address to school children at the Kodava Samaj Auditorium in Bangalore on 6 Dec 2003
  You may think that I am going to talk about Wipro or myself. But I am not. Once upon a time I was also in   your  place as a child. I know that some times what older people say seems to make no sense. So all I will   do is tell you a few stories. More

• Transforming India - The Education Imperative
   Speech delivered by Mr. Azim Premji, Chairman Wipro Ltd at the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial    Lecture, 2003. More
• Mr. Premji at the 125 years of ‘The Hindu’ celebration,
  At the Primary Education level, we have a huge job ahead of us. We need to focus on elementary education   because it can form a solid foundation for development of India  Bangalore on November 8, 2003. More
• Building Human Capital for Economic Development
   Keynote Speech by Mr. Azim Premji, Chairman Wipro Ltd. in The World Banks Annual Bank Conference on    Developmental Economics, 2003. More
• Creating Learners and Leaders Interview with Azim Premji, IIMB Management Review, March 2003
   Premji believes in creating teams of highly charged individuals to deliver superior performance, investing    significant time as a faculty in leadership development programmes. More

2002
• Azim Premji's speech at the "Wipro Applying Thought in Schools : Quality Initiative programme"
  June 21, 2002
I would like to share some thoughts that I have about the need to significantly improve the quality of education in India. I personally believe that it is only with a quality education system that we can prepare the current and future generations to create value for our nation. More...
• Azim Premji's keynote address at the "National Conference for Not for Profit Organizations:
Towards Best Governance, Financial Reporting and Accounting Practices", 9 August, 2002, organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. More...
• What do Corporate Leaders expect from 2003
  The biggest challenge facing the Indian economy is that of fundamental transformation which can raise the   GDP growth to a sustainable 8 percent annually. More
• Azim Premjis speech at the launch of the Learning Guarantee programme in Gulbarga
   on 23rd November 2002
   I distinctly remember on June 13, 2001 when we entered into a memorandum of understanding with the   Government of Karnataka. More...
• The Speech of Mr. A H Premji, Chairman, Wipro Corporation, At the Annual General Meeting
   of Roundtable India, at Cochin December 27, 2002
  But for some conflicts in dates, I had absolutely no hesitation in accepting this invitation. I genuinely admire   the fact that so many professionals and business people are deeply aware... More...

2001
• Azim Premji's speech at the Pratibha Puraskar awards - July 12 2001
It is indeed a pleasure to be present here among so many young achievers who are being felicitated by the Karnataka State Secondary Teachers' Association Bangalore South District. I heartily congratulate all the young achievers, their teachers and also their parents and family members. More...
• Azim Premji's Article in Times of India, December 2001 on Fundamental Rights of
  Children to Education: 93rd Amendment
My hearty congratulations to the Government for the cabinet approval of the Constitutional Ninety Third Amendment Bill 2001, to make education a fundamental right. Though the bill is yet to be approved by both the houses of Parliament, it is a concrete step in the right direction. More...
• Azim Premji's Article in Education World, October 2001 "A new prescription for Revamping Primary
  Education to Create A New Generation of Employable Citizens"
I firmly believe that every child in this world has a fundamental right to childhood and education - both formal and informal is an integral part of this childhood. If we do not enable the child to enjoy formal education in the school and constant informal education outside school (including at home) we would be depriving the child his/her fundamental right. More...

Others

• “Primary Education – The Backbone of a New India” : Address by Mr. Azim Premji at the 12th anniversary celebration of the Returned Non Resident Indians Association
“Unless we as a country make significant transformation in the quality of education a number of other problems such as poverty, health, under utilisation of human resources, productivity, our dream of a kind of caring and sharing society will remain problems for ever.” More
• Key note address by Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Corporation at the Bombay Chamber of Commerce &
   Industry at their Annual General Meeting on Friday May 28 at Mumbai.
  “At Azim Premji Foundation, our key drive is towards universalization of Primary Education. We have 30   million children in the age group 6-14 who are out of the school. Education helps people make informed   choices, and enhances their access to opportunities.” More
• Business and Social partnership: Beyond Philanthropy - The speech of Dileep Ranjekar at
   Indiraben Patel and S.R.Yardi Memorial Lecture, Faculty of Social Work, MS University, Vadodara

• The speech of Azim Premji at the Third Annual Public Affairs Lecture on Universal Elementary education:
   A way forward for India
  The importance of education is best driven by the Chinese proverb that says:
  "If you want to think one year ahead, plant rice If you want to think 10 years ahead, plant trees But if you want   to think 100 years ahead, give education to people." More

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