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Alliance Mag | Saving citizenship
Samaaj, Sarkaar, Bazaar: Three Hindi words and a simple theory to stabilise our civic equilibrium Inevitably perhaps, the world is churning. As this special feature makes clear, fears around declining democracy, failing institutions, and accelerating climate risk abound, and at first glance there are no easy answers. That said, after three decades working in the […]
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IE | Rohini Nilekani writes: Indian philanthropy can step in to mitigate climate disasters’ effects
Whether in education, healthcare, skill building, agriculture or any other sector, there are severe climate adjacencies that will have to be addressed urgently. Philanthropy can provide both the high-risk capital and the patient capital needed to rethink the future. Can you recall when you last sent a cheque to organisations for disaster relief? If this […]
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Fortune India | Disaster management demands new thinking: Rohini Nilekani
Climate-related disasters are no longer one-off incidents. While one hears about havoc caused by cyclones, floods and landslides during monsoons every year, extreme heat during summers has become a way of life too. In fact, 85% of districts in India are exposed to floods, droughts and cyclones. Around 40% of districts have witnessed hazard-type reversals […]
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TNIE | Need Long-term Community Resilience
Shift from relief-centric disaster model key as climate shocks grow more frequent, says philanthropist Rohini Nilekani. As climate shocks grow more frequent and overlapping, India must urgently shift from a relief-centric disaster model to one that builds long-term community resilience, says Rohini Nilekani, Chairman of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. In an interview with TNIE, she says that millions […]
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MoneyControl | India’s Green Economy Opportunity
India’s green economy is more than a climate agenda, it has the power to drive the country to its self-sufficiency goal by mid-century. However, many important labour-intensive value chains remain untapped and underfunded, slowing India’s economic progress. In this episode of Unusual Suspects, we put the focus back on what really matters – not just […]
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NDTV | The New Climate Resilience Playbook
TRANSCRIPT: Reporter: Viewers, we live in an age where global warming feels more personal than the next door Instagram story. Whether it’s the air of cities, whether it’s the scorching summers in Chennai, or the biting cold winter in Delhi, or the harsh monsoons in Mumbai, people feel it everywhere. But perhaps that’s not the starting point. And I’m […]
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Press Release | As Climate Disasters Become the New Normal, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies Releases a New Study that Calls for a Shift from Relief-Centric Response to Community-Led Resilience in India
Study underscores India’s escalating climate disasters and calls for long-term investments in community-led resilience Feb 17, 2026 | Mumbai, India – Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies (RNP) today released a comprehensive new study titled ‘Resilience: Moving Beyond Surviving Climate Disasters to Supporting Communities to Thrive’, calling for a shift in how India approaches disaster preparedness and climate […]
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IE – Edex | Rohini Nilekani’s new nook champions the joy of play
Grounded in early childhood research, Rohini Nilekani’s new ‘blank’ book encourages adults to let go, reduce anxiety, and embrace play as the cornerstone of lifelong learning Many adults among us were children who couldn’t wait to grow up, only to realise later that something precious was left behind along the way. That realisation often came […]
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The Philanthropist | A Joyful Responsibility: Rohini Nilekani’s Philanthropic Journey through White Spaces and Hopeful Futures
Rohini Nilekani did not arrive at her philanthropy with answers, but with questions. There is a particular kind of discipline in journalism: the discipline of not knowing. “You’re trained in the willingness to say, ‘I don’t yet understand this. Tell me more.’” As a young journalist covering crime, courts, and environmental struggles, Rohini learned to […]
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TNIE | Clean Slate: Rohini Nilekani’s New Book is an Invitation to be Playful
Many adults among us were children who couldn’t wait to grow up, only to realise later that something precious was left behind along the way. That realisation often came with a question – if the early years really mattered so much, why were we in such a hurry to control them? That sense of loss, […]