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Insights

Columns, speeches and press by the founder, Ravi Sharma — the thinking behind the movement, gathered in one place.

From Business India's guest column to convocation halls and social feeds: every argument for measuring goodness, in full, with links to the originals.

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Business India · Column · 16 September 2026

Viksit Bharat: Beyond economics

A developed nation must be measured not only by the wealth it creates, but by the quality of life, institutions and society it builds.

More columns in Business India

Two further columns from the founder's series are available on the magazine's site.

All columns by Ravi Sharma
Business India · Column · 4 August 2026

Beyond examinations

Examination reforms should be only the beginning of educational transformation.

Business India · Column · 22 July 2026

The Pentad of Life

Why human performance must be measured across five dimensions.

Business India · Column · 6 July 2026

Richer, not Happier

The hidden cost of prosperity without goodness.

Business India · Column · 25 May 2026

The road to Viksit Bharat 2047

India must lead in the values that make civilisations endure — the character dividend.

Business India · Guest column · 21 May 2026

Balance sheet's bankruptcy

Success without goodness is a net loss.

Business India · Guest column · 7 May 2026

Redefining high performance

Goodness is the invisible infrastructure upon which everything else is built.

Business India · Guest column · 22 April 2026

Why do we need a Goodness Index?

If we want a better world, we must begin by measuring what makes it better.

The Indian Eye · Report · 28 December 2024

'I decided to dedicate my life to spreading goodness' — the TISS convocation address

A chief-guest address at the 84th convocation of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences that travelled far beyond the hall.

ELE Times · News · 29 August 2023

Ravi Sharma appointed Chairperson of IIIT Una, Himachal Pradesh

A presidential appointment at one of India's newest institutes of national importance.

LinkedIn · Founder's post · 2024

Mission Chetna: finding the people who quietly hold India together

Chetna Heroes — the changemakers, and the ecosystem that connects them.

LinkedIn · Founder's post · 2024

Chief guest address: the character behind the credential

Notes from a convocation address on what a degree cannot certify.

Instagram · @ravisharmaiit · August 2024

Goodness, in a minute

A one-minute reel from the founder's feed — the movement in the language of a scroll.

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