Rohini Nilekani

Rohini Nilekani
Rohini Nilekani in January 2013
Born1960
NationalityIndian
Other namesNoni
Alma materElphinstone College
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Occupation(s)Writer, Philanthropist, and former Chairperson of Arghyam Foundation
Organization(s)Infosys, Arghyam Foundation, Akshara Foundation, Pratham Books, EkStep, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies
Notable workStillborn (1998)
TelevisionUncommon Ground (NDTV)
SpouseNandan Nilekani
Websiterohininilekani.org

Rohini Nilekani (born 1960) is an Indian writer, author and philanthropist.[1] She is the founder of Arghyam Foundation, a non-profit that focuses on water and sanitation issues, founded in 2001.[2][3] She also chairs the Akshara Foundation, which focuses on elementary education.[4] Nilekani serves as the co-founder and director of non-profit education platform, EkStep.[5][6] She is chairperson of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies.[7]

  1. ^ Kallury, Kruttika (24 January 2011). "The fountain heads". India Today.
  2. ^ "Woman of 2013 - Rohini Nilekani: One of India's best-known philanthropists". The Economic Times. 5 January 2014.
  3. ^ "ET Women's Forum: Kiran Nadar, Rohini Nilekani, Dipali Goenka battled sexism, prejudice to stay on top". The Economic Times. 11 February 2019.
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  5. ^ Goyal, Malini; Aravind, Indulekha (12 July 2015). "Nandan & Rohini Nilekani's 'world of good': How they are working on community-minded projects like EkStep". The Economic Times.
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