Nandan Nilekani
Nandan Nilekani
Nandan Nilekaniis an Indian entrepreneur, bureaucrat and politician. He was the Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India. After a successful career at Infosys, he headed the Government of India's technology committee, TAGUP. He is a member of Indian National Congress but not active in politics as of 2015...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 June 1955
CountryIndia
above accounts cards experience gave india money people wealth
My transactions are above board: I do not have money deposited in other accounts and have transparently declared all assets. My real wealth is, however, my experience as cofounder of Infosys and as Aadhar Chairman, which gave away 60,000 crore identity cards to people of India as promised.
took
We took Infosys public. That was a nonstop three-week global roadshow.
age amount concerned developed good house independence learned six spent stand
My parents were concerned that I would not get good schooling, so they put me up in my uncle's house in Dharwad, and I spent about six years there. So at a very young age, I was away from my parents. I developed an amount of independence and learned to stand on my own feet.
good steady
Overall, it has been good and a steady quarter. We are on track, on our strategy.
creation democracy ensure job stop
There is no choice. Democracy will ensure that the restrictions to job creation are lowered. No one can stop this.
compete
We can compete on more than just cost.
billion cross dollars expect march mark
Going forward, we expect revenues to cross the two billion dollars mark at 2.14 billion dollars by March 2006.
home congress ideological
Congress is my ideological home; I come from a Nehruvian family.
thinking india levers
I think politics is the biggest lever of change in India.
facts proud wealth
I am proud of the fact that my wealth is completely transparent.
people entrepreneur independence
When India got independence, entrepreneurs were seen as a bad lot, as people who would exploit.
notebook four world
I scribbled four words down in my notebook: 'The world is flat.
hard-work mps passionate
Bangalore needs a honest, passionate and hard-working MP, and I will be that MP.
honesty life-changing kind
My background is putting in large systems that change lives... The right kind of systems can bring honesty and efficiency.