A guest post by Jithin C Nedumala, Co-Founder & CEO, Make A Difference On Aug 4th, Rohini Nilekani released a collection of essays, Samaaj-Sarkaar- Bazaar- A Citizen-first approach. The book brings forth the need for a dynamic balance between the three sectors, society, governance, and the markets in society. We…

Written by Gautam John, CEO — Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies “Open source”, as we understand it today, began as a slow, iterative movement over the past two decades in software development that defined how software was built, maintained and deployed. Software was seen as a tool with significant social reach when…

Rohini Nilekani — Chairperson, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. In ‘Samaaj, Sarkaar, Bazaar: A Citizen-First Approach’, Rohini Nilekani outlines her philosophy of restoring the balance between the state and markets, by positioning society as the foundational sector. Here is an excerpt from the book: I am so happy that the phrase ‘Samaaj…

In 2008, Rohini Nilekani hosted a television show (Uncommon Ground; NDTV) that later formed the basis for a book (Uncommon Ground: Dialogues Between Business and Social Leaders, 2011) that highlighted the value of balance between samaaj, sarkaar and bazaar (society, government and business). …

A guest post by Kuldeep Dantewadia, Co-founder & CEO, Reap Benefit As someone from a middle-class family in India, I have had an awkward relationship with celebrations. While growing up, I was often told not to celebrate when things were going well. A mark of something spectacular in life, celebrations…

In the previous post, we explained the essential learning values of RNP and why. Now let’s look at our strategy to embed these values in our organisation. Written by Gautam John, Director — Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies First, we defined the values that Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies’ (RNP) leadership and people consider…

Written by Gautam John, Director — Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. Building on our theme of systemic shifts, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies (RNP) has been thinking deeply about how change should begin at home. …

Written by Natasha Joshi, Associate Director — Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. This article was first published in Bolti Bandh’s The Unheard Table Book, March 2021. Twenty-seven thousand years ago, homosapiens won over the neanderthals, and emerged as the modern human species not because we had bigger brains or made better tools…