I have been a fan of nandan nilekani for quite some time and had the pleasure of meeting him and talking to him too. Nandan nilekani, wife rohini nilekani pledge half their. Nandan nilekanis book launch photo gallery business standard. Juggernaut books informally juggernaut is digital book publishing house headquartered in. But it may very well be the largest book to have come out in recent times in terms of its demand and its printrun, said a. Nandan nilekani imagining india leadership crossroads.
Eight years after he relinquished all responsibilities at infosys to take on the task of building the aadhaar infrastructure, nandan nilekani. Nandan nilekani and md of boston consulting group, neeraj aggarwal. Rebooting india is an excellent book from nandan nilekani and viral shah which serves as a template for transformation of india. A middleclass kid from a small town, he rose to become a cofounder and cochairman of infosys technologies and a key player in indias growth story. Cofounder and former ceo nandan nilekani returned to infosys almost after a decade after he was appointed as chairman on thursday. Rebooting india by nandan nilekani overdrive rakuten.
Nandan nilekani born 2 june 1955 is an indian entrepreneur, bureaucrat, and politician. Indias economic growth will be driven by services and. The book identifies the key success factors for financial inclusion a credit and. Of counsel book launch arvind subramanian in conversation with. 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. But our country cannot become a global powerhouse unless we resolve the contradictions and bridge the gaps that distort our society. The idea of a renewed nation by software entrepreneur nandan nilekani comes through with genuine insights. By nandan nilekani i have been a fan of nandan nilekani for quite some time and had the pleasure of meeting him and talking to him too. Nandan nilekani speaks during the launch of his book imagining india at reliance timeout on friday, november 28, 2008. India is launching what could be its most ambitious national project next. Nandan nilekani, cofounder and former ceo of infosys technologies, was founding chairman of the unique identification authority of india aadhaar. He writes this book on the basic premise that, it is not economic growth alone that decides the countrys future, also reform and innovation.
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. Bank of india on friday, the central bank said in a press release. India is sitting on a demographic dividend, expected to become the worlds youngest country by 2020 with 64 per cent of its population, roughly 800 million people, of working age. 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. The writer is former chairman of the unique identification authority of india, and coauthor of the forthcoming book rebooting india. 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. Nilekani also calls for limits on governmental regulation, so as to encourage entrepreneurship and private investment, and for strong political leaders able to overcome sectarian politics. Low volume, high value, high cost to high volume, low value, low cost 4. Manmohan singh release his reformist policy in 1991a politician who could. Nandan nilekanis 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. Nilekani argues that at the heart of the new india is a transformation of its selfimage. How nandan nilekani took aadhaar past the tipping point. Nandan nilekani has a billion likes in india, whats next. 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.
Infosys chairman nandan nilekani r and paytm founder vijay shekhar sharma. Nandan nilekani led highlevel committee on deepening digital. After the exit of vishal sikka, nilekani was appointed as nonexecutive chairman of the board effective august 24, 2017. Nandan nilekani, 2016 2 12 trends that will shape the future of banking 3. In july 2010, nandan nilekani, chairman of the unique identification authority of. The best parts of the book are the interesting contradictions which the nation went through lovehate relationship with the english language, fear. That could serve equally as an epigraph for nandans own life. She released their second book good economics for hard times last. Nilekani, who left infosys in 2009, was brought back in 2017 after a boardroom shakeup at. Nandan nilekani born june 2, 1955 is infosys technologies cofounder and the chairman of unique identification authority of india uidai. Verbose, ardent study of the steps required to complete the indian miracle. 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. Nadan nilekani, head of government of indias technology committee, attends the book launch of writer columnist aashti bhartias first book vote of confidence at olive beach, hotel diplomat on.
Former unique identification authority of india chairman nandan nilekani said there was an orchestrated campaign to malign aadhaar. Of counsel book launch arvind subramanian in conversation with nandan nilekani. How nandan nilekani took aadhaar past the tipping point despite the supreme courts recent strictures on aadhaar, nilekani has ensured that the scheme is now too big and too widely used to be. The book presents a generalists view of postindependent india. In this momentous book, nandan nilekani traces the central ideas that. In 2014, he was awarded the economists innovation award in the category economic and social innovation.
In the same year, swati chaturvedi won the london press freedom award for. Nandan nilekani, new infosys chairman addresses media. Nandan nilekani is the cofounder and cochairman of infosys technologies, ltd. Infosys chairman nandan nilekani r and paytm founder vijay shekhar sharma during the launch of paytm allinone payment system, in bengaluru. Nandan nilekani was the chief guest at the book launch of my book an indian in.
Nandan nilekani at aimas 62nd foundation day full session duration. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Nandan nilekani committee submits report on payments to rbi the. Unlike india unbound, this book focuses primarily on postindependent india and takes a more pragmatic approach towards understanding the problems of contemporary india. Nandan nilekani book rebooting india realizing a billion aspirations launched putting in place centralised voter management system can help eliminate distortions arising out of the. Nandan nilekani cofounded infosys, one of indias leading information technology companies, back in 1981. 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. 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.
Indias potential, seen from the inside the new york times. The international finance corporation, the investment arm of the world bank, is set to back nandan nilekanis fundamentum, which he started with helions sanjeev aggarwal. Nandan nilekani at the launch of his book imagining india at reliance timeout. Juggernaut books announces the release of naveen patnaik, the first. Here is an excerpt that looks at how a thirtyminute meeting between nandan nilekani and prime minister modi resurrected the aadhaar. Nandan nilekani, 2016 indian banking in a time of change 1 2. Nandan nilekani he was the founding chairman of the unique identification authority of india uidai in the rank of a cabinet minister from 2009 2014. Disrupting the disrupter nandan nilekani at aimas 62nd foundation day full session duration. Nandan nilekani is the cofounder of tech giant infosys and its nonexecutive chairman since august 2017.
Nandan nilekani earned hid place as an iconic entrepreneur in india in the. Indian banking in a time for change nandan nilekani 1. Nandan nilekani, cochairman of the board of infosys technologies, will speak at yale university on may 1 at 3 p. Nandan nilekani is a cofounder and serves as chairman at the fundamentum partnership. When his book was out naturally i didnt waste much time in obtaining a copy of it. Nandan nilekani was the chief guest at the book launch of my book an indian in cowboy country on december 8, 2010, at. Infosys cochairman and author of imagining india nandan m nilekani presenting his autographed book to a reader during the inauguration of the 60th anniversary of strand book festival in bangalore.
Sitting in his office, mr nilekani speaks about the need for. Nandan nilekani is infosys technologies cofounder and former chairman of unique identification authority of india uidai. We also prepared a press release, stickers and social messaging so that. I sat glued with it for hours late into the night reading it and enjoying it.
Author of the book imagining india, he was twice listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by time. After serving as its president and then ceo, hes now joined the indian government to help lead a massive new it project. He left infosys in 2008 to build the largest database that the world has ever known. Nandan nilekani speaks during the launch of his book. Ted2009 speaker nandan nilekani has stepped down from the company he cofounded, infosys, to take a cabinetlevel role in the indian government. Excerpts from nandan nilekanis new book rebooting india realizing a billion aspirations. Indian banking in a time for change nandan nilekani. Media caption nandan nilekani helped provide a unique id number to millions of indians. Nilekani served as the ceo of infosys from 2002 to 2007, when he relinquished his position to his colleague kris gopalakrishnan. Simultaneously published by the penguin press, a member of penguin group usa inc. He is also a cofounder and serves as chairman of infosys.
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