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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
    FILE- Authorities demolish the residence of activist Javed Ahmad they say has been constructed illegally in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, June 12, 2022. (AP Photo)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | A breakdown of governance? We need healing,...

    A bulldozer is not an accessory of good governance. And stone pelting is not the way to progress

    17 Jun 2022 9:24 PM IST

    Infant mortality is the end-result of a whole chain of interlinked ground-level challenges. (Representational Image/ Pexels)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | India's infant mortality rate isn't a fringe...

    The latest data from the Registrar-General of India shows that India's infant mortality rate is 28 (28 infant deaths per...

    10 Jun 2022 2:38 AM IST

    Villagers wade through a flooded road after heavy rains in Hojai district of Indias Assam state on May 19, 2022. (Photo:AFP)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Climate crisis to be India's biggest threat...

    One reason wheat prices have shot up has to do with the intense heatwave that struck parts of India from March

    20 May 2022 12:15 AM IST

    An anti-smog gun sprays water droplets to curb air pollution, at Delhi- Gurugram Expressway in Gurugram. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Rising stress of heat: Act now, before it gets...

    Cities and states are developing heat action plans, but the focus must remain on the most vulnerable

    6 May 2022 12:09 AM IST

    While the poor with little savings and social protection are obviously the worst-hit, the middle and lower-middle classes are also impacted by the sharp uptick in food and fuel prices. (Representational Image/ DC File)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | It's time to talk about food and impact of...

    When food costs more, many people have no choice but to eat less or eat cheaper, lower quality food

    21 April 2022 11:16 PM IST

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    Patralekha Chatterjee | How to destroy a nation: Intolerance,...

    The normalisation of hate often goes hand-in-hand with normalisation of the 'otherisation' of the minorities

    8 April 2022 12:48 AM IST

    In the process of economic growth, this country cant afford to ride roughshod over ecological balance. (Representational Image/ PTI)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Managing future shocks: Way to self-reliant...

    No one really knows what the world will look like in a year or two but at this moment it seems very likely that the war...

    24 March 2022 12:32 AM IST

    Stranded migrant labourers in Chennai, in southeastern India, prepare to board a special train to take them home after the government eased lockdown measures (AFP)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Don't treat the pandemic like yesterday's...

    We need to also remember that Omicron arrived last year just when the endgame enthusiasm was gathering momentum

    10 March 2022 2:54 AM IST

    26-year-old Harsh, a tailor and Bajrang Dal leader, who was murdered. (Twitter)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | India needs healing touch to curb sectarian...

    Anyone who watches the news knows about the recent murder of 26-year-old Harsh, a tailor and Bajrang Dal leader

    24 Feb 2022 1:37 AM IST

    Activists from Students Federation of India (SFI) hold placards during a demonstration against the recent hijab ban in few of Karnatakas educational institutes, in Chennai on February 10, 2022. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | The Hijab row: Beyond the hype and hysteria

    Why do people care more about a headscarf worn by a woman than what is going on inside her head?

    12 Feb 2022 12:42 AM IST

    A train burns after the aspirants set it on fire during their protest over alleged erroneous results of Railway Recruitment Boards-Non Technical Popular Categories (RRB-NTPC) exams, at Gaya Junction railway station. (Photo:PTI)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Don't let hopes fall: Make jobs Budget's top...

    In the pandemic's third year, jobs must be the top priority. It's not enough to depend on any trickle-down theory

    28 Jan 2022 11:05 PM IST

    Recently, there was a conclave of so-called sadhus in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, which gave a call for killing and wiping out Muslims. (Representational Image/ AP)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Push back against hate: Redefine new normal'

    In many countries, the unfolding tragedy of the Covid-19 pandemic has been accompanied by intense polarisation

    13 Jan 2022 1:29 AM IST

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