THE REST

My column in Deccan Herald on the balance between state, market and society runs once in four weeks. In it, I explore ways in which people can be part of all three, and how we can ensure that each one remains independently important to our imagination of development. Click here to see the full list of articles.

The accumulation of opportunity

For a few months in 2000, I used to live in Hampton, Virginia - original home of the great space missions of NASA. But apart from this,...

Ashwin Mahesh

Aug 20, 20144 min read

Seven 4-letter words you can be proud of

About two years ago, I said to a few young people that 'if you do the following seven things EVERY WEEK without fail for the next FULL...

Ashwin Mahesh

Oct 30, 20133 min read

School's out, life's in.

Of all the things I treasure about my education, I value most what Dr.Anjeneya Swamy taught me in one course at B-school. He is a small...

Ashwin Mahesh

Sep 15, 19993 min read

The promise of a different life

Thirty three years ago, in the spring of 1970, my mother and father took their infant son to the Christian Medical College Hospital in...

Ashwin Mahesh

Jan 15, 19997 min read