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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
    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

    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

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