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TopicNandan Nilekeni

Topic: Nandan Nilekeni

50 yrs after enrolling at IIT Bombay, Nandan Nilekani donates Rs 315 cr to institute

Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys & founding chairman of UIDAI, studied electrical engineering at IIT Bombay. Donation will fund research in fields including AI, green energy.

‘Too much government, too little governance’ — new book decodes India’s private republics

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