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Azim Premji tops India philanthropy listing: Hurun
Premji contributed about 80% of the total donations made by 36 Indian philanthropists who together gave away nearly Rs.35,000 crore. Wipro Ltd chairman Azim Hashim Premji, unsurprisingly, was ranked the most generous Indian for the third year in a row on the Hurun India Philanthropy List 2015 released on Friday. Infosys Ltd’s co-founder Nandan Nilekani […]
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Sringeri Srinivas Learns to Laugh – Pratham Books
Sringeri Srinivas Learns to Laugh – Pratham Books. This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help. View PDF
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Democratizing The Joy of Reading – Akshara Foundation and Pratham Books
This presentation is an overview of Akshara’s operations with a particular focus on the library program and the linkage between the Akshara’s library program and the work Pratham Books does. View PDF
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Philanthropy: It’s about giving everyone a chance
Two couples tell us giving decisions are about taking risks and proactively formulating a strategy. We have met inspiring philanthropists—whether it’s Arghyam chairperson Rohini Nilekani’s passion for the cause of sanitation or musician and author Peter Buffett’s vision based on his father’s philosophy. View PDF
Interview
Rohini Nilekani on the Role of Women in Philanthropy
Rohini Nilekani on the Role of Women in Philanthropy – Dasra India. This is an edited version of Rohini Nilekani’s talk on the Role of Women in Philanthropy at the Indian Philanthropy Forum held by Dasra. The Economic Times has reported that Indian women are the most stressed in the world. 87% of women here […]
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Invisible water, visible crisis
By now, everyone in India understands that we have a serious water crisis. Too many of our rivers are polluted, dammed, or dying. Rainfall is becoming increasingly erratic, and expected to become more so. Our groundwater is depleting fast. Our lakes are drying up or filling with sewage, especially in urban centres. Our water and […]
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Invisible Water, Visible Crisis – Managing India’s Groundwater
Invisible Water, Visible Crisis – Managing India’s Groundwater. India is a groundwater civilisation from historical times. View PDF
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CSOs: Mirrors, not just handmaidens
When a government limits the freedom of NGOs to criticize, as seems to be happening now, it prevents them from doing what it needs them to do. The world over, it is understood that civil society organizations (CSOs) provide checks and balances to counter the unbridled power of the state and any abuse of that […]
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India at the Crossroads
This is an edited version of a panel discussion with Neera Nundy, Rikin Gandhi, Tim Hanstad, and Rohini Nilekani on Social Entrepreneurship: India at the Crosswords, at the 2015 Skoll World Forum. India is clearly at an inflection point. There is global momentum, true economic incentives, and real desire to achieve social and economic progress […]
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Rohini Nilekani | Want to make a difference? Then initiate it.
Good governance, no matter how you define it, is about more than govt and its institutions. Its about citizens investing and engaging in transformation process. View PDF