16 Facts About Rohini Nilekani

Rohini Nilekani is the founder of Arghyam Foundation, a non-profit that focuses on water and sanitation issues, founded in 2001.

Rohini Nilekani grew up in a middle-class family in Mumbai, India.

Rohini Nilekani's father was an engineer and her mother a homemaker.

Rohini Nilekani holds a degree in French literature from Elphinstone College.

Rohini Nilekani has written and published her own children's stories, Sringeri Series, published by Pratham Books, a non-profit publisher of children's books, which she co-founded in 2004.

In 2001, Rohini Nilekani founded Arghyam Foundation, a non-profit that works on water and sanitation issues and is funded by her personal endowment.

Rohini Nilekani is on the board of trustees of Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment.

Rohini Nilekani serves on the Eminent Persons Advisory Group of the Competition Commission of India since May 2012.

Rohini Nilekani was inducted as a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017.

Rohini Nilekani took retirement as the chairperson of the Arghyam Foundation in September 2021.

Rohini Nilekani is a philanthropist and pledged 50 crores to Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment.

Rohini Nilekani was named as one of Asia's Heroes Of Philanthropy by Forbes Magazine in 2010 and 2014.

Rohini Nilekani won the Best Grassroots Philanthropist at Forbes India Leadership Awards in March 2022.

In October 2022, the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022 was released, featuring rankings for both male and female philanthropists, with Rohini Nilekani topping the list of women philanthropists by donating 120 crore in the financial year 2022.

Rohini Nilekani's donations were primarily focused on the areas of education and environmental sustainability.

Rohini Nilekani met him at a quiz competition at her college in 1977.