Vijay Mahajan
Vijay Mahajan is CEO of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Director of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies. He founded PRADAN in 1982 and the BASIX Social Enterprise Group in 1996. Vijay has co-authored the book The Forgotten Sector and has written over 60 articles. He is also the chair of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), a global microfinance forum. He is an alumnus of IIM-A and IIT-Delhi, and a mid-career fellow at Princeton University, USA.
Articles by Vijay Mahajan
August 14, 2023
Is it time to reform India’s political system?
This Independence Day, Vijay Mahajan reflects on why we must change the rules of the game that has allowed social and economic inequalities to overtake the political process and tells us how this can be done.
March 26, 2020
Supporting informal workers during the COVID-19 crisis
Farmers, agricultural labourers, and informal sector workers are the worst hit by COVID-19 and the resulting lockdowns. Here are some steps that the government and banks can take to help them cope financially.
August 15, 2019
Democracy and resistance: Two sides of a coin
What led to the crumbling of justice, liberty, and everything the country’s constitution stands for?
February 8, 2019
India’s Constitution needs to recognise civil society
The Constitution denies a role to civil society institutions. It's time to correct that through specific amendments.
February 7, 2019
The challenge for civil society
"The strength of civil society institutions needs to be built up as a balancing force between the state and market institutions... Let us not be supplicants for leftovers from the government or corporate tables."
August 16, 2018
Social action in India: Past, present, future
Looking at social action in India from 1947 onwards, and given where we are today, here's why we need civil society as a balancing force between the state and markets.
August 10, 2017
India@70: The Anxiety of Asymmetry
The dream of inclusive, sustainable development will remain unfulfilled unless we acknowledge and address the deep imbalances that threaten to weaken the idea of this nation.
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