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About the AuthorPatralekha Chatterjee
Patralekha Chatterjee focuses on development issues in India and emerging economies. She can be reached at patralekha.chatterjee@gmail.com
    Lessons of OrlandoOpinion
    Lessons of Orlando

    The antidote is education, in the widest sense of that word, which teaches tolerance.

    16 Jun 2016 1:11 AM IST

    Is comedy a crime?Opinion
    Is comedy a crime?

    Attacks on the comedian have given it a longer than natural lease of life.

    2 Jun 2016 12:57 AM IST

    A local train moves past burning garbage at a local train station in Mumbai. The World Health Organization on Thursday May 12, 2016 released new information from its Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database, that says 98 percent of residents in large cities of low- and middle-income countries are facing excessively high air pollution. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Let's talk dirty

    Delhi's air woes at least get an occasional hearing as it is India's capital and whatever happens here makes news.

    19 May 2016 2:09 AM IST

    Why so serious?Opinion
    Why so serious?

    Indian political humour is yet to find space for something similar to the annual White House correspondents' dinner.

    5 May 2016 1:01 AM IST

    Many Hindu-Muslim marriages have ended in tragedy in the past. (Representational image)Opinion
    Pati, patni aur police

    The course of true love never runs smooth.

    21 April 2016 4:16 AM IST

    The lazy killerOpinion
    The lazy killer

    Diabetes kills more people around the world every year than terrorism.

    7 April 2016 2:16 AM IST

    Dev 360: Vigilantism hurting Indias vikasOpinion
    Dev 360: Vigilantism hurting India's vikas

    Economic growth alone is not an adequate measure of development.

    26 March 2016 12:42 AM IST

    Azadis new odysseyOpinion
    Azadi's new odyssey

    Azadi has often been framed in the political discourse as a symbol of separatist movements.

    10 March 2016 1:37 AM IST

    Jawaharlal Nehru University students take part in solidarity march for Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya who are facing charges of sedition, in JNU campus in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    India's culture wars

    Mr Trump would like others to believe that his brand of nationalism†is the only one that counts.

    25 Feb 2016 1:21 AM IST

    The National Sample Survey Office says female LFPR in rural areas fell 12-14 percentage points between 2004-05 and 2010-11 a very sharp decline. (Representatioal image))Opinion
    Parity & prosperity

    India has one of the lowest female participation rates.

    11 Feb 2016 1:28 AM IST

    Since 2005-06, the number of obese people has almost doubled. (Representational image)Opinion
    India's big fat problem

    Obesity is now a serious issue even as vast areas of the country continue to battle malnutrition.

    28 Jan 2016 6:19 AM IST

    A beastly taleOpinion
    A beastly tale

    All political parties want to woo voters by bringing the Jallikattu festival back.

    14 Jan 2016 1:36 AM IST

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