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The Aadhar of Nation-building
Outlook
|April 11, 2024
The Co-founder of India’s pioneering IT services giant, architect and champion of transformative social initiatives, author, philanthropist and avid golfer - Nandan Nilekani is all this and more.
Today, India is the world’s IT hub and a significant part of the credit belongs to Nilekani, the Co-founder of Infosys. One of the driving forces behind India’s IT boom, which began in 1978, Nilekani’s interest in entrepreneurship began after witnessing his father’s numerous job migrations.
This story is from the April 11, 2024 edition of Outlook.
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