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

Opinion

Modi and the monk: Road ahead for UP

Tens of thousands of young people from Uttar Pradesh vote with their feet, seeking jobs in other states.

23 March 2017 3:54 AM IST

A still from the video Gurmehar posted in 2016.

Opinion

What is feminism? It's a woman's right to choose

There are a thousand different ways of seeing the world as a feminist, and there should be.

8 March 2017 1:54 AM IST

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

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

Opinion

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 cycling

Opinion

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