Patralekha Chatterjee column
Patralekha Chatterjee | All that glitters isn't growth, well-being for most Indians
Beyond political rhetoric, India's election must confront real issues: unemployment, healthcare, environment, and tech impact.
Patralekha Chatterjee | Narrow the gender gap in usage of digital tech
ASER 2023 Reveals Stark Gender Gap in Rural Youth's Skills: A Deeper Dive Into the Data
Patralekha Chatterjee | Several questions as we look back at 2023, ahead to 2024
Looking ahead necessarily means factoring in the country’s contradictions and working much harder on the problem areas
Patralekha Chatterjee | It’s time to ‘rehumanise’, to shun hate, cease ‘othering’
We urgently need rehumanising narratives to counter the dehumanising narratives swirling around inside the country and beyond.
Patralekha Chatterjee | Bring jobs back to the top of India’s political agenda
Unemployment is falling, but remains high.
Patralekha Chatterjee | Many challenges for India as voice of ‘Global South’
India seeks to champion the concerns of the “Global South” at a time when there are glaring fault lines in the world and within the country
Patralekha Chatterjee | Confronting bigotry and violence in the classroom
Many teachers see nothing wrong in using violence to teach a lesson to a child, though corporal punishment is strictly prohibited by law.
Patralekha Chatterjee | The ‘Developed India’ Story: Conversations we must have
India remains a “poor and very unequal country, with an affluent elite” where the top 10% holds 57% of the total national income
Patralekha Chatterjee | Tomatoes and turbulence: Indians face harder times
For context, in 2021, 418 million Asians experienced extreme hunger, indicating a rise from the previous year.
Patralekha Chatterjee | Delay over Census hurting the way India is governed
The last one was held in 2011.