Rohini Nilekani

Founder

Rohini Nilekani is the founder of Pratham Books^[1] and Arghyam (2001)^[2], Indian non-profits working on education, arts & culture, water & sanitation and environment from Bengaluru.

Pratham Books

Pratham Books is a not-for-profit children's publisher, set up in 2004, that creates affordable storybooks in Indian languages. Its open-licence digital platform StoryWeaver hosts 34,000+ books in 296 languages, and the organisation reports 7,000 books published and 40,000 libraries reached.

Pratham Books reports the following, on its own site:

7,000 books published
32 Indian languages
40,000 libraries reached

Arghyam

Arghyam is a Bengaluru-based water foundation established in 2001 by Rohini Nilekani that works on groundwater management, rural drinking-water reliability, water quality monitoring and water governance in partnership with governments and civil society, including within the national Jal Jeevan Mission. It also runs the India Water Portal, a knowledge platform sharing research and field practice on water.

Arghyam reports the following, on its own site:

11.7 million people reached
2.4 million households reached
231 projects across 28 states with 209 partners

Organisations: 2
Based in: Bengaluru
Founded: 2001
Press: 6

References

[1] “Pratham Books was set up by Rohini Nilekani, Ashok Kamath and Rekha Menon.” — Pratham Books. Source
[2] “Arghyam, which means "offering" in Sanskrit, was founded in 2001 by Rohini Nilekani as a commitment to public purpose.” — Arghyam. Source

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