A studio of 5 people who write code, edit copy, and visit the field.
Mahiti began in 1998 as a two-room office in Bengaluru that helped civil-society groups put their first websites online. Twenty-seven years later we still answer our own phones — and the studio is now a workshop for data systems, field tools, and the occasional editorial board meeting.
What we don't do
We don't write strategy decks. We don't run brand campaigns. We don't sell licences. If a partner needs those, we recommend someone we trust.
How we choose work
We take on work where a clear public outcome is named — a number of households, a measurable indicator, a piece of legislation. If we can't name it, we say no.
What we leave behind
Every engagement ends with a runbook, a trained partner team, and a maintenance handover. The next person who reads the code shouldn't need us.
Sunil Abraham
Director · Programmes
Joined Mahiti in 2004 from a previous life writing copy for community radio. Leads engagements in health and disability.
Trupti Chengalath
Director · Engagements
Carries our oldest partner relationships. Writes the engagement memos that keep projects honest.
Pervin D'Souza
Senior · Communication
Edits everything that leaves the building. Believes a sentence should earn its place.
Aysha Khan
Senior · Data systems
Builds the data pipelines that keep dashboards close to the field record.
K. Venkatesh
Advisor
Forty years in public health. Asks the question we forgot to ask.
1998
Founded in Bengaluru as a four-person studio building websites for civil-society groups.
2006
First district-level health MIS for a state department; the runbook is still in use.
2014
Mahiti becomes a Digital Public Goods contributor to ODK and DHIS2 deployments.
2022
Saadhika collective ledger crosses 2,000 villages.
2026
v3 of the studio's own website — yes, we ate our own field rations.