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Patralekha Chatterjee
About the AuthorPatralekha Chatterjee
Patralekha Chatterjee focuses on development issues in India and emerging economies. She can be reached at patralekha.chatterjee@gmail.com
    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

    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

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