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Patralekha Chatterjee focuses on development issues in India and emerging economies. She can be reached at patralekha.chatterjee@gmail.com
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Citizens send a message to Modi 3.0: Time to get realColumnists
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Citizens send a message to Modi 3.0: Time to...

    In this season of scorching heat and searing poll analysis, there is one key message — “get real”. One can slice...

    10 Jun 2024 6:40 PM

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Hype and reality in India: Let’s focus on the presentColumnists
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Hype and reality in India: Let’s focus on the...

    Narendra Modi’s India may have done away with Five-Year Plans. But a 1,000-year vision is a recurring theme. Last...

    24 May 2024 7:20 PM

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Vaccines and trust: Need for nuanced conversationColumnists
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Vaccines and trust: Need for nuanced...

    In a polarised and election-mode India, spreading paranoia over rare side effects of the Astra-Zeneca/Covishield...

    10 May 2024 6:40 PM

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Amid row over masala, is the food we eat safe?Columnists
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Amid row over masala, is the food we eat safe?

    Amid all the talk about “Viksit Bharat” by 2047, it is worth remembering that a key difference between a developed...

    26 April 2024 6:32 PM

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Unpacking cultural pride in election-bound IndiaColumnists
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Unpacking cultural pride in election-bound...

    Exploring cultural pride amidst diverse Indian narratives, embracing unity beyond religious divisions, in a country of...

    11 April 2024 7:12 PM

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Why isn’t rising inequality turning into a poll issue?Columnists
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Why isn’t rising inequality turning into a...

    The view from the penthouse and the pavement is staggeringly different. India’s penthouse story is galloping while...

    30 March 2024 5:40 PM

    Patralekha Chatterjee | All that glitters isnt growth, well-being for most IndiansColumnists
    Patralekha Chatterjee | All that glitters isn't growth, well-being for...

    Millions of Indians -- the aspiring and the perspiring -- will soon be voting in what could turn out to be one of...

    15 March 2024 10:17 PM

    The currency chest at SBIs Bolangir main branch has space to stock cash of Rs 350 crore for its everyday banking transactions. (Representational Image: DC)Columnists
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Acute poverty falls in India, but not extreme...

    Amidst political narratives of progress, a recent survey reveals stark economic disparities, fueling debate on India's...

    28 Feb 2024 6:49 PM

    Patralekha Chatterjee | India@2024: A portrait of power and fragilityColumnists
    Patralekha Chatterjee | India@2024: A portrait of power and fragility

    At a time when the ruling BJP spares no effort in telling us why Bharat matters, heavy security has been deployed...

    15 Feb 2024 6:40 PM

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Keep migrants safe as they seek jobs in conflict zonesColumnists
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Keep migrants safe as they seek jobs in...

    Wars do not faze the poor. In every country, the desperate vote with their feet. So, it comes as no surprise that...

    6 Feb 2024 6:34 PM

    BJP President Amit shah at the inauguration of Selfie booth at khan market in new Delhi. (Image: Bunny Smith)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | How selfie booths' are changing India politics

    India could well be the only country where the “selfie” is the medium and the message and where railway...

    11 Jan 2024 6:33 PM

    Indias general election, the worlds largest, is likely to be held sometime in the first half of 2024. (Image by Freepik - pikusuperstar)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Several questions as we look back at 2023,...

    Like most of the world, I am in the “looking back, looking ahead” mode. And like many, I have more questions...

    28 Dec 2023 6:04 PM

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