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About the AuthorAmitabha Bhattacharya
The writer is a retired IAS officer from the Andhra Pradesh cadre, who has also worked with UNDP and with the private sector.
    Amitabha Bhattacharya | Rethinking the Padma and Bharat Ratna AwardsOpinion
    Amitabha Bhattacharya | Rethinking the Padma and Bharat Ratna Awards

    No wonder that in recent years, some dedicated grassroots workers, far removed from the limelight, are getting noticed...

    17 Oct 2023 6:30 PM

    Deccan default cover imageOpinion
    Amitabha Bhattacharya | Back to first love: How life is better in some...

    The first posting of an All-India Service officer, often in a predominantly rural setting, has been likened to...

    9 Aug 2022 6:50 PM

    ‘Like a meteor’: An IAS officer’s reminiscences on NTR’s legacyOpinion
    ‘Like a meteor’: An IAS officer’s reminiscences on NTR’s...

    NTR was above pettiness and parochialism, as his vision of Telugu Ganga, one purpose of which was to supply drinking...

    29 Jun 2022 6:25 PM

    The Delhi High Court on Friday said that a committee appointed by the Centre to inspect \shop-like schools\ operating in the city under the National Institute of Open Schooling or NIOS comprises only of persons who are bound to say \yes-yes\ and not find anything wrong with them. (Representational Image)Opinion
    NEP: Ambitious targets set for education sector

    The New Education Policy should be valued for the way validated ideas have been seamlessly integrated with bold new...

    11 Sept 2020 6:57 AM

    Amitabha Bhattacharya | The summer of discontent: Let’s learn to live in Covid-19 eraOpinion
    Amitabha Bhattacharya | The summer of discontent: Let’s learn to...

    Would things have been better if the lockdown was announced earlier, say in late February or early March?

    27 Jun 2020 12:50 PM

    (Photo: Manish Sisodia | Twitter)Opinion
    We need to bring civility, make campaigns cleaner

    Second, each party needs to concentrate on ideas and performance, against the promises made.

    18 Feb 2020 9:30 PM

    Protesters raise slogans against the amended CAA and NRC during Bharat Bandh in Bhopal on Wednesday.Opinion
    CAA: Lack of informed debate mars discourse

    Meanwhile, any public debate should address whether the CAA is against one religious group or favouring others.

    4 Feb 2020 12:39 AM

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