Nikhil Kamath x Nandan Nilekani | People by WTF | Ep #3

India today is a different India, when compared to 10 years ago. A lot of it has to do with The India Stack Journey (a set of open API's & digital public goods). Interesting to note how opportunity to serve at population scale is the theme of these innovations.

In this episode of People by WTF, we sat with Nandan Nilekani to understand the trajectory of building this advanced Digital Public Infrastructure in India, which has made a significant impact in each of our day to day lives.

Time stamps -
00:00 - Introduction
02:40 - India Stack
03:25- Journey of Infosys
06:24 - Imagining India - Digitising the Future
08:15 - Nandan on meeting Rohini
09:40 - Journey of India Stack: Aadhar
13:11 - DPI - Digital Public Infrastructure
15:07 - Online Authentication & KYC
17:15 - Jan Dhan Program
19:00 - E- sign/ Digilocker
20:40 - 2016 - a big digital transformation for India
22:36 - BHIM - Ease of Payments
26:49 - How has UPI changed India’s ecosystem?
30:00 - Nandan on vision with Population Scale
32:50 - Account Aggregation
37:40 - Fast TAG & broad benefits of UPI
40:10 - What should a 25 y/o build on top of India Stack?
42:50 - What is Fee Day & Beckn Protocol?
46:00 - Namma Yatri - Something built on top of Beckn
49:10 - Nandan on Artificial Intelligence
55:40 - What is Finternet?
1:01:20 - Rapid Fire With Nandan
1:04:00 - Advice to 20 y/o with funding

Reading Resources for more information -

#NikhilKamath - Co-founder of Zerodha, True Beacon and Gruhas

#NandanNilekani - Co-founder of Infosys, Ex-Chairman of UIDAI

Disclaimer: A graphic in this video contains an incorrect representation of India's map. This was a mistake on our part. We are implementing measures to prevent such occurrences in the future. We are committed to accurate representation in all our content.

#nikhilkamath #WTFiswithNikhilKamath #PeoplebyWTF

[TheLostPartyCookie.]

There is nobody more deserving of a Bharat Ratna than a man who started the Services revolution with Infosys, mapped the country with Aadhaar and gave us UPI. Nandan Nilekani(along with Mukesh Ambani) will go down as having the most impact on the course of Indian history in the 21st century.

[sarangkate]

this is what we need, pure knowledge, no bollywood, no drama just knowledge

[Nidhin.chandrasekhar]

Thank you so much Nikhil for bringing India’s CTO to the show

[pritamburagohain]

The way Nikhil puts on questions is really mesmerising, like a curious child. His questions finally help the audience to get a clear picture of their own queries

[basavarajmsasalatti]

Whenever we listen to Nandan, He has so much knowledge and clarity in whatever he speaks. Hats off and Thank you very much from all we Indians for making our life much easier.

[zx]

What an extraordinary and enlightening 101 class on UPI, Aadhar, BHIM, and the DPI! Nikhil's incisive questioning of foundational concepts, combined with Nandan Nilekani Sir's patient and thorough responses, has created an invaluable resource for any young person eager to grasp these topics in depth. This podcast not only imparts essential knowledge but also inspires those interested in developing innovative services in this field. Our heartfelt thanks to both of you for dedicating your time to this enlightening discussion. We are indeed privileged to witness such a profound exchange on YouTube.

[yashwanthsambaraju]

I refreshed youtube nearly 50 times today for this🔥

[aarishsheikh]

This episode was such a gem literally this man is involved in scaling a private company as well as govt initiatives exponentially !!!

[GautamChaudhary-zi]

We want nikhil do Podscast with deepinder goyal

[sukirtinarsaria]

Finally…i was rooting for nandan nilekani to be on the show since forever 💃💃
Two ideals in a frame 🤗

[yourtechbuddy-dev]

I still remember when I joined Infosys back in 2015 before this big tech revolution in 2016, we were taught about our Founders I got fascinated when I heard about Nandan working in ADHAR now helping India to get better at that time I found it difficult to understand how can he make India better now seeing this podcast opens my eye .. Nandan is seriously the CTO of India 🇮🇳

[MrunalAshwinbhaiMania-bd]

Anyone who are new in network engineering, this podcast can be a primer, Explaining protocol so well. Thank you Nikhil sir for this wonderful podcast.

[pavan.avasthi]

All Indian must be grateful for this person ( nandan nilkerni sir)...❤

[archanashastry]

Today people look at NRN ‘s comments in negative lens and look down on infy or one specific sector. What everyone forgets is that they are the OG of startup’s in India had the privilege of working under nadan’s leadership and the way these guys have given to the organisation and country in large is commendable.
Not everyone can be entrepreneur and start company, if all are founders then who will work in those companies ????. Companies grow when everyone works together. Always adored Nadan and Rohini mam for thier work ❤❤❤❤🎉 thanks for bringing the legend on the show

[ArvindGupta-lxpf]

It's amazing how much he has done to empower the govt as a citizen... Don't think this was long enough I could listen to Nandan for 5-6 hours straight...I wonder why the Karnataka govt hasn't used him enough...

[Yogee]

No Ads, No dialogues - subscribe channel, hit the like button, share it etc., still a Million subscribers and thousands of like hits, and view hits, undoubtedly this shows channel driven by content, research, thoughtful questions/discussion of any giant guests. Salute to you Nikhil Bro and your awesome team behind this !

[mussadiqwani]

This was a historic podcast that every Indian should watch. It covers important topics and offers valuable insights. A must-watch!

[rishi-barot]

For all the Finance and Fin-Tech Guys this is a great opportunity to learn 101.
Thanks to Nikhil for bringing this kind of guest's on the show and making way for a 21 year old guy like me.

[suriMusiq]

There is soo much knowledge in this podcast, great work drilling down on all the terms. knowing Nandan was behind lot of india's digitalization efforts is eye opening - UPI, Aadhaar, FastTag etc etc.. Lot's to learn, I loved how you tied it to AI and Blockchain and how well he answered those questions too! Heartfelt thanks for this effort <3

[mganla]

This is probably one of the most life changing podcasts I’ve seen. Thanks!