If the privileged in society can use that privilege to privilege others, then the consequences can be tremendous. Rohini Nilekani Read Quote
Having our own children in good schools does not inure us from the ill-effect of others having theirs in poor schools. Having great roads within our gated homes and offices does not help when our fancy cars spill out on to poor public roads. Rohini Nilekani Read Quote
It is not easy to calculate the cost of land to build individual or community toilet systems. But we need to account for it when we total up the true cost of sanitation. Rohini Nilekani Read Quote
People have to clearly see the connection between their family’s health and their sanitation habits. Rohini Nilekani Read Quote
As we celebrate a culture of giving, however, we must also sharpen the question of how extreme wealth generation happens in the first place. And we must recognize that just societies cannot be realized merely by the willful distribution of surplus wealth. Rohini Nilekani Read Quote
I believe that any society that allows the creation of legitimate wealth expects that the wealth be used for its benefit. Rohini Nilekani Read Quote
I felt very uncomfortable when I became wealthy. One of my ways of dealing with it was to give it forward right away. Rohini Nilekani Read Quote
When a government is in fear of dissent from its own citizens, and when its reaction is to shut out that dissent, we should all worry. Rohini Nilekani Read Quote
Rich or poor, we all need organizations that can represent us; we all need modes of collective action when individual action does not yield justice. Rohini Nilekani Read Quote
