Malcolm & Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust
Malcolm S Adiseshiah
(1910-1994)
Dr Malcolm S Adiseshiah distinguished economist and educationist who passed away in 1994 had mandated in his Will that after meeting certain specific commitments,his financial assets should be used to create a trust to be named Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust. His desire was that the Trust should support teaching and research. fundamental and applied, in economics and development studies. He had also specified that Dr. C.T.Kurien and Mr Eric Prabhakar who had been designated executors of the Will should be the founder trustees.
After the formalities connected the execution of the Will were over, The Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust was registered and started functioning in 1999.
News and Events
Malcolm Adiseshiah Awardee 2026: Prof. Raghav Gaiha
Research Affiliate, Population Aging Research Center, University of Pennsylvania
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Asian College of Journalism Campus, Chennai – 600 113.
Malcolm Adiseshiah Memorial Lecture:
Subjective Well-being, Trust and Democracy in India
By Prof. Raghav Gaiha
Elizabeth Adiseshiah Awardee 2026: Dr. Kanika Mahajan
Associate Professor of Economics, Ashoka University, Haryana
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Asian College of Journalism Campus, Chennai – 600 113.
Elizabeth Adiseshiah Memorial Lecture:
Women and Work: The Missing Engine of India's Development,
By Dr. Kanika Mahajan
Development Narratives: The Political Economy of Tamilnadu
Development Perspectives: Malcolm Adiseshiah Memorial Lectures