The woman who gave away a lot of money, ₹763 crore to make India a better place.

This woman really wanted to help India. So she gave away all that money. She did this to build an India, a place where people can live happily.

PHILANTHROPIST

Thrive Vision

2/15/20266 min read

The woman who gave away ₹763 crore is a kind person who wants to see India become a great country. Her dream is to make India a wonderful place. She is doing her part by giving away ₹763 crore.

One such person is Rohini Nilekani.

People call her the Ratan Tata. She is more than a person who gives money to help others. The woman is a force of change. She is a visionary. This woman believes that money is really useful only when it is used to help people and make society better. Money has a purpose when it is used to uplift society, like this woman does with her wealth.

The woman has shown that she really means what she says. She has done things that prove her belief is true. The woman has taken action to make sure people know that she is serious, about what she believes in.

Rohini Nilekani has given a lot of money over the five years. She has donated a total of ₹763 crore. This is a big amount of money. In the year 2025 Rohini Nilekani gave ₹204 crore. This makes Rohini Nilekani India's Generous Woman of the Year. Rohini Nilekani is very generous. She has been giving a lot to help people.

This is not just a story of generosity.

This is a story about being sure of what you believe in having a reason for doing things and being brave enough to imagine an India. The story is really, about India and the people who want to make India a better place. India is the focus of this story.

The Woman Behind the Impact

Rohini Nilekani is the co-founder of Arghyam. This is a foundation that works on solving the water and sanitation problems in India.. The work that Rohini Nilekani does is really big. It is much bigger, than Arghyam, the organization she co-founded. Rohini Nilekani is doing a lot of work to help India with its water and sanitation challenges.

She has worked hard for lots of things like:

  • Education

  • Clean water access

  • Environment

  • Public health

  • Citizen empowerment

  • Social justice

  • Literary advancement

Her charity work is not about giving money. She does a lot of things to help people in need. It is not just about writing cheques. Her philanthropy is really about making a difference in the lives of people. That is what her charity work is all, about her philanthropy.

It is about building institutions and empowering communities and also creating systems that can become stronger a time after the money has been spent. Institutions like these can really make a difference. Building institutions and empowering communities is very important. This way communities can. Institutions can become stronger, over time.

A lot of people who're successful have a hard time figuring out when they have enough. Rohini does things differently:

“Wealth is a responsibility, not a trophy.”

Wealth With a Purpose — Not a Lifestyle

Rohini Nilekani’s philosophy is simple but powerful:

I think that money should be able to solve problems. Money is supposed to make things easier, for us. When we have money we should be able to use it to solve the problems that we are facing. Money should be able to help us with the things that we need.

Money is supposed to make life better for people. It should help people. Make things easier, for them. Money should uplift people. Give them a sense of security.

Money should make democracy stronger. Democracy is what gives people a voice and money should help make that voice louder. The idea of democracy is that everyone gets a say in how thingsre run and money can help people exercise that right. Money can help people learn about the issues. Make informed decisions, about democracy. So money and democracy should go hand in hand to make democracy work better. Democracy and money can be a combination.

She once said that money should never be used to make our lives look fancy but to help other people have lives. She said that wealth is not just for showing off but for creating chances for the people, around us for others.

She really believes in that principle. She lives by it every single day. The principle is something that's very important, to her and she follows it completely. She does not just say that she believes in the principle she actually does what it says. The principle is a part of her life and she lives that principle wholeheartedly.

She does not want luxury she wants to make an impact. This is what she chooses an impact, over luxury. The thing that matters to her is the impact she can have, not luxury.

This is the way of thinking that has made her one of the respected philanthropists in India. She is respected because of what she does not because she is a woman or a man. The fact that she is a philanthropist is what matters and this is what has made her well respected in India. Her philanthropy work is the reason people look up to her. That is what makes her one of the most respected philanthropists, in India.

How Her Philanthropy is Transforming India

Rohini is a kind person and her kindness goes far beyond the numbers. The way Rohini gives to others is really something. Rohini's generosity is amazing.

Every single rupee that she donates is going to help make a difference that will last for a long time. The rupee that she donates is meant to change things for the better in a big way.

Here is how her contributions are making a difference:

1. Water and Sanitation (Arghyam)

There are a lot of people, in India who do not have water to drink. Millions of Indians have a time finding clean drinking water. Clean drinking water is something that millions of Indians really need.

Arghyam does a lot of work to make groundwater management better. They also try to improve water quality and sanitation. The way they do this is, by working with communities to find solutions that work for them. Arghyam thinks that when communities are involved they can come up with good ideas to manage groundwater and keep water clean.

2. Education for All

Rohini really wants to help people make learning something that everyone can do. She thinks learning should be fun and fair for all kids. This is especially true for kids who live in India. Rohini supports things that make learning accessible to these children. She wants learning to be joyful for them. Rohini also wants learning to be equitable for kids, in India.

3. Environment and Conservation

She helps the earth by doing things that support protection, sustainable living and climate resilience. She does a lot to help with protection, sustainable living and climate resilience.

4. Civic and Social Empowerment

Rohini gives money to organizations that help people know what is going on so people can have their rights get justice and make decisions. Rohini funds these organizations because they promote transparency, citizen rights, justice and informed decision-making which is really important, to Rohini.

5. Literature and Creative Expression

She really loves to read. That is why she started Pratham Books. Pratham Books is a publishing house. They make storybooks that kids can actually buy because they are not too expensive. This way millions of children can read these storybooks.

Her goal is always the same:

She wants to leave the country in a state. The country should be a place. It should be a place where people care about each other. The people of the country should have the power to make their decisions. She wants to make sure the country is more equal, more compassionate and more empowered than it was when she first came into it. The goal is to have a country that's more equal, more compassionate and more empowered.

Rohini Nilekani tells us that real success is not about what you have. It is about something. Rohini Nilekani wants us to know that true success is not what you accumulate. It is what you do with what you have and how that makes you feel. Rohini Nilekani is saying that we should think about what's really important to us. Is it about getting more things or is it about being happy and fulfilled? Rohini Nilekani reminds us that true success is what we do with our lives and how we make a difference, in the world that is what really matters to Rohini Nilekani.

What do you give back to the things that matter like the people and the world, around the people and the world.