http://www.livemint.com/SectionPages/Ramanathan.aspx?NavId=88&NavsId=94 Ramanathan- Livemint.com | © CopyRight HT Media Ltd. 2009 en-Us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:15:07 GMT 60 http://www.livemint.com/ http://www.livemint.com/Images/livemintbeta_rss.gif 144 33 http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18213227/The-pointillism-of-poverty.html Escape from poverty isn’t some linear, one-way street--people fall back into poverty as well Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:02:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/18213227/The-pointillism-of-poverty.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/07214025/The-impact-investing-world.html One exciting thread is a quest for a new way of thinking about markets and their intersection with social issues Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:10:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/10/07214025/The-impact-investing-world.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/09/09205946/My-barber8217s-wisdom.html ‘There are two kinds of poor people, those who have the capacity to improve their lives, and those who don’t’ Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:17:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/09/09205946/My-barber8217s-wisdom.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/09/23215225/Reviewing-the-government.html Performance accountability is weak and enforced only once every five years via the ballot box Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:22:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/09/23215225/Reviewing-the-government.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/08/12211934/Conflict-symbols-and-politics.html We need to acknowledge conflicts as a positive attribute of a complex society, not trivialize them Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:45:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/08/12211934/Conflict-symbols-and-politics.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/07/15210832/Harness-urban-opportunity.html Every rupee of investment in the urban sector is productive--it boosts economic activity and multiplies jobs Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:48:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/07/15210832/Harness-urban-opportunity.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/07/29210827/Markets-and-entrepreneurs.html We need to focus on policy prescriptions that make it easier for micro entrepreneurs to succeed Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:38:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/07/29210827/Markets-and-entrepreneurs.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/06/17215230/Byebye-to-bypasses.html The government should shed our ‘bypass’ mindset and be innovative about solving our infrastructure bottlenecks Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:22:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/06/17215230/Byebye-to-bypasses.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/06/03222755/Urban-conversations.html The system is normally good but it is a bunch of unscrupulous individuals who give a bad name to it Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/06/03222755/Urban-conversations.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/05/20210535/Some-election-takeaways.html If the elections show anything, it is that politics and government matter, and affect almost everything about our lives Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Wed, 20 May 2009 15:35:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/05/20210535/Some-election-takeaways.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/05/06210331/Open-letter-to-Rahul-Gandhi.html This year’s election shows political parties as opaque, eccentric institutions run largely by power brokers sitting in back rooms and greased by black money Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Wed, 06 May 2009 16:01:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/05/06210331/Open-letter-to-Rahul-Gandhi.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/03/25204459/The-value-of-manifestos.html Most candidates standing for elections wouldn’t know a word of what’s in their own party manifesto. But they are useful documents and can help to hold parties accountable if they get to run the government Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:14:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/03/25204459/The-value-of-manifestos.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/02/25212407/Dileep-Kumar-at-the-Oscars.html A brewing debate is beginning to surface, one that could be more divisive than the anger about the offensive depiction of India in the film . It has to do with Rahman’s conversion from Hinduism to Islam Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:12:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/02/25212407/Dileep-Kumar-at-the-Oscars.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/02/11214238/2611-a-different-message.html The need is to care, to really feel the impact and then resolve to do something tangible and not assume that it’s someone else’s problem or forget it. The idea is to look outside the box of one’s own life to make it more rewarding Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:12:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/02/11214238/2611-a-different-message.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/28205134/Slumdogs-and-negative-lists.html If India is to embrace the power of the market, we need to ensure that the rules of the game are fair Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:21:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/28205134/Slumdogs-and-negative-lists.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/14223143/The-tao-of-markets.html The Satyam scandal is a painful and scorching lesson on the failings of the market Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:01:02 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/14223143/The-tao-of-markets.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/12/17211451/Awakening-and-relevance.html The first rays of political awakening are becoming visible. But political relevance? A long, long way away Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:17:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/12/17211451/Awakening-and-relevance.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/12/03224725/A-political-awakening.html We ask for a tough state, when we ourselves are a soft people. Most of us are selfish, inward-looking cowards Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:17:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/12/03224725/A-political-awakening.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/19222041/A-disturbing-encounter.html Democracy is at stake when one can bribe for everything and can get away with anything Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:49:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/19222041/A-disturbing-encounter.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/05234201/A-giant-leap-for-democracy.html Barack Obama’s audacious rise from anonymity can inspire billions of people that change is possible Mobius Strip | Ramesh Ramanathan Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:12:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/05234201/A-giant-leap-for-democracy.html