Interpreting India15 Elo 2019

Technology and Society with Nandan Nilekani

Srinath Raghavan sits down with Nandan Nilekani to discuss the future of globalization, data empowerment, and the role of technology on society in India and around the world.

EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS

Nandan Nilekani is an Indian software entrepreneur. He is currently the co-chairman and co-founder of Infosys Technologies Ltd. In 2004, Nilekani was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest Indian civilian decoration. In January 2006, he became one of the youngest entrepreneurs to join 20 global leaders on the World Economic Forum Foundation Board.

Srinath Raghavan is a nonresident senior fellow at Carnegie India. He is also a professor of International Relations and History at Ashoka University. His primary research focus is on the contemporary and historical aspects of India’s foreign and security policies. He has written a number of books spanning international relations, strategic studies and modern South Asian history.

Additional Reading:

Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation by Nandan Nilekani
Rebooting India: Realizing a Billion Aspirations by Nandan Nilekani and Viral Shah
Capitalism in America by Alan Greenspan and Adrian Wooldridge

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