I believe that any society that allows the creation of legitimate wealth expects that the wealth be used for its benefit. — 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
As we celebrate a culture of giving, however, we must also sharpen the question of how extreme wealth generation happens in the… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
For centuries, prosperity has been easy to define in material terms. At a personal level, by how much one earns; how much… — 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 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
