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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
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the BJP National Executive meeting at Talkatora stadium in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    More toilet talk vital for a cleaner India

    The Press Information Bureau says over two lakh villages have become open defecation-free.

    5 Oct 2017 3:18 AM IST

    Demonstrators protest outside Ryan International School as they demand action against the school in Gurgaon on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Why not rate schools on how safe they are?

    If children aren't safe inside schools, what does it say about the shape of the future to come?

    21 Sept 2017 12:29 AM IST

    Children receive treatment at the state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College Hospital where 35 children died in three days in Gorakhpur. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Don't normalise' preventable catastrophes and disasters

    Climate change has made disasters much more severe and likely, and there is really no option but to take preventive...

    7 Sept 2017 12:49 AM IST

    Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, 50, had been convicted on Friday of raping the two women at the sprawling headquarters of his hugely popular Dera Sacha Sauda sect in Haryana, in a case dating back more than 15 years. (Photo: AFP/File)Opinion
    Predator-godmen rise due to State's failure

    Gurmeet Singh set up not only a default State but also positioned himself as a job provider.

    30 Aug 2017 7:21 PM IST

    29-year-old Varnika Kundu has accused Haryana BJP chief Subhash Baralas son Vikas of stalking and chasing her while she was driving home alone. (Photo: Screengrab)Opinion
    Educated betis have to show India way ahead

    Kundu says the men were intent on abducting her and she was saved only by timely police intervention.

    10 Aug 2017 12:25 AM IST

    Professor Yash PalOpinion
    Should govt promote astrology at all?

    Professor Pal had devoted his entire life to science, had won accolades within the country and beyond its borders.

    27 July 2017 12:39 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Let's take lead to tackle crisis over global health

    The arrival of global health on the G-20 agenda must be seen in this context.

    13 July 2017 5:45 AM IST

    Maid in India: Stories of Inequality and Opportunity Inside Our Homes by Tripti Lahiri Aleph, Rs 599.Books
    Book review: An incisive account of a complex relationship

    Read it to know about the way we were, the way we are and the way we will be unless we drastically revise our notion of...

    9 July 2017 2:26 AM IST

    Four new arrests have been made in Ballabgarh hate crime case (Photo: Twitter | ANI)Opinion
    Douse the flames of hate so that India gets saved

    The most high-decibel argument in the wake of Junaid's lynching goes something like this two groups were fighting for...

    29 Jun 2017 2:15 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St.Petersburg. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Skill India right, it's the key to our future

    The government pays all the training and assessment fees. PMKVY has got a huge dollop of money in the Budget.

    15 Jun 2017 1:51 AM IST

    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

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