the various awards and accolades confereed on Azim premji
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1- Business Week has recognised Azim Premji as one of the Greatest Entrepreneurs after Wipro emerges as one of the world's fastest-growing companies.
2- In 2000, Azim Premji was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education.
3- In 2006, Azim Premji was awarded Lakshya Business Visionary by National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai.
4- In 2009, Azim Premji has conferred an honorary doctorate from Wesleyan University in Connecticut for his outstanding philanthropic work.
5- In 2015, Mysore University conferred an Azim Premji an honorary doctorate.
6- In 2005, the Government of India awarded Azim Premji with Padma Bhushan for his work in trade and commerce.
7- In 2011, Azim Premji was awarded Padma Vibhushan (second highest civilian award) by the Government of India.
8- In 2017, Azim Premji ranked 9th in India's most powerful people of 2017 list by India Today magazine.
Explanation:
In April 2017, India Today magazine ranked him 9th in India's 50 Most powerful people of 2017 list. In 2018, Premji was conferred with Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) – the highest French civilian distinction by the French Government.