Q&A: Would you pay USD5,000 to have a rhino named after you? Rajiv Ruparelia talks about the Ruparelia Group’s latest efforts to conserve rhinos and why they named a newly-born rhino, Rae Ruparelia
Rajiv Ruparelia (right) and his wife Naiya Ruparelia, both trustees of the Ruparelia Foundation. In their background is Uhuru, the mother of Rae Ruparelia- the latest rhino to be born at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. It was the couple's chance visit to the sanctuary in May this year, that renewed the Ruparelia Group's love for rhinos.
Give us a brief background about the Ruparelia Foundation and its conservation work.
My name is Rajiv Ruparelia, one of the trustees of the Ruparelia Foundation. The Foundation mainly participates in five areas, and conservation is one of them. The others are sports, culture, education and supporting vulnerable people, in areas we find necessary and deserving.
Why conservation, you may ask.