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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
    School children wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus attend a class on the first day of partial reopening of government schools in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Confronting bigotry and violence in the...

    Many teachers see nothing wrong in using violence to teach a lesson to a child, though corporal punishment is strictly...

    2 Sept 2023 12:25 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the historic Red Fort on the occasion of the 77th Independence Day, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | The Developed India' Story: Conversations we...

    India remains a poor and very unequal country, with an affluent elite where the top 10% holds 57% of the total...

    18 Aug 2023 12:33 AM IST

    Farmers sort tomatoes near a field before being be transported to other cities, during the nationwide lockdown imposed in wake of coronavirus pandemic, at Murbad Taluka in Thane. PTI photoOpinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Tomatoes and turbulence: Indians face harder...

    For context, in 2021, 418 million Asians experienced extreme hunger, indicating a rise from the previous year.

    3 Aug 2023 12:35 AM IST

    A census worker gathers data at a village in Lalgarh, 130 kms west of Kolkata. ( AFP Photo)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Delay over Census hurting the way India is...

    The last one was held in 2011.

    13 July 2023 12:17 AM IST

    In the worlds most populous country (1.4 billion), the English-speaking population may be a tiny minority, but India is still among the top 10 English-speaking countries in the world.Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | India's secret sauce and how it can be even...

    India's international schools are beyond most Indians' reach, but even the good ones cost far less than international...

    23 Jun 2023 12:00 AM IST

    File photo of rescue operation following an accident involving Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah Express and a goods train, in Balasore district, Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | While modernising infra, let's focus on upkeep...

    As we inch towards 2024 and the next general election, no surprise that even a deadly train wreck is fodder for...

    8 Jun 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Rescue operation underway after a car got stuck in a waterlogged underpass following heavy rain, in Bengaluru, Sunday, May 21, 2023. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | The Bengaluru drowning should be a wake-up...

    The city lacks a functional system to drain out the water when the water level reaches a certain level following heavy...

    26 May 2023 12:11 AM IST

    Imphal: Vehicles in flames after violence broke out during the Tribal Solidarity March called by All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM), in Imphal, Thursday, May 4, 2023. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Shutting down Internet: Govts need to do...

    This is a worrying trend and one we ignore at great risk

    13 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

    Under an air bubble pact between two countries, special international flights can be operated by their airlines between their territories. (AFP Photo)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Why are so many Indians going abroad to find...

    India has the largest overseas diaspora -- over 32 million who are non-resident Indians or people with overseas...

    29 April 2023 12:10 AM IST

    There will be a steady and gradual rise in maximum temperature by 3-5 degrees Celsius over most parts of the country during the next few days. (AA File Photo)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | As India gets hotter, it's time to act...

    In a hotter world, India urgently needs hyper-local heat action plans based on granular heat vulnerability assessment

    13 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Gehlot said women will be able to come forward and play constructive role in nation-building only when they are not forced to cover their faces. (Phtoo: File)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Right to health in India: Raj law to be test...

    Rajasthan is the first state in the country to introduce a law that makes access to healthcare a legal entitlement.

    31 March 2023 12:24 AM IST

    Societies evolve. Social norms evolve. Currently, there are 32 countries where same-sex marriage is legal. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Why will same-sex unions pose threat to our...

    Why is govt so strongly opposed to giving legal recognition to same-sex marriages when same-sex relationships are no...

    16 March 2023 12:05 AM IST

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