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When India got independence, entrepreneurs were seen as a bad lot, as people who would exploit. (Nandan Nilekani)
Slowly, ideas lead to ideology, lead to policies that lead to actions. View quote
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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. View quote
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Congress is my ideological home; I come from a Nehruvian family. View quote
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Bangalore needs a honest, passionate and hard-working MP, and I will be that MP. View quote
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I am proud of the fact that my wealth is completely transparent. View quote
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My background is putting in large systems that change lives... The right kind of systems can bring honesty and efficiency. View quote
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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. View quote
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Indian higher education is completely regulated. It's very difficult to start a private university. It's very difficult for a foreign university to come to India. As a result of that, our higher education is simply not keeping pace with India's demands. That is leading to a lot of problems which we need to address. View quote
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I think politics is the biggest lever of change in India. View quote
Nandan Nilekani

Nandan Nilekani

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Photo: World Economic Forum from Cologny, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: Indian Politician
Born: June 2, 1955
Quotes count: 10