Far from retired, he likes to grapple with big problems that challenge his thought process, take several years of meticulous execution, and have a high impact on economy and life of at least a few hundred millions at a go. Nandan Nilekani, 61, the unanimous choice of the Jury for Dataquest Life Time Achievement Award 2016 is at leisure and busy at the same time, quite enjoying what he does at a redefined pace. An illustrious technocrat career behind him, this co-founder of India's IT behemoth Info-sys, and Chief Architect of Aadhaar (unique identification), is not just one of the founding pillars of the 'digital India ecosystem' which will eventually use Aadhaar as a base platform for connecting citizens across service delivery platforms, but also continues to fuel fire in India's growth engine and is set to have an impact on the next generation as well.
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