Person of the Day: Nandan Nilekani, the Engineer Who Gave India an Identity

Joined Patni Computer Systems in 1978, where N.R. Narayana Murthy interviewed him

Co-founded Infosys in 1981 and served as CEO from 2002 to 2007

Built Aadhaar as founding UIDAI chairman (2009-2014), the world's largest biometric ID system

Returned to steady Infosys as non-executive chairman in 2017; awarded Padma Bhushan in 2006

Now champions digital public goods through EkStep, ONDC and the Beckn Protocol

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