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Uncommon Ground | Rohini Nilekani 10:49 PM | July 16,2009
The debate has shifted to higher studies, but we cannot afford to take the foot off the pedal on early education
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Uncommon Ground | Rohini Nilekani 08:55 PM | July 02,2009
There’s a massive export of virtual water from dry regions to wet, through the sale of both milk and meat products
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Uncommon Ground | Rohini Nilekani 09:07 PM | June 18,2009
Urban farming enthusiasts believe it is the best way to green the city, while providing a little food security too
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Uncommon Ground | Rohini Nilekani 08:59 PM | June 04,2009
Ecological sanitation is the new paradigm that allows the conversion of waste into a resource
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Uncommon Ground | Rohini Nilekani 10:25 PM | May 21,2009
In India, we seem to have had a burst of economic growth riding on global trends, but not enough to show on women’s development
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Uncommon Ground | Rohini Nilekani 08:51 PM | May 07,2009
Is water primarily a social good or an economic good? The battle lines are fiercely drawn
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Uncommon Ground | Rohini Nilekani 09:07 PM | April 23,2009
Growth at any cost is an idea that has finally lost its legitimacy, and this time, the main drivers will be the social inequity and massive ecological debt that we are up against
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Uncommon Ground | Rohini Nilekani 10:56 PM | April 09,2009
When the young and restless population casts its vote, it will be interesting to see which members it will send to the next Parliament to recast the idea of Bihar for the nation
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Uncommon Ground | Rohini Nilekani 12:16 AM | March 27,2009
We need to open up our imagination and re-examine everything in our current models, with compassion and without being judgemental
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Uncommon Ground | Rohini Nilekani 09:25 PM | March 12,2009
For at least two decades after independence, the state in all its forms genuinely represented the aspirations of the people
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Uncommon Ground | Rohini Nilekani 09:36 PM | February 26,2009
Women self-help groups have ignited a silent revolution in the country that is bound to accelerate progress on any indicator--economic, social, or political
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Uncommon Ground | Rohini Nilekani 10:04 PM | February 15,2009
We know what people freed up from concerns of survival can do. So it can only strengthen our resolve to make sure every citizen can be freed from worries of food, shelter, livelihoods and more
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Uncommon Ground | Rohini Nilekani 12:26 AM | January 30,2009
Looking back at my notes on earlier WEFs, I have to say there has always been healthy debate in the corners about structural fault lines in globalized capitalism
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Uncommon Ground | Rohini Nilekani 10:27 PM | January 15,2009
Corporate philanthropy will take a huge hit as companies show lower profits, because most corporate foundations are funded through a fixed, small portion of annual profits
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Uncommon Ground | Rohini Nilekani 09:26 PM | January 01,2009
Why are some of the brightest corporate minds turning their attention to social projects instead of the business of making money?
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