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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 | Horrors of Manipur signal a total collapse of governanceOpinion
    PATRALEKHA CHATTERJEE | Horrors of Manipur signal a total collapse of...

    Alfred Hitchcock once famously said, “every film I make is a comedy”, and considered Psycho (1960), perhaps...

    25 July 2023 6:30 PM

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Delay over Census hurting the way India is governedOpinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Delay over Census hurting the way India is...

    We are past the halfway mark in 2023. By now, most eligible Indians have got their Covid-19 shots and India is on...

    12 July 2023 6:45 PM

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Indias secret sauce and how it can be even betterOpinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | India's secret sauce and how it can be even...

    How does India look from outside? What do foreigners see as its secret sauce? Beyond Bollywood, cricket, curry, yoga,...

    22 Jun 2023 6:30 PM

    Patralekha Chatterjee | While modernising infra, lets focus on upkeep tooOpinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | While modernising infra, let's focus on upkeep...

    Modernisation is not a bad word. In a fast-changing and ruthlessly competitive world, a country needs to modernise its...

    7 Jun 2023 6:30 PM

    Patralekha Chatterjee | The Bengaluru drowning should be a wake-up callOpinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | The Bengaluru drowning should be a wake-up...

    We have been programmed to sneer at the drain inspector’s report. Blame it partly on Mahatma Gandhi’s use of...

    25 May 2023 6:45 PM

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Shutting down Internet: Govts need to do rethinkOpinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Shutting down Internet: Govts need to do...

    Governments across the world are increasingly resorting to Internet shutdowns to stabilise potentially volatile...

    12 May 2023 6:40 PM

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Why are so many Indians going abroad to find jobs?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...

    28 April 2023 6:40 PM

    Patralekha Chatterjee | As India gets hotter, its time to act hyper-localOpinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | As India gets hotter, it's time to act...

    The heat is on. It is going to get a lot worse. And not just in poll-bound Karnataka. This week, the Andhra Pradesh...

    12 April 2023 6:30 PM

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Right to health in India: Raj law to be test case?Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Right to health in India: Raj law to be test...

    In a country where nearly half of all healthcare costs are still paid for by the patients themselves, you would think a...

    30 March 2023 6:32 PM

    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...

    Aspirational India is on the global stage. Indians are joyously celebrating the country...

    15 March 2023 6:35 PM

    Though the GDP numbers grew with low base effect, there are also other significant reasons which suggest a recovery in the economy. (Twitter)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Fix today’s problems first, stop dwelling on...

    This is India’s moment to seize opportunities and deftly navigate crises along the way, and beyond its G-20...

    2 March 2023 7:15 PM

    An aerial picture shows rescuers searching the rubble of buildings for casualties and survivors in the village of Salqin in Syrias rebel-held northwestern Idlib province at the border with Turkey following the earthquake. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Turkish lesson: Ignoring building codes...

    “Earthquakes don’t kill people. Buildings do.” Unpacked in simple English, that old,...

    15 Feb 2023 6:40 PM

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