Panel
IPSMF | Panel Discussion on ‘The Future of News Media & The Role Of Independent Media’
This is an edited version of the IPSMF Panel Discussion on The Future of News Media & The Role Of Independent Media on October 25, 2019, at BIC, Bengaluru, moderated by Rohini Nilekani. The panellists included Anya Schiffrin, Professor, Columbia University; Govind Ethiraj, Founder, IndiaSpend; Jagannathan R, Editorial Director, Swarajya; Seema Singh, Founding Editor, The […]
Others
Water Solutions: Leveraging Impact Through Smart Philanthropy
Organised by Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies and curated by Arghyam, ‘Water Solutions: Leveraging Impact Through Smart Philanthropy’ was a day-long ecosystem convening held in order to bring together like-minded philanthropists and practitioners to deep-dive into solutions and opportunities for action at scale in water. The event kept in mind a strong solutions focus; with information and […]
Article
Get, Set, NGO: How non-profit sector is going through remarkable change in India
The nonprofit sector is undergoing a remarkable change in India, powered by technology, young professionals and committed funders. “What’s exciting for India is the innovation that’s happening around young entrepreneurs, how they are leveraging technology and how they are building communities that take more ownership,” she says. Rohini Nilekani, founder-chairperson of water and sanitation foundation […]
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एक दूसरे के साथ बातें करने से स्वस्थ रहते हैं पेड़
परवाह… इस बार त्योहारों में परिवार के साथ उत्सव मनाते हम कुछ वक्त पेड़ों के रोचक दुनिया को भी जानें। अब ज्यों ही त्योहारों का मौसम आ रहा है, हम इस साल भरपूर मानसून के लिए खुश हो सकते हैं। दुर्भाग्य से कई इलाके ऐसे भी हैं जहां बाढ़ के गंभीर हालात बने। इस देश […]
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WestBridge Capital and Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies in research centre tie-up
Private equity firm WestBridge Capital and Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies have jointly committed Rs 5.5 crore to set up two new centres at the Bengaluru-based research institution, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE). The two will engage with policy leaders on issues such as climate change and look at using the research […]
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अब वक्त हो चला है “बॉडी इंटेलिजेंस’ बढ़ाने का
चुनौती… देश को स्वस्थ बनाने के लिए हर एक को जागरूक होना होगा, सरकार सभी को स्वस्थ नहीं रख सकती पतंजलि योगसूत्र का एक सुंदर कथन है ‘हेयं दुखम् अनागतम’, अर्थात दुख आने से पहले ही उसे रोक देना चाहिए। शायद इसी से प्रेरित होकर आधुनिक योग के प्रणेता गुरुजी बी के एस आयंगर ने […]
TV Show
We The People | Corporate Social Responsibility: Should It Be Mandatory?
India, has become the first country to make Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending mandatory through a law. New amendments to the Companies Act have been approved by parliament to make make it impossible for companies to escape CSR. The government also plans to include a specific penal provision in the Companies Act in case of […]
Article
सजा बदला लेने को नहीं, सुधार के लिए दी जाए
जरूरत… सभी नागरिक उस सिस्टम को समझें जो अपराध और सजा को लेकर कानून स्थापित करता है पिछले साल विजय माल्या के वकील ने इंग्लैंड की सरकार से आर्थर रोड जेल की भयावह स्थिति पर विचार करने को कहा था। वकील ने उस नियम का हवाला दिया था, जिसमें प्रत्यर्पित किए जाने वाले व्यक्ति के […]
Keynote
Closing Keynote | Strategic Non-Profit Management India | 2019
This is an edited version of Rohini Nilekani’s closing keynote address delivered to the 2019 class of the Strategic Non-Profit Management – India offered developed in conjunction with the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative and offered in association with the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy at Ashoka University. I think we are at a fairly […]
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Public Texts @ IIHS | The Urban Treeverse | Harini Nagendra, Seema Mundoli and Rohini Nilekani
Harini Nagendra, Seema Mundoli and Rohini Nilekani in conversation about the book, Cities and Canopies (Penguin, 2019). They discuss trees as memory keepers of cities.