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	Her second book, ''Uncommon Ground'', a nonfiction work based on her reporting as an anchor of the 2008 Indian TV program of the same name. ''Uncommon Ground'' was also published by [[Penguin Books]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Rohini Nilekani's book launched \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/197766/rohini-nilekanis-book-launched.html \|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] \|date=October 14, 2011}}</ref~~><ref name=cnbctv18/~~> In 2001, Rohini Nilekani founded Arghyam Foundation, a non-profit that works on water and sanitation issues and is funded by her personal endowment.{{cn\|date=August 2020}}		Her second book, ''Uncommon Ground'', a nonfiction work based on her reporting as an anchor of the 2008 Indian TV program of the same name. ''Uncommon Ground'' was also published by [[Penguin Books]] in 2011.<ref name=cnbctv18/><ref>{{cite news \|title=Rohini Nilekani's book launched \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/197766/rohini-nilekanis-book-launched.html \|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] \|date=October 14, 2011}}</ref> In 2001, Rohini Nilekani founded Arghyam Foundation, a non-profit that works on water and sanitation issues and is funded by her personal endowment.{{cn\|date=August 2020}}

	Nilekani is on the board of trustees of [[Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment]] (ATREE).<ref>{{cite web \|title=Boards \|url=https://www.atree.org/about/board \|website=atree.org \|accessdate=25 April 2020}}</ref> She serves on the Eminent Persons Advisory Group of the [[Competition Commission of India]] since May 2012.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Nigam \|first1=Aditi \|title=Competition panel sets up eminent persons advisory group \|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/competition-panel-sets-up-eminent-persons-advisory-group/article23064567.ece \|publisher=[[The Hindu Business Line]] \|date=May 8, 2012}}</ref> In July 2011, she was appointed as a member of the Audit Advisory Board of the [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=New audit advisory board for CAG \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-audit-advisory-board-for-cag/article2285896.ece \|publisher=[[The Hindu]] \|date=July 23, 2011}}</ref>		Nilekani is on the board of trustees of [[Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment]] (ATREE).<ref>{{cite web \|title=Boards \|url=https://www.atree.org/about/board \|website=atree.org \|accessdate=25 April 2020}}</ref> She serves on the Eminent Persons Advisory Group of the [[Competition Commission of India]] since May 2012.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Nigam \|first1=Aditi \|title=Competition panel sets up eminent persons advisory group \|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/competition-panel-sets-up-eminent-persons-advisory-group/article23064567.ece \|publisher=[[The Hindu Business Line]] \|date=May 8, 2012}}</ref> In July 2011, she was appointed as a member of the Audit Advisory Board of the [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=New audit advisory board for CAG \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-audit-advisory-board-for-cag/article2285896.ece \|publisher=[[The Hindu]] \|date=July 23, 2011}}</ref>

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{{Infobox person
| name = Rohini Nilekani
| image = Rohini Nilekani at Azim Premji Public Lecture Series on 30Jan2013 6723.JPG
| image_upright =
| landscape = 
| alt = 
| caption = Rohini Nilekani in January 2013
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = 1960
| birth_place =
| nationality = Indian
| other_names = Noni
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Elphinstone College]]<br>[[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]]
| occupation = Writer, Philanthropist, and Chairperson of Arghyam Foundation
| years_active =
| era =
| organization = [[Infosys]], Arghyam Foundation, Akshara Foundation, Pratham Books, EkStep
| agent = 
| known_for =
| notable_works = ''Stillborn'' (1998)
| television = Uncommon Ground ([[NDTV]])
| boards =
| spouse = [[Nandan Nilekani]]
| awards =
| website = {{URL|https://rohininilekani.org/|Official website}}
}}
'''Rohini Nilekani''' (born 1960) is an Indian writer, author and philanthropist.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kallury |first1=Kruttika |title=The fountain heads |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20110124-the-fountain-heads-745514-2011-01-13 |publisher=[[India Today]] |date=January 24, 2011}}</ref> She is the founder-chairperson of Arghyam Foundation, a non-profit that focuses on water and sanitation issues, founded in 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Woman of 2013 - Rohini Nilekani: One of India’s best-known philanthropists |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/woman-of-2013-rohini-nilekani-ranks-9th-for-being-among-indias-best-known-philanthropists/articleshow/28406049.cms?from=mdr |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=January 5, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=ET Women's Forum: Kiran Nadar, Rohini Nilekani, Dipali Goenka battled sexism, prejudice to stay on top |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/et-womens-forum-kiran-nadar-rohini-nilekani-dipali-goenka-battled-sexism-prejudice-to-stay-on-top/articleshow/67936180.cms |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=February 11, 2019}}</ref> She also chaired the Akshara Foundation, which focuses on elementary education.{{cn|date=August 2020}} Nilekani serves as the co-founder and director of non-profit education platform, EkStep.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Malini |last2=Aravind |first2=Indulekha |title=Nandan & Rohini Nilekani's 'world of good': How they are working on community-minded projects like EkStep |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/nandan-rohini-nilekanis-world-of-good-how-they-are-working-on-community-minded-projects-like-ekstep/articleshow/48034515.cms |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=July 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cnbctv18/>

== Early life ==
Rohini grew up in a middle-class family in [[Mumbai]], [[India]]. Her father was an engineer and her mother a homemaker. She holds a degree in [[French literature]] from [[Elphinstone College]].{{cn|date=August 2020}}

== Career and work ==
After completing her studies, Rohini started working as a reporter at the now-defunct Bombay Magazine in 1980 and later worked in [[Bangalore]] for Sunday magazine.{{cn|date=August 2020}}

In 1998, she released her first novel, ''Stillborn'', which was published by [[Penguin Books]]. Stillborn was a medical thriller novel and was well received by the readers.<ref name=cnbctv18/> She has written and published her own children's stories, Sringeri Series, published by Pratham Books, a non-profit publisher of children's books, which she co-founded in 2004.<ref name=cnbctv18>{{cite news |title=Balancing Act: How Rohini Nilekani juggled motherhood and career pressures |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/entrepreneurship/balancing-act-how-rohini-nilekani-juggled-motherhood-and-career-pressures-4356511.htm |publisher=[[CNBC TV18]] |date=September 28, 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Jairam Ramesh briefing on Nirmal Bharat Yatra, an epic journey from Wardha (Maharashtra) to Bettiah (Bihar) to create awareness about sanitation, in New Delhi. The Actress and Sanitation Ambassador.jpg|thumb|270px|The Union Minister for Rural Development, [[Jairam Ramesh]] briefing on 'Nirmal Bharat Yatra' to create awareness about [[sanitation]], in [[New Delhi]] on September 28, 2012. The actress [[Vidya Balan]] and Rohini Nilekani are also seen.]]

Her second book, ''Uncommon Ground'', a nonfiction work based on her reporting as an anchor of the 2008 Indian TV program of the same name. ''Uncommon Ground'' was also published by [[Penguin Books]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rohini Nilekani's book launched |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/197766/rohini-nilekanis-book-launched.html |publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=October 14, 2011}}</ref><ref name=cnbctv18/> In 2001, Rohini Nilekani founded Arghyam Foundation, a non-profit that works on water and sanitation issues and is funded by her personal endowment.{{cn|date=August 2020}}

Nilekani is on the board of trustees of [[Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment]] (ATREE).<ref>{{cite web |title=Boards |url=https://www.atree.org/about/board |website=atree.org |accessdate=25 April 2020}}</ref> She serves on the Eminent Persons Advisory Group of the [[Competition Commission of India]] since May 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nigam |first1=Aditi |title=Competition panel sets up eminent persons advisory group |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/competition-panel-sets-up-eminent-persons-advisory-group/article23064567.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu Business Line]] |date=May 8, 2012}}</ref> In July 2011, she was appointed as a member of the Audit Advisory Board of the [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=New audit advisory board for CAG |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-audit-advisory-board-for-cag/article2285896.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=July 23, 2011}}</ref>

== Published books ==
* ''Stillborn'', 1998, [[Penguin India]], {{ISBN|9780670085620}}
* ''Uncommon Ground'', 2011, [[Penguin India]], {{ISBN|9788182638945}}
* ''The Hungry Little Sky Monster'', 2020, [[Juggernaut Books]], {{ISBN|9789353451349}}

== Personal life ==
Rohini is married to [[Nandan Nilekani]]. She met him at a quiz competition at her college in 1977. The couple has two children, Janhavi and Nihar.{{cn|date=August 2020}}Nilekani is also a philanthropist and pledged INR 50 crores to Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2021-04-12|title=Rohini Nilekani pledges ₹50 cr. to ATREE|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/rohini-nilekani-pledges-50-cr-to-atree/article34303385.ece|access-date=2021-04-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

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