How Asians are becoming a Philanthropists

A while ago George Soros answered the question "How does one Become a Philanthropist?"with the answer, "Get Rich First".Rising Asia is proving him right the FT reports "As Asia emerges, so do philanthropists":

Asia’s emerging wealthy elite don’t have a wide reputation for giving to charity, but new data shows they have not been getting the credit they deserve.India this week become the first BRIC country to be ranked a major donor by Save the Children, reflecting widening philanthropy in the world’s fastest growing economy after China. It is now on a par with donors like Italy, Germany, Romania and South Korea.International non-governmental organisations are registering the highest growth of donors anywhere in the world among growing Asian economies.