Azim Premji: Democracy Reduces Dependence on Leaders

This article tells us about a smart and kind businessman from India named Azim Premji.

He said something important about democracy, which is a way countries let people choose their own leaders.

Premji said democracy is good because it means a country does not depend too much on just a few leaders.

He used to study at a famous university in America called Stanford, but he had to leave when his father died.

He went back home to run his family's cooking oil business.

He grew that small business into a huge company called Wipro, which makes computer software.

The company now works in more than 60 countries.

Premji also gives a lot of money to help educate children in poor villages.

He shared his wise words about democracy in a talk with a newspaper called The Guardian in 2005.

His message reminds us that in a democracy, everyone works together to keep the country strong.