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
believed delhi gandhi ruled villages
It's because Gandhi believed in villages and because the British ruled from the cities; therefore, Nehru thought of New Delhi as an un-Indian city.
needs politics wants
Bangalore now wants a person who doesn't only play politics. Bangalore needs a problem solver, and I am a problem solver. I will be the bridge between Bangalore and the Centre.
confuse ethically people type
Infosys was going to be a different type of company. It was going to be very ethically run, meritocratic, quality-conscious, transparent. People didn't confuse the personal with the corporate.
bring change choose enter party people political politics work
You don't choose a party because it's the flavour of the month. I feel I will be able to work under a political system. I feel if people like me don't enter politics to bring change, who will?
based politics
I don't decide my politics based on the flavour of the month.
millions politics
I'm in politics to make the lives of millions of Indians better.
brought freedom millions money
The biggest thing the money Infosys brought me is the freedom to do what I want. And what I want is to give millions more the opportunities I had.
arrival global indian showcase
We're going to showcase the arrival of the global Indian entrepreneur.
honesty life-changing kind
My background is putting in large systems that change lives... The right kind of systems can bring honesty and efficiency.
ideas action ideology
Slowly, ideas lead to ideology, lead to policies that lead to actions.
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.
home congress ideological
Congress is my ideological home; I come from a Nehruvian family.
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.