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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                   MAY 01, 2026     |  The Indian Eye 22

             New York gets The/Nudge to create

                                           a poverty-free India

            OUR BUREAU
            New York, NY
                  n inspiring evening at the Har-
                  vard Club of New York City
            Abrought together socially con-
            scious founders, investors, operators,
            and philanthropists who share a sim-
            ple conviction: a poverty-free India,
            within our lifetime, is possible.
                Jaideep   Khanna   (Founder,
            Ananta - Om Management) opened
            the evening with a warm welcome,
            setting the stage for conversations on
            how New York’s community can help
            accelerate India’s journey towards
            economic inclusion at scale.
                Atul Satija (Founder & CEO,
            The/Nudge) shared philanthropy’s
            role in shaping social change in India,
            and The/Nudge Institute’s journey,
            impact and aspirations.
                In a special segment celebrating
            10 years of The/Nudge, Atul Satija
            (Founder & CEO, The/Nudge) was
            joined by Deepak Raj (Board Mem-
            ber, The/Nudge & Founder - Raj As-  to India’s next chapter of growth.  Later in the evening, Nitin Jindal   founding supporters in New York
            sociates) to reflect on what it takes to   A fireside chat brought the work  (Partner, Head Global Commodities,  and to everyone who joined us, asked
            back bold ideas early, build enduring   on the ground to life, with Pankhuri  Goldman Sachs) spoke about how  hard questions, and leaned into what
            institutions and keep the focus on   Shah  (Founder,  Project  Deep)  and   the Indian diaspora in New York  it will take to build a more just and
            outcomes for the poorest.         Rakesh Sehgal (Co-founder, Cod-   can support, and Dev Joneja (Chief  inclusive India. This is just the begin-
                We were  deeply  honoured  to   eyogi) in conversation with Hari  Risk  Officer,  ExodusPoint  Capital   ning of a growing community com-
            have Indra Nooyi (Former Chairman   Manappattil (Algorithmic Corporate  Management) closed with a vote of  mitted to transformative social inno-
            & Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo)  Bond Trading, RBC Capital Mar- thanks, underscoring the shared re- vation.
            as our special guest of honour, shar-  kets) on how they are creating path-  sponsibility of leaders across sectors   Together, this community is turn-
            ing reflections on leadership, giving,  ways  to  dignified  work  and  income   to back solutions that move the nee- ing the idea of a poverty-free India
            and  why  investing  in  women  and   for young people and communities   dle for millions.            within our lifetime into a shared, ac-
            communities at the margins is central   across India.                  We are incredibly grateful to our  tionable agenda.

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