A quest for a good society
We seek to support ground-breaking work anchored in networks and movements, to create and strengthen communities that work for their own betterment. We believe that the value of samaaj which is on this quest as beyond measure.
Perspective
The Giving Pledge
Rohini Nilekani and her husband Nandan are signatories to the giving pledge
Read MoreRoles and Responsibilities
A board member of ATREE, the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment.
On the Artificial Recharge of Ground Water Advisory Council of the Union Ministry of Water Resources.
Elected Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017.
Contributor to the Eminent Persons Advisory Group of the Competition Commission of India.
Community
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Journalism | Books | Television
Rohini Nilekani first started contributing through her writing as a journalist.
Explore“In a socially and economically diverse country like India, we believe civil society plays a key role in voicing the needs and aspirations of different communities”
Updates
Philanthropy Should be Humble, but not Modest
Apart from building a flexible and resilient framework for the future, philanthropists, civil society and the government must work in tandem so that every rupee is absorbed on the ground We can definitely say that civil society and the philanthropy sector stepped up rapidly in the face of the pandemic, March 2020 onward. Very quickly, […]
Strategic Philanthropy
May 17, 2021|Article
Reimagining Abundance in Post COVID-19 India
As people return to life and work post the lockdown, some predictions point to a mad rush to do even more than before. Travel more, buy more, meet more people, eat out more — do more of more. The government too is expected to do more to restore economic growth and livelihoods. Much more is […]
Civil Society
May 22, 2020|Article
Why shutting down reserves to prevent Covid transmission to tigers is a questionable move
A blanket ban could endanger wildlife and human livelihoods. India must seize opportunity to innovate to live with and reduce the risk from the inevitable future contagion * India’s Project Tiger is a success by any measure. Our 51 tiger reserves now boast of at least 3,000 tigers. More and more Indians flock to safari […]
Animal Welfare
June 14, 2021|Article
Laws and criminal justice: Where the Indian elite can’t secede
It is extremely important that the Supreme Court is re-examining colonial era sedition laws, which were repealed in the United Kingdom (UK) itself, but which no government in India has revoked, and in fact, each has used to stifle dissent. Sedition laws, however, are at the apex of a mountain of laws that need to be examined […]
Access to Justice
June 10, 2021|Article
The Cerebration Podcast: Expert Talk with Rohini Nilekani on Restore Agency
Transcript: [music] 0:00:10.7 Rohini Nilekani: For 30 years. First, I was mostly focused on being a journalist and a writer, but for 30 years I have also been involved with the nonprofit sector, the Samaaj sector just like all of you. There was a time when I was young, as the youngest of you, it […]
Education
June 5, 2021|Podcast
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