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Yale honours Nandan Nilekani with 'Legend in Leadership' Award
New Delhi, Nov 6, Agencies:

IT Czar Nandan Nilekani was on Friday presented with the 'Legend in Leadership Award', the first Indian to receive Yale University's top honour.

Chairman of Unique Identification Database Authority (UIDA), Nandan Nilekani receives Nilekani, 54, Chairman of India's Unique Identification Database Authority received the award from Yale University President Richard C Levin at the Yale CEO Leadership Summit of The Chief Executive Leadership Institute in New Delhi.

The 'Legend in Leadership Award' was created 20 years ago to honor current and former CEOs who serve as living legends to inspire chief executives across industries, sectors, and nations.

Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase; Robert Iger of The Walt Disney Company; Stephen Schwarzman of The Blackstone Group; Roger Enrico of PepsiCo; John Pepper of Proctor & Gamble and Don Keough of The Coca-Cola Co were some of the other people who received the prestigious honour.

Others who had earlier received the honour include McKinsey founder Marvin Bower;Richard Teerlink of Harley-Davidson.; Holiday Inn founder Kemmons Wilson; financier Wilbur Ross; and Lou Gerstner of IBM.
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By: KV Suryanarayanan
On: 08 Nov 2009 09:13 am

Mr. Nandan Nilekani, who made a turnaround of Infosys, richly deserves this prestigious award from Yale University. After quitting Infosys, he has joined the Government of India to provide unique ID number to every Indian, which will substantially upgrade the living standards of the poorest of poor by enabling them to obtain legitimate grants, scholarships, subsidies and benefits from the Government, which are now available only for those who can bribe. He will thus bring in transparency at all levels and people will get their dues at their door step by having this unique ID number. Thus the vulnerable sections of the community will tremendously benefit from his efforts. Mr. Nandan has sacrificed a luxurious job in Infosys only to serve the Indians. His commitment and zeal should be appreciated, as the project he has undertaken is not easy one. It requires meticulous planning and execution and sacrifie of holiday and all types of luxuries that he hitherto had.

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By: will
On: 08 Nov 2009 01:06 am

Mr.Nandini Nilekeni has awarded sufficiently by Infosy IT company.What leadeship he has given to our country?These awards given in return for his donation of huge dollars earned to the foreign companies in USA.Our country needs good leaders in political field where they are responsible to people.Leadership awards are on sale today.He is now in governament,let him change the lives of poor and oppressed by serving and donating his huge money by removing unemployment,povety,and hunger.Let him inspire the poor by advocating their aspirations.

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