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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...

    26 July 2023 12:00 AM IST

    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...

    13 July 2023 12:15 AM IST

    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,...

    23 Jun 2023 12:00 AM IST

    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...

    8 Jun 2023 12:00 AM IST

    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...

    26 May 2023 12:15 AM IST

    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...

    13 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

    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...

    29 April 2023 12:10 AM IST

    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...

    13 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

    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...

    31 March 2023 12:02 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...

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

    16 March 2023 12:05 AM IST

    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...

    3 March 2023 12:45 AM IST

    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,...

    16 Feb 2023 12:10 AM IST

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