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Patralekha Chatterjee focuses on development issues in India and emerging economies. She can be reached at patralekha.chatterjee@gmail.com
    Its no secret that millions of jobs have been lost since the onset of the pandemic and workers who are part of the informal sector, the mainstay of the Indian economy, have been very badly hit. (Representational image: PTI)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Ensure growth with jobs: Don’t leave poor...

    There is a line in Princeton professor Ashoka Mody’s latest book India is Broken and Why it’s Hard...

    27 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

    the intermittent closure of schools and lack of social contacts were taking a toll on the emotional health of children. (Representational image: PTI)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Dip in basic skills a worry for India...

    Sometime in 2023, India will officially overtake China as the most populous country in the world. It will also be the...

    21 Jan 2023 12:43 AM IST

    Locals protest against the governments decision to demolish the hotels after cracks appeared at the landslide affected area of Joshimath, in Chamoli district, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Joshimath’s lesson: Don’t...

    Joshimath is sinking. The new year has started off with these two chilling words on the top of our minds. In recent...

    14 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Over 50 protesters held white papers in support of the Chinese people under harsh zero-COVID policies that prevent them from having normal lives in China. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Where does India figure in a very uncertain...

    The Fifa World Cup revealed profound truths about the state of the world today. In the uncertain age that we are living...

    30 Dec 2022 12:46 AM IST

    A worker carrying LPG cylinders on a bicycle crosses a road, shrouded in a thick layer of smog, in New Delhi (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Tackle toxic air now: It’s ruining our...

    There is a new twist in the tale of the legendary Delhi-Mumbai rivalry. Both cities find point-scoring politically...

    17 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

    Comments by renowned Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, jury head of IFFI, Goa, at the closing ceremony, and the strong backlash thereafter put the film back on the front pages. (Photo: Twitter)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | In a democracy, we need all the stories, all...

    How do we remember a horrific chapter of our history, or a personal tragedy? How do we process the grief in its wake? Is...

    2 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Patralekha Chatterjee | Climate change crisis is deepening inequalitiesOpinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Climate change crisis is deepening...

    The climate change crisis is deepening inequalities, making the vulnerable more so, not only across countries but also...

    19 Nov 2022 12:05 AM IST

    Rescue personnel conduct search operations after a bridge across the river Machchhu collapsed at Morbi in Gujarat on October 31 (Photo by Sam PANTHAKY / AFP)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Safety, maintenance key in infra, other...

    Every major political party in India tells you that infrastructure is the backbone of the economy and big spends on...

    3 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Director grade scientist at National Institute of Nutrition Dr A. Lakshmaiah said the unfavourable parameters were not due to backwardness or poverty, but due to nutrition illiteracy. He said major portions of most meals were rice and there was a lack of dietary diversity. Representational Image/DCOpinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Why so prickly? Is there a plot to defame...

    Is the world conspiring to make India look bad or are we too sensitive about the global gaze? In October last year, I...

    21 Oct 2022 12:12 AM IST

    Devotees perform rituals before immersing an idol of Goddess Durga in the Yamuna river on the last day of Durga Puja festival celebrations, near Taj Mahal in Agra, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. (PTI)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | Festivals need to celebrate inclusion, not...

    Festivals matter no matter who you are, where you are and whether you are a believer or non-believer. They matter NOW...

    7 Oct 2022 12:01 AM IST

    A boy pushes a table in a flooded locality of Bellandur after heavy monsoon rains, in Bengaluru, Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2022. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | India’s sinking story: Can we reimagine our...

    Billionaires in boats. Techies in tractors. India’s Silicon Valley sinking. The dramatic visuals and headlines...

    9 Sept 2022 12:02 AM IST

    One wonders what, given the recent past and the record since 1947, the next quarter century holds in store for India. (DC Image)Opinion
    Patralekha Chatterjee | A lot needs to be done for ‘developed’...

    “Development”, like beauty, is a word that triggers lively discussions and polemical exchanges. No surprise...

    26 Aug 2022 12:10 AM IST

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