The Constitution,
in conversation.
Writing and editing as part of the curatorial team for the Jindal Constitutional Museum.
JOURNALIST · EDITOR · CURATORNEW DELHI, INDIA
THE WORLD, THROUGH A CLOSER LENS
ASHLIN
MATHEW
Behind every headline,
there is a human story.
Politics, rights, gender and culture.
Reporting on the forces that shape our lives.
01 / THE READING ROOMStories worth
Stories worth
looking closer at.
Reporting and conversations from the political landscape.
Read the full stories at their original publications.
3 selected stories
02 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE BYLINE
Curiosity is
a way of life.
Ashlin Mathew is a Delhi-based journalist and editor whose work spans politics, human rights, health, gender and culture.
Across digital and print newsrooms, she has reported, commissioned stories, shaped special editions and brought an editor’s perspective to complex public questions. She is currently Senior Associate Editor at Outlook, following her time as News Editor at National Herald.
Her practice extends into literature, the arts and curatorial work—different ways of paying attention to people, ideas and the world around them.
17+Years of newsroom
experience
experience
3Languages
English · Hindi · Malayalam
English · Hindi · Malayalam
Explore her newsroom journey +
- 2025 — PRESENT
Outlook
Senior Associate Editor
- 2017 — 2025
National Herald
News Editor
- 2012 — 2015
Mail Today
Principal Correspondent
- 2007 — 2011
Deccan Chronicle
Senior Subeditor
03 / BEYOND THE BYLINEWords leave
Words leave
the page.
Editorial thinking, in museums,
exhibitions and conversations.
The Constitution,
A different
way of seeing.
Part of a two-person team curating three exhibitions at The Biv, spanning Company School paintings, antique maps, botanicals and tribal art.
Where creative
minds meet.
Curator-coordinator for Journalism & Publishing at the Coalition Festival, shaping sessions and bringing speakers into conversation.
FELLOWSHIP
Breakthrough Media Fellowship
GENDER REPORTING · 2022–2023Have a story
in mind?↗
For editorial conversations,
interviews and cultural collaborations.