I am a development professional and policy consultant with over four decades of experience working on poverty reduction, women’s empowerment, and health systems strengthening across India.
My work has ranged from grassroots organising in the 1980s to national-level consulting across sectors — including nutrition, education, livelihoods, behaviour change communication, and governance.
Tamil Nadu’s unique development story, which I had the privilege of witnessing and contributing to, remains a core theme in my writing. I’m also deeply interested in how ideas — especially in economics — shape real lives. My current blog series, “Rethinking Poverty: Ground Realities and Economic Ideas”, brings together field experience, economic critique, and personal stories.
This site is where I write — slowly, consistently — toward clarity and connection.
Rajaratnam Abel 