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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
    ASER: Testing what children are learning.Life
    What are India's kids learning in our schools: A reality check

    Government schools in several states, despite their many flaws, are showing signs of hope.

    19 Jan 2017 5:49 AM IST

    Sir Bradley Wiggins inspired me to give up cyclingOpinion
    Wake up India, focus on the basics

    The situation is actually far worse, as a look at female literacy figures will show.

    12 Jan 2017 7:07 AM IST

    Narendra Modis secret mission may cost him and his party big time in the long run. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    2016: Hashtags, hysteria & hope

    It is true that traditional media in the United States took sides, in some cases blatantly.

    30 Dec 2016 12:54 AM IST

    People queue up at an ATM to withdraw cash in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    To go cashless, win people's trust first

    Demonetisation and after the story refuses to move out of the front page or prime time television.

    15 Dec 2016 12:44 AM IST

    People stand in a queue outside an ATM to withdraw money in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    For a less-cash India, a few things on to-do list

    Most people in the developed world, where less-cash is the norm, are literate.

    1 Dec 2016 1:24 AM IST

    People queue up outside a bank to exchange their old Rs 1000 and 500 notes in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    The mantra of today's India: Q is for queue

    For those old enough to remember, for many years in India queueing up was not seen as a virtuous activity.

    17 Nov 2016 1:18 AM IST

    Amit Mishra (left) had an impressive ODI series against New Zealand (Photo: AFP)Sports
    Mishra deserves recognition in Tests

    The Kiwis were given a parting kick. India generally welcomes cricket teams to its soil by bamboozling them with...

    2 Nov 2016 6:04 AM IST

    Virat KohliSports
    Cracker of a decider on the cards at Visakhapatnam

    It is everyone’s wish that the cyclone Kyant won’t interfere with the series deciding ODI in Visakhapatnam...

    28 Oct 2016 12:04 AM IST

    Whose money was BCCI giving awaySports
    Whose money was BCCI giving away

    The BCCI is a monopoly house. So who would like to give up cushy administrative tasks when there is neither a challenge...

    20 Oct 2016 3:12 AM IST

    shyaa.jpgTechnology
    Look ahead: The paradox of automation

    Britain’s pound sterling plunged from $1.26 against the dollar to a little over $1.18 in two minutes, which is...

    19 Oct 2016 6:30 AM IST

    Virat Kohli during the fourth day of the Indore Test. (Photo: PTI)Sports
    Elegant Virat Kohli made Indore pitch a paradise

    Virat Kohli said his team won the series. The skipper was right in lauding the collective effort which brought about the...

    13 Oct 2016 2:13 AM IST

    Crown sits handsomely on young captain and his teamSports
    Crown sits handsomely on young captain and his team

    The crown sits well on the young captain’s head. His succession had come at a time of crisis with the...

    6 Oct 2016 2:32 AM IST

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