Giving Compass' Take:

• Republic World reports on the India-origin billionaires who have joined the Giving Pledge, agreeing to give more than half their wealth to charity.

• Eight years in, the expansion of the Giving Pledge — 183 philanthropists total from 22 countries — has been remarkable, but we should look closely as to how the money is being spent. What has been the impact from these pledges so far?

• This article addresses the scope of Indian philanthropy and how to improve it.

Infosys co-founder and Chairman Nandan Nilekani, his wife Rohini Nilekani and three Indian-origin billionaires have joined the philanthropic initiative created by philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett, pledging to commit more than half of their wealth to charitable causes.

The Nilekanis, Aneel and Allison Bhusri, Shamsheer and Shabeena Vayalil and BR Shetty and his wife Chandrakumari Raghuram Shetty are among the 14 philanthropists to have joined the Giving Pledge throughout the previous year, bringing the total to 183 from 22 countries since the pledge began in 2010 with 40 American philanthropists, a press release from the Giving Pledge said yesterday.

Now in its eighth year, the philanthropy effort continues to expand internationally with the addition of philanthropists from Canada, India, the UAE, as well as the US. The multi-generational initiative, created by Bill and Melinda Gates and Buffett, invites the world's wealthiest philanthropists to commit more than half of their wealth to charitable causes during their lifetimes or in their wills.

Read the full article about the India-origin billionaires pledging more than half their wealth to charity by Press Trust Of India at republicworld.com.