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The writer is a retired IAS officer from the Andhra Pradesh cadre, who has also worked with UNDP and with the private sector.
    Vice-president M. Venkaiah Naidu honours renowed geneticist M.S. Swaminathan (right) at an award function organised by Tamil Nadu Agriculture University in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Amitabha Bhattacharya | Rethinking the Padma and Bharat Ratna Awards

    No wonder that in recent years, some dedicated grassroots workers, far removed from the limelight, are getting noticed...

    18 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

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    Amitabha Bhattacharya | Back to first love: How life is a lot better...

    Travelling back in time, I derived some satisfaction from the visible development all around, tinged with some sadness...

    10 Aug 2022 12:04 AM IST

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    Amitabha Bhattacharya | Like a meteor': An IAS officer's reminiscences...

    NTR was above pettiness and parochialism, as his vision of Telugu Ganga, one purpose of which was to supply drinking...

    29 Jun 2022 11:55 PM IST

    The NEP seeks to restore the importance of the arts, humanities and social sciences in our education system.Opinion
    NEP: Ambitious targets set for education sector

    The New Education Policy should be valued for the way validated ideas have been seamlessly integrated with bold new ones

    11 Sept 2020 12:33 PM IST

    Health workers screen residents for COVID-19 symptoms at Dharavi, one of Asias biggest slums, in Mumbai, India, Wednesday. AP PhotoOpinion
    Amitabha Bhattacharya | The summer of discontent: Let's learn to live...

    Would things have been better if the lockdown was announced earlier, say in late February or early March?

    27 Jun 2020 6:22 PM IST

    AAP leader Manish Sisodia during the dhanywad yatra in Pataparganj in New Delhi on Wednesday after winning the Assembly elections. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    We need to bring civility, make campaigns cleaner

    Second, each party needs to concentrate on ideas and performance, against the promises made.

    19 Feb 2020 2:27 AM IST

    Anti-CAA protestors wave tricolours as they celebrate the Republic Day at Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    CAA: Lack of informed debate mars discourse

    Meanwhile, any public debate should address whether the CAA is against one religious group or favouring others.

    4 Feb 2020 6:23 AM IST

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    What’s troubling athletes in Rio No Pokemon Go

    Fans play the highly addictive Pokemon Go game during a gathering in central Madrid, Spain, to play the computer game....

    1 Aug 2016 6:32 AM IST

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