100 Quotes by Rohini Nilekani

We cannot be mere consumers of good governance, we must be participants; we must be co-creators.

As citizens, we have to co-create good governance, we cannot outsource it and hope to be passively happy consumers. Like everything worth its while, good governance must be earned.

Climate change and air pollution know no borders, and antibiotics resistance respects no boundaries. Bacteria from Africa can make people in America sick. The burning of Indonesian forests can keep Asia gasping for breath.

It is inevitable that we will need digital technology to re-imagine learning beyond schooling. Even if it is only to inspire people to do more things physically.

We forget that the main constitutional responsibility of the MLAs and MPs that we vote for is law making, and oversight of the executive to implement those laws. During my husband's 2014 election campaign, I did not hear a single voter mention this aspect of the legislator's role.

People have to clearly see the connection between their family's health and their sanitation habits.

Indian philanthropy doesn't take enough risk.

What works at scale may be different from scaling what works. Pilots often succeed, while scale-up often fails when the context changes.

We all require equal access to the justice system.