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 was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by time magazine and forbes business leader of the year, and he is a member of the world economic forum board. The idea of a renewed nation by software entrepreneur nandan nilekani comes through with genuine insights. Login to enjoy the indias leading online book store sapnaonline discount sales on your favourite author nandan nilekani books, with free delivery. Salman khurshid during nandan nilekani s daughter jahnavi and shray chandras wedding reception, held in the city.
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Janhavi nilekani to wed next week bengaluru news times. Access a free summary of imagining india, by nandan nilekani and 20,000 other business, leadership and nonfiction books. As a cofounder of infosys, a global leader in information technology, nilekani. One of the indian engineerentrepreneurs most responsible for creating the new reality that has produced this new indian image is nandan nilekani. Rebooting india is an excellent book from nandan nilekani and viral shah which serves as a template for transformation of india. The conscious givers rohini and nandan nilekani contribute to causes that others may find risky. Nandan nilekani shares story of aadhar card in book. It is not only about the journey of aadhar but how it is a game changer in. Nilekani served as the ceo of infosys from 2002 to 2007, when he relinquished his position to his colleague kris gopalakrishnan. One of the most striking points made in the book is that indians are now comfortable with globalisation.
After a successful career at infosys, he headed the government of indias technology committee, tagup. Unlike india unbound, this book focuses primarily on postindependent india and takes a more pragmatic approach towards understanding the problems of contemporary india. A visionary look at the evolution and future of india in this momentous book, nandan nilekani. Praveen and vinita sood during nandan nilekani s daughter jahnavi and shray chandras wedding reception, held in the city. Jan 28, 2012 technology, books, travel, and personal finance. Nandan nilekani s daughter jahnavi and her newly wedded husband shray chandra during their wedding reception, held in the city. How will india as a global power avoid the mistakes of earlier development models. Indias potential, seen from the inside the new york times. The idea of a renewed nation nilekani, nandan, friedman, thomas l. Nandan nilekani biography about family, political life. 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 time and forbes. How will india as a global power avoid the mistakes of. Nandan nilekani indian politician born on june 02, 1955, nandan nilekani is an indian entrepreneur, bureaucrat and politician. My wife, rohini, visits a lot of government schools as part of her ngo reachout.
This is the official page of nandan nilekani, the former chairman of the unique identification authority of india. Praveen and vinita sood during nandan nilekanis daughter. How nandan nilekani, an infosys billionaire, invests his. In 1978, nilekani joined patni computer systems where his colleague was n. Nandan nilekani is a software entrepreneur, cofounder of infosys technologies, and the head of the government of indias technology committee. Nandan nilekani discusses indias need for education and his friendship with thomas friedman.
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The cofounder of infosys, he helped move india into the age of it. One of the questions she most likes to ask the kids is what they would like to be when they. If a competition is held in philanthropy among the wives of indias top corporates then rohini nilekani will surely rank in the top rung. Nov 21, 2017 nandan nilekani, wife pledge half their wealth for philanthropy the giving pledge was created by bill and melinda gates and warren buffet in august 2010 to encourage billionaires to dedicate the. Nandan nilekani is the author of imagining india, a radical rethinking of one of the worlds great economies.
His father worked in management for mysore and minerva mills and was a supporter of fabian socialist ideals, which had an influence. Nandan nilekanis daughter jahnavi and her newly wedded. Someone i know a bit having worked in infosys during the days when he was the ceo. 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. Nandan nilekani is the author of imagining india 3. Books by nandan nilekani, nandan nilekani books online. Realizing a billion aspirations ebook written by nandan nilekani, viral shah. Nov 16, 2017 bill gates, nandan nilekani and the idea of societal platforms. What infosys cofounder nandan nilekani is reading this monsoon. Giving us a fascinating new perspective for the twentyfirst century, nandan nilekani previously named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by time and business leader of the year by.
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Its a rare step in indian politics in fact, the times of india calls nilekanis move the biggest movement from private sector to government in india in recallable memory. Indian software entrepreneur nandan nilekani has written the definitive book about modern india. Janhavi nilekani to wed next week bengaluru news times of. Nilekani has appeared on the daily show with jon stewart to promote his book imagining india. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Rebooting india by nandan nilekani overdrive rakuten. 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. Nandan nilekani born 2 june 1955 is an indian entrepreneur, bureaucrat, and politician. This book, based on the authors collective experiences working with government, argues that technology can reshape our lives, in both the developing and developed world, and shows how this can be achieved. Salman khurshid during nandan nilekanis daughter jahnavi. Access a free summary of imagining india, by nandan nilekani and 20,000 other business, leadership and nonfiction books on getabstract. Nandan nilekani biography, life, interesting facts early life and 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 present and asks the key question of the future.
It is certainly not easy to deliver unless you have the right people, and nandan. This may lead some readers to suspect that nilekanis proffered solutions are shaped mostly by the random impact of those he had access to. Imagining india ideas for the new century nandan nilekani on. A visionary look at the evolution and future of india in this momentous book, nandan nilekani traces the central ideas that shaped indias. Nandan nilekani is an indian entrepreneur and bureaucrat, former chairman of unique identification authority of india uidai.
One of the questions she most likes to ask the kids is what they would like to be when they grow up. Books by nandan nilekani, nandan nilekani books online india. Nilekani gives us a fascinating new perspective for the twentyfirst century, defying received and. Nandan nilekani is the cofounder and cochairman of infosys technologies, ltd. Ted2009 speaker nandan nilekani has stepped down from the company he cofounded, infosys, to take a cabinetlevel role in the indian government.
Nandan nilekani s book imagining india encompasses the central ideas that shaped modern india, which have contributed to the countrys progress, as well as those ideas that stifled its growth. Bill gates, nandan nilekani and the idea of societal platforms. Nandan nilekani was born 2nd june 1955, to durga and mohan rao nilekani. Nilekani left the company in 2009, but returned as nonexecutive chairman in 2017. This part of the book reaffirms the theory that people, more than buying the ideas, put their faith on the individual executing it. Rebooting india identifies a dozen initiatives where a series of citizenfriendly, hightech public institutions can deliver lowcost solutions to indias grand challenges. Nandan nilekani sees opportunity in indias huge population, but worries about the lack of education. Nov, 2016 new delhi nandan nilekani, a cofounder of one of indias biggest information technology services companies, is an older billionaire but a young investor.
Jahnavi is enrolled for her phd at the kennedy school in harvard. Nandan nilekani is the cofounder and chairman of ekstep, a notforprofit effort to create a learner centric, technology based. Nilekani recently shared that he is reading a book on american capitalism by the former chairman of the federal reserve alan greenspan. Nandan nilekani discloses the dark truths about the congress party in a new book the frustrated indian. He was born in bangalore, india today called karnataka, india. In doing so, they are nudging the society to look at these issues afresh. He is a founder, and currently president, of infosys technologies ltd. Nilekani argues that at the heart of the new india.
Nilekani argues that at the heart of the new india is a transformation of its selfimage. Bangalore, india nandan nilekani helped cofound infosys the indian tech giant in 1981, serving as ceo from 2002 to 2007. Nandan nilekani biography childhood, life achievements. Its taken me three weeks of slow, solid reading to get through this book, and it was worth every inch of the journey. Nandan nilekani, infosys, on rebooting india financial times. May 14, 2009 disrupting the disrupter nandan nilekani at aimas 62nd foundation day full session duration. Who is nandan nilekani profile and brief biography with factsheet.
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