India is sitting on a demographic dividend, expected to become the. Rohini nilekani information not available nandan nilekani 1955 residence. How nilekanis children reacted to half their inheritance being donated. Life and times of nandan nilekani citizen matters, bengaluru.
His father worked as a general manager of mysore and minerva mills and subscribed to fabian socialist ideals that influenced nilekani in his early years. The answers are variedengineer, teacher, policeman and, increasingly, computer sic. One of the citys most eligible girls, nandan and rohini nilekanis daughter, janhavi, will marry shray chandra next week. Bangalore, india nandan nilekani helped cofound infosys the indian tech giant in 1981, serving as ceo from 2002 to 2007.
Nilekani argues that at the heart of the new india is a transformation of its selfimage. Nandan nilekani biography about family, political life. Cofounder and former ceo nandan nilekani returned to infosys almost after a decade after he was appointed as chairman on thursday. Virtually unelectable nandan nilekani eyes unique id.
Nilekanis daughter to wed her yale senior indian express. Nandan nilekani s imagining india presents a country whose place in modernity is not yet assured, finds kenan malik. How nandan nilekani, an infosys billionaire, invests his. Fascinated by the earlier book by nandan nilekani titled imagining india, this one was on my radar for a long time. Janhavi nilekani i am a phd candidate in public policy at harvard university, and will be graduating in may 2018. Nandan nilekani is the cofounder and cochairman of infosys technologies, ltd. Nandan nilekani is the former chairman of infosys, and one of the cofounders. Nandan nilekani, new infosys chairman addresses media.
Login to enjoy the indias leading online book store sapnaonline discount sales on your favourite author nandan nilekani books, with free delivery. Nandan nilekani born 2 june 1955 is an indian entrepreneur, bureaucrat, and politician. Nilekani, who left infosys in 2009, was brought back in. He cofounded infosys and is the nonexecutive chairman of infosys replacing r seshasayee and ravi venkatesan, who were the cochairs of the board, on 24 august 2017. Sheer volume of data that has to be read from the affidavits that are often poorly scanned and the lightening speed at which these reports have to be brought out makes it quite difficult to ensure accuracy of every bit of data. What infosys cofounder nandan nilekani is reading this monsoon. Nandan nilekani is the cofounder of tech giant infosys and its nonexecutive chairman since august 2017. But even in the rural schools, one aspiration that they never express is farmer. Nandan nilekani biography childhood, life achievements. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. The conscious givers rohini and nandan nilekani contribute to causes that others may find risky. It is high noon and nandan mohan nilekani is doing something. Nilekani recently shared that he is reading a book on american capitalism by the former chairman of the federal reserve alan greenspan. After big coup by infosys founders, what nandan nilekani told investors.
Born in bengaluru, nilekani received his bachelors degree from iit, bombay. Most recently, nandan has cofounded and is the chairman of ekstep, a notfor profit effort to create a learner centric, technology based platform to improve basic literacy and numeracy for millions of children. While the earlier book was information heavy with lots of facts and figures, this one is relatively easy going. My wife, rohini, visits a lot of government schools as part of her ngo reachout. He was born in bangalore, india today called karnataka, india. One of the indian engineerentrepreneurs most responsible for creating the new reality that has produced this new indian image is nandan nilekani.
New delhi nandan nilekani, a cofounder of one of indias biggest information technology services companies, is an older billionaire but a young investor. Nandan nilekani was addressing his first investor conference after taking over as. He was the chairman of the unique identification authority of india. Nandan nilekani s life and book are testament to the fact that the new india has truly arrivedin many ways and many places. Rebooting india identifies a dozen initiatives where a series of citizenfriendly, hightech public institutions can deliver lowcost solutions to indias grand challenges. Nandan nilekani, one of the cofounders of infosys, is currently the chairman of unique identification authority of india uidai. This story is from march 10, 2014 virtually unelectable nandan nilekani eyes. The primary source for the data used for these reports is the sworn affidavits provided by the candidates themselves. Unlike india unbound, this book focuses primarily on postindependent india and takes a more pragmatic approach towards understanding the problems of contemporary india. That could serve equally as an epigraph for nandans own life. He left infosys in 2008 to build the largest database that the world has ever known. Also get to know educational qualification, family background, age, marital status, political life, political history, election result with news and articles about nandan nilekani. Nilekani is a figurehead of indian capitalism again.
Indian software entrepreneur nandan nilekani has written the definitive book about modern india. With the right conditions in place education, entrepreneurialism, and environmental awareness among them a young, eager, educated workforce can be the key to prosperity. In a blog post about slumdog millionaire, nandan nilekani alluded to the films valuable subtext that it doesnt matter where you come from, only where you are headed. Nandan nilekani has a billion likes in india, whats next. Someone i know a bit having worked in infosys during the days when he was the ceo. They have two children, nihar and janhavi, each of whom has received an undergraduate degree from yale university. Mediashy nandan nilekani is learning the game fast. Nandan nilekani is credited as entrepreneur, ceo and managing director of the infosys, won the padma bhushan in 2006. Aastar will be based out of bangalore, india, and will prioritize maternal health, womens empowerment, and air pollution. In 2009 he bid adieu to the organization after working for a little less than three decades. Nandan nilekani, cofounder of the worlds leading it outsourcing infosys delivers his diagnosis on the future of india. How will india as a global power avoid the mistakes of earlier development models.
Far from the merchant caste family lines which form its skeleton, and he is very critical, nn, as it is called in india, is. After a successful career at infosys, he headed the government of indias technology committee, tagup. Nandan nilekani sees opportunity in indias huge population, but worries about the lack of education. A graduate of the indian institute of technology, he has received a number of prestigious awards, including the joseph schumpeter prize, and has been recognized for his technological and economic innovation by the likes of. Nandan nilekani biography, birth date, birth place and. Nandan nilekani is the author of imagining india 3. Others may wonder if its absolutely necessary for india to abandon its socialist traditions, as the author advocates, in. The management reboot at infosys comes at a time when. Nandan nilekani imagining india leadership crossroads. Nilekani, a household name in india, is a wouldbe reformer, and his book may well light a crackling fire under the countrys aspirations to greatness. This is the official page of nandan nilekani, the former chairman of the unique identification authority of india. His father worked in management for mysore and minerva mills and was a supporter of fabian socialist ideals, which had an influence on nilekani as he grew up. Nandan nilekani is an indian entrepreneur, bureaucrat, and politician.
Nandan nilekani indian politician born on june 02, 1955, nandan nilekani is an indian entrepreneur, bureaucrat and politician. The carnival ended in festive style with a performance by. In doing so, they are nudging the society to look at these issues afresh. Yes, the new india, he declares, is now present in the business community. Nandan nilekani with his wife rohini in 1978, after completing his bachelors nandan nilekani got married to rohini ragini, who incidentally met him at a quizzing event at the iit college and fell in love with him. Technocrat nandan nilekani, in rebooting india realizing a billion aspirations, a book he has coauthored with viral shah, suggests that the centre step up. Realizing a billion aspirations book online at best prices in india on. A visionary look at the evolution and future of india in this momentous book, nandan nilekani traces the central ideas that shaped indias past and. One of the questions she most likes to ask the kids is what they would like to be when they grow up. According to nandan nilekani and viral shah, the only way to do this is by using technology to radically reimagine government itself. He is a founder, and currently president, of infosys technologies ltd.
Along with narayan murthy, he was one of the cofounders of infosys. Who is nandan nilekani profile and brief biography with factsheet. She raised her two children, nihar and janhavi, when husband nandan nilekani was busy with infosys. Nandan nilekani is the ceo and managing director of the infosys. Nandan manohar nilekani was born in 1955 in the town of sirsi in uttara kannada district of karnataka. It was hailed as the biggest social project on the planet. After reading the book imagining india, i want to write this letter to him. The idea of a renewed nation nilekani, nandan, friedman, thomas l. A visionary look at the evolution and future of india in this momentous book, nandan nilekani traces the central ideas that shaped indias past and present and asks the key question of the future. Nandan nilekani discusses indias need for education and his friendship with thomas friedman. Nandan nilekani is an indian entrepreneur and bureaucrat, former chairman of unique identification authority of india uidai. The best parts of the book are the interesting contradictions which the nation went through lovehate relationship with. Disrupting the disrupter nandan nilekani at aimas 62nd foundation day full session duration. After graduating, i am founding aastar, a philanthropyresearch lab on solving social challenges at scale.
Opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. What nandan nilekani told investors after big coup by. Janhavi nilekani to wed next week bengaluru news times. Nandan nilekani was born 2nd june 1955, to durga and mohan rao nilekani. Jahnavi is enrolled for her phd at the kennedy school in harvard. After the exit of vishal sikka, nilekani was appointed as nonexecutive chairman of the board effective august 24, 2017. This may lead some readers to suspect that nilekanis proffered solutions are shaped mostly by the random impact of those he had access to. The book presents a generalists view of postindependent india. Books by nandan nilekani, nandan nilekani books online. A middleclass kid from a small town, he rose to become a cofounder and cochairman of infosys technologies and a. Nilekani served as the ceo of infosys from 2002 to 2007, when he relinquished his position to his colleague kris gopalakrishnan. Nilekani gives us a fascinating new perspective for the twentyfirst century. The idea of a renewed nation by software entrepreneur nandan nilekani comes through with genuine insights. Nandan nilekani is infosys technologies cofounder and former chairman of unique identification authority of india uidai.