What role can such philanthropy play in a society like ours? For one, philanthropic capital can go where markets will not go… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
In the ideal world, philanthropy should be redundant or at least it should be at the edges, as innovation or risk capital.… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
Once you are wealthy, you are in a nice comfort zone and want to stay there. So I always look in the… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
Personal philanthropy must be separated from corporate philanthropy. Personal philanthropy is more about giving back to society, or giving forward, as it… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
I have a philanthropy advisor, Hari Menon, who was earlier at the Gates Foundation. — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
I think those who are already in philanthropy and enjoying it and making a difference have a responsibility to share their stories… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
One of the great conundrums in philanthropy globally is that the way wealth creation happens itself often creates the inequities in society. — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
I was always clear that I didn't want to just do pure charity. My thinking was definitely about looking at the levers in society… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share
No single institution or effort can effectively create solutions for societal problems. — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share
Addressing governance issues are important because whichever silo you work in, be it education, microfinance, sanitation, food or health, you would eventually hit governance… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share
As with oil, water exploitation raises an inter-generational debt that will be hard to repay. — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share
Often, our laws and policies reflect patriarchal biases that can trap men in stereotypes - for example, the idea of guarding the modesty of… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share
What role can such philanthropy play in a society like ours? For one, philanthropic capital can go where markets will not go and where… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share
It was only in 2001 that I set up a foundation, Arghyam. That was pretty much to learn the ropes of how to give,… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share
History has shown us many times that if the state repressively forces the redistribution of wealth and social justice, it becomes dangerous both for… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share
As citizens, we have to co-create good governance, we cannot outsource it and hope to be passively happy consumers. Like everything worth its while,… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share
It is one thing to obey a government order. It is quite another to succumb to resurrected irrational fears, especially of 'the other.' — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share
In India, while there are some initiatives working with and for adolescent girls, there are too few state sponsored programmes for adolescent boys, be… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share
