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PHILANTHROPY is both an old and a new idea in India. We get a glimpse of the old idea, which has its basis in caste, religion and trade practices, in Pushpa Sundar’s 2017 book Giving with a Thousand Hands: The Changing Face of Indian Philanthropy. The Parsis, for example, have a reputation for being an active philanthropic community. Perhaps their worldview of Manashni (good thoughts), Gavashni (good words) and Kunashni (good deeds) has something to do with it.