A guest post by Forum for the Future, a leading international sustainability non-profit. Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies engaged with Forum for the Forum to conduct a workshop for our partners on the topic, The Art of Possibility: Futures Thinking for Changemakers. India’s civil society is at the forefront of the evolving…

A guest post by Kapil Dawda, Co-Initiator of the Wellbeing Movement. Kapil researched and compiled this study for Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. In the first article of this series, I explained what movements are and their relevance. Movements shift the status quo in society by demanding something, defending something or changing…

A guest post by Kapil Dawda, Co-Initiator of the Wellbeing Movement. Kapil researched and compiled this study for Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. Many social and political movements emerge in the face of pressing crises. Some known examples are the Quit India Movement or Civil Rights Movement of the past and contemporary…

Written by Abhishek Das, Portfolio Lead — Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies Twenty days into joining the Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies (RNP) team, I found myself hunting for green chutney across Mumbai streets. No, we were not hosting a pop-up dinner in the city as much as I would have enjoyed that. But…

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…

Natasha writes for SSIR, asking philanthropies to expand the types and timelines of impact. “By deploying a systems-conscious, multi-method approach when it comes to capturing and interpreting field dynamics, we stand to increase the resolution of the picture that emerges. This is not to say that doing it is simple, of course.” Read the full piece below: Plotting Impact Beyond Simple Metrics (SSIR) A few months back, we received an internal letter from the founder of an NGO, reflecting on the relationship between…ssir.org

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). …