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" Infosys was going to be a different type of company. It was going to be very ethically run, meritocratic, quality-conscious, transparent. People didn't confuse the personal with the corporate. "

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" Indian higher education is completely regulated. It's very difficult to start a private university. It's very difficult for a foreign university to come to India. As a result of that, our higher education is simply not keeping pace with India's demands. That is leading to a lot of problems which we need to address. "

Nandan Nilekani

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" We took Infosys public. That was a nonstop three-week global roadshow. "

" I think the ideology of the Congress is closest to mine. Congress is a party where I should be. I have joined politics to bring change in society. The Congress gave me a chance with the Aadhaar project. It's a party that will allow me to bring change. "

" My parents were concerned that I would not get good schooling, so they put me up in my uncle's house in Dharwad, and I spent about six years there. So at a very young age, I was away from my parents. I developed an amount of independence and learned to stand on my own feet. "

" I think politics is the biggest lever of change in India. "

" The biggest thing the money Infosys brought me is the freedom to do what I want. And what I want is to give millions more the opportunities I had. "

" My background is putting in large systems that change lives... The right kind of systems can bring honesty and efficiency. "

" Bangalore now wants a person who doesn't only play politics. Bangalore needs a problem solver, and I am a problem solver. I will be the bridge between Bangalore and the Centre. "

" When India got independence, entrepreneurs were seen as a bad lot, as people who would exploit. "

" I don't decide my politics based on the flavour of the month. "

" I'm in politics to make the lives of millions of Indians better. "

" Congress is my ideological home; I come from a Nehruvian family. "

" Bangalore needs a honest, passionate and hard-working MP, and I will be that MP. "

" I made my money in an honest way. And I have declared it all. By co-founding Infosys along with Mr. Murthy and others, I earned financially. "

" It's because Gandhi believed in villages and because the British ruled from the cities; therefore, Nehru thought of New Delhi as an un-Indian city. "

" I am not in politics to make more money. "

Nandan Nilekani

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" You don't choose a party because it's the flavour of the month. I feel I will be able to work under a political system. I feel if people like me don't enter politics to bring change, who will? "

" I am proud of the fact that my wealth is completely transparent. "

" Slowly, ideas lead to ideology, lead to policies that lead to actions. "

" Privacy is a vast subject. Also, remember that privacy and convenience is always a trade-off. When you open a bank account and want to borrow some money, and you want to get a very cheap loan, you'll share all details of your assets because you want them to give you a low interest rate. "