Nandan Nilekani - Honours and Awards

Honours and Awards

• He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree by the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto on the 31st of May, 2011.
• Mr. Nilekani received NDTV Indian of the Year's Transformational Idea of the Year Award in 2011
• He was named Corporate Citizen of the Year at the Asia Business Leaders Award (2004) organized by CNBC.
• His book, Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation, was a finalist for the FT-Goldman Sachs Book Award in 2009.
• Joseph Schumpeter Prize for innovative services in economy, economic sciences and politics - 2005.
• In 2009, Time magazine placed Nilekani in the Time 100 list of 'World's Most Influential People'
• Was presented the 'Legend in Leadership Award' by the Yale University in November 2009. He is the first Indian to receive the top honour.
• In January 2006, Mr. Nilekani became on the youngest entrepreneurs to join 20 global leaders on the World Economic Forum (WEF) Foundation Board.
• Mr. Nilekani was awarded one of India's highest civilian honours, the Padma Bhushan, in 2006.
• Also in 2006, he was named Businessman of the Year by Forbes Asia.