Interview With Rohini Nilekani

Rohini Nilekani is one of the few philanthropists who have dedicated their efforts towards the natural world and its protection.

She is the Founder of Arghyam, a foundation working towards sustainable water and sanitation across India. From 2004 to 2014, she was Founder-Chairperson of Pratham Books, a non-profit children’s book publisher. She is the Co-founder-Director of EkStep, a non-profit education platform. She sits on the Board of Trustees of ATREE, an environmental think tank. The list only gets longer.

Nature inFocus Founders, Rohit Varma and Kalyan Varma caught up with Nilekani on a Zoom call to chat about her passion for wildlife, water conservation and much more.

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