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Patralekha Chatterjee
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Patralekha Chatterjee focuses on development issues in India and emerging economies. She can be reached at patralekha.chatterjee@gmail.com
    Students celebrate their success in CBSE class 12th examination at their school in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Invest in schools, this can fuel the economy

    The Delhi govt spends about a quarter of its budget on education and has initiated a range of reforms in government-run...

    1 Jun 2017 12:41 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    As Modi govt turns 3, let's talk about jobs

    To be fair, the Modi government is not at fault for the global whirlwinds are accelerating the jobless growth trend.

    20 May 2017 12:21 AM IST

    Sarbananda SonowalOpinion
    Don't normalise' mob violence as routine

    It is also true that mob violence in India is not the monopoly of thugs who kill in the name of the cow.

    4 May 2017 12:21 AM IST

    Indias Untouchables By Gwendolyn Simpson Chabrier Grove Press, pp. 272, Rs 1,088Books
    Book review Hypocrisies of caste: A timely reminder to Indians

    The book comes across as one about caste as seen through a Western lens.

    21 April 2017 1:35 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to supporters at Bhubaneswar airport. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    P2G2': Fix all the links in the healthcare chain

    Generics, as most people are aware, are cheaper than the equivalent branded drugs.

    20 April 2017 12:47 AM IST

    Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Let's get excited about human matas' too

    Nearly five women die every hour in India from complications developed during childbirth.

    6 April 2017 3:58 AM IST

    UP CM Yogi Adityanath. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Modi and the monk: Road ahead for UP

    Tens of thousands of young people from Uttar Pradesh vote with their feet, seeking jobs in other states.

    23 March 2017 3:54 AM IST

    A still from the video Gurmehar posted in 2016.Opinion
    What is feminism? It's a woman's right to choose

    There are a thousand different ways of seeing the world as a feminist, and there should be.

    8 March 2017 1:54 AM IST

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Globalisation isn't dying. It's too deep

    Globalisation is not likely to die any time soon. We have got too accustomed to her face.

    23 Feb 2017 1:19 AM IST

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Globalisation isn't dying. It's too deep

    Globalisation is not likely to die any time soon. We have got too accustomed to her face.

    23 Feb 2017 1:19 AM IST

    Maharashtras Class XII Sociology textbook has a chapter on dowry.Opinion
    Keep prejudice out of school textbooks

    The book happened to be published by a reputed firm, which also prints textbooks used in hundreds of schools in the...

    9 Feb 2017 6:06 AM IST

    The Supreme CourtOpinion
    Let's move towards a healthy, educated India

    These are randomly picked data points and neither state is among the poorest and most backward in the country.

    26 Jan 2017 5:56 AM IST

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