Mahesh Chandrasekar is with Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives as Senior Manager Programme. He is responsible for identifying and managing grants to organisations working with vulnerable groups across India. They include adolescent girls, homeless, street children, survivors of domestic violence, people with disabilities, small and marginal farmers. Gaining deeper understanding of the effects of exclusion, marginalization experienced by vulnerable groups and finding solutions with the community where none seems to be apparent guides his work.