About
Rohini Nilekani is theFounder-Chairperson of Arghyam, a foundation she set up with a private endowment, to work on water and sanitation issues in India. She is also Founder-Chairperson of Pratham Books, a charitable trust which seeks to put "A book in every child's hand." An ex-journalist, author and philanthropist, Rohini has been deeply involved with development issues and is currently a member of the Audit Advisory Board of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. She sits on the Boards of many non-profits, notably ATREE (the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment) and Sanghamithra Rural Financial Services. Rohini has authored a novel – “Stillborn” - and also a non–fiction account of dialogues she moderated between social and corporate leaders called "Uncommon Ground".
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 1 investors hold the Founder-Chairperson role in VCSift. Rohini Nilekani is one of them.
- • 679 investors are based in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
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- Bangalore, India
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