Parikh is known to be involved in social activities in a number of areas , partly on behalf of the foundation he founded in the nineties , the Parikh Foundation . Under the aegis of the foundation , Dr. Parikh assisted in raising monies for humanitarian relief activities for the tsunami victims of Tamil Nadu and the earthquake victims of Gujarat . He was one of delegates who accompanied President Bill Clinton on his visit of the affected areas of the Gujarat earthquake . He has also contributed towards raising of funds to spread AIDS awareness and other healthcare issues in India . He is reported to have contributed more than 2 million from his personal funds to '' Share and Care Foundation '' , '' Nargis Dutt Memorial Foundation '' , and the American India Foundation . He provided the corpus for a scholarship programme for the Indo American community through Share and Care Foundation during 1995 through 2005 and is a supporter of the '' Ekal Vidyalaya '' , a tribal education programme in India
tsunami victims of Tamil Nadu
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Sudhir M. Parikh