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