Creation Quote by Rohini Nilekani

“As ordinary citizens, we don't spend much time reading about and thinking through the creation of new laws or amendments of old ones.”

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My mission is to put a book in every child's hand.

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No single institution or effort can effectively create solutions for societal problems.

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Addressing governance issues are important because whichever silo you work in, be it education, microfinance, sanitation, food or health, you would eventually hit governance…

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As with oil, water exploitation raises an inter-generational debt that will be hard to repay.

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Often, our laws and policies reflect patriarchal biases that can trap men in stereotypes - for example, the idea of guarding the modesty of…

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What role can such philanthropy play in a society like ours? For one, philanthropic capital can go where markets will not go and where…

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It was only in 2001 that I set up a foundation, Arghyam. That was pretty much to learn the ropes of how to give,…

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Indian philanthropy doesn't take enough risk.

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History has shown us many times that if the state repressively forces the redistribution of wealth and social justice, it becomes dangerous both for…

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Everything does not have to be a commodity.

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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,…

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