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IDR | Funders must prioritise climate-sensitive development
By Tanya Kak – Portfolio Lead, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies Today, the conversation on responding to the climate crisis focuses disproportionately on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide. This view—held by some wealthier countries, multilaterals, and donors alike—tends to prioritise interventions and technologies based on their ability to avert carbon emissions. While this focus is […]
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The Indian Express | Rohini Nilekani writes: If we let ourselves be led by children in play, could we rediscover simple joys?
It is not a frivolous activity, but essential to human development. Have you observed with attention what a child does when playing on her own? She is absorbed, muttering, doing random things, putting unexpected things together. She may smile, giggle, frown. She is herself and becoming her future self. You may remember similar moments from […]
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IDR | Dear 2024, make conferences fun again
Written by Natasha Joshi, Associate Director, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies Recently, our team put together an Excel sheet of all the events we attended last year. Using a loose method of calculation involving factors such as the number of days, number of team members attending, travel time, and preliminary work put in, I found that as […]
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Skoll World Forum | Measuring Systems Change
Shifting complex systems toward greater inclusion and equity is no small task. And knowing whether we are making the impact we seek can prove just as difficult. What tools and approaches can we use? How can we promote true learning? How can we partner differently to understand our impact? Join this interactive session to hear […]
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ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಣೆ: 2024ರ ಚುನಾವಣೆಗೆ 2014ರ ಕಥೆ
ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಹತ್ತು ವರ್ಷ ಗಳ ಹಿಂ ದೆ ನಾವು ನನ್ನ ಪತಿ ನಂ ದನ್ ನಿಲೇ ಕಣಿ ಅವರಿಗಾಗಿ ಬೆಂ ಗಳೂರು ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಲೋ ಕಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇ ತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಪ್ರಚಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಇಳಿದಿದ್ದೆವು. ಆ ಕಥೆ ಕೊನೆಗೊಂಡಿದ್ದು ಹೇ ಗೆ ಎಂ ಬುದು ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಗೊತ್ತಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಅಂ ದು ನಾವು ಕಲಿತಿದ್ದು ಈಗ ದೇ ಶದಾದ್ಯಂ ತ ಕಾಣುತ್ತಿರುವ ಆ ಕಥೆಯ ಮುಂ ದುವರಿದ ಭಾಗಕ್ಕೆ ಬಹಳ ಸಂ ಗತವಾಗಿದೆ. ರಾಜಕಾರಣವು ವಿಶ್ವದ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಕಷ್ಟದ […]
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Skoll | Launching the Centre For Exponential Change: A support network for system orchestrators
By Rohini Nilekani (Chairperson, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies) & Donald Gips (CEO, Skoll Foundation) If you happen to drive along the highway connecting Guwahati and Shillong in the Northeast of India, you may want to stop at a few of the 350 rural Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) and interact with the healthcare professionals. These centres are a thriving testament to […]
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Loksatta | शंभरीतलं शहाणपण!
भाषांतर संपदा सोवनीआयुष्य तर जगायचंच असतं, परंतु ते आनंदी आणि ‘ग्रेसफुली’ कसं जगायचं हे प्रत्येकाच्या विवेकावर अवलंबून असतं. नुकत्याच शंभरीत पदार्पण केलेल्या दुर्गाबाई निलेकणी यांनी काळाबरोबर चालताना मायक्रोवेव्ह, झूम कॉलसारख्या अनेक आधुनिक गोष्टी तर शिकून घेतल्याच, शिवाय अत्याधुनिक अशा दीर्घायुष्यासाठीच्या संशोधनासाठीही त्या तयार झाल्या आहेत. ‘इतरांवर ओझं होणार नाही असं जगावं!’ हे त्यांचं ‘शंभरीतलं शहाणपण’ […]
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DevX | In conversation with Natasha Joshi, RNPF
DevX is a video-cast run by Viva Development Strategies, where the host, Varadarajan Rajagopalan, is in conversation with Natasha Joshi, Associate Director – RNPF. Transcript: 0:00:04.7 Varadarajan: Welcome to another episode of DevX and I’m super, super excited about thisepisode that we are going to shoot with and about Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies. The principles ofthe […]
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The Indian Express | Rohini Nilekani writes: Notes from our 2014 campaign for 2024
The headlines brought back sharp memories of a hot summer wind. Exactly 10 years ago, we had embarked on a grueling campaign for my husband Nandan Nilekani from Bangalore South constituency for the Lok Sabha elections of 2014. Everyone knows how that particular movie ended, but there was so much we learnt which may be […]
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The Indian Express | Rohini Nilekani writes: On Women’s Day, lessons on compassion and resilience from a 99-year-old
Durgabai Nilekani recently entered the 100th year of her life. My mother-in-law is in good health, physically active, and mentally calm. She has mild cognitive impairment and some age-related decline. But every time you ask her how she is, Amma will say, “Oh, I am fine!” On some days, she will giggle and say she […]