In India, while there are some initiatives working with and for adolescent girls, there are too few state sponsored programmes for adolescent… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
Depending on which of the many hydrogeological zones of India you tap into, the water can either be easy to reach or… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
India's waste problem is gigantic, and with its economy growing steadily, it will be compounded manifold. — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
India is a groundwater civilization. Almost all Indians use groundwater, directly or indirectly, each day. — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
With India going digital, we have a massive and dangerous e-waste problem. — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
India is criss-crossed with the most elegant wells that tap into the shallow aquifer. — 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 Image
No single institution or effort can effectively create solutions for societal problems. — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
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 Image
As with oil, water exploitation raises an inter-generational debt that will be hard to repay. — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
