Vikas Sinha couple donates ₹190 crore to US university
Hyderabad : Telugu-origin non-resident Indian couple Anuradha and Vikas Sinha have donated $20 million (about ₹190 crore) to the University of North Texas (UNT) to support the establishment of a college for artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics.
In recognition of their contribution, UNT will name the new institution the Anuradha and Vikas Sinha College of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics.
The college will focus on artificial intelligence, intelligent systems and data analytics. The university said the donation will support leadership, student scholarships, endowed professorships, entrepreneurship and incubation, advanced research and emerging technologies.
Vikas Sinha studied at a Kendriya Vidyalaya in Hyderabad and completed engineering at Sri Venkateswara University between 1984 and 1988, according to the source copy. He later moved to the US for higher studies and completed a master’s degree.
He earned a PhD in data science from UNT in 2023. He has worked in the IT sector for several years and is currently vice-president of the Mainframe Software Division at Broadcom. He also serves on the UNT College of Information Leadership Board. UNT records confirm his 2023 doctorate and his leadership role at Broadcom.
The Sinha couple have previously donated to UNT. In 2024, their contribution helped establish the Anuradha and Vikas Sinha Department of Data Science. In 2025, they made another major gift to create the Sinha Innovation Lab for Data Science.
The couple said education had opened many opportunities in their lives and that they wanted to make those opportunities available to future generations. The source copy ends midway through their statement.
