April 24, 2013
by Atanu Dey
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Money does grow on trees. Quite a bit of it is printed on stuff that is grown — wood cellulose & cotton. But money is not wealth. It is easy to confuse money with wealth but they are not the … Continue reading
April 23, 2013
by Atanu Dey
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India is not doomed to be poor due to factors outside its control. Yet India is desperately, depressingly, chronically, and acutely poor. Why is that so and what is missing? I explore this question in this piece which is part … Continue reading
April 23, 2013
by Atanu Dey
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Why are nations unequal? Apparently a simple question but hard to answer. I am writing a set of columns on that topic with reference to India. Here’s part 1. A slightly different version of this appeared on NitiCentral.com earlier this … Continue reading
April 11, 2013
by Atanu Dey
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“Freedom, freedom, freedom . . . Sometimes I feel like a motherless child, A long way from my home,” sang Richie Havens at Woodstock. Lots of people struggle for freedom. What they are seeking freedom from? From other people. We … Continue reading
December 5, 2012
by Atanu Dey
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After a long break, I wrote a piece for NitiCentral.com, “Buildings Don’t Matter, Intentions Do.” Here it is below for fold, for the record.
November 27, 2012
by Atanu Dey
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{This piece was published at NitiCentral.com last week.} Ron Paul is retiring after serving in the US Congress for 23 years over a 36 year period. There’s a striking line in his farewell speech he gave on Nov 14th to … Continue reading
October 31, 2012
by Atanu Dey
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The US presidential elections are scheduled for next week Tuesday, Nov 6th. A lot hangs on the outcome for the US — and perhaps the world. In a piece that I wrote a few days ago for NitiCentral.com, I argue … Continue reading
October 3, 2012
by Atanu Dey
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Over at Quartz, my piece on the topic of sex-selection in India is titled, “Why Indian parents should be allowed to choose whether to have girls.” Writers often don’t have control over the titles of pieces but this one is … Continue reading
October 8, 2011
by Atanu Dey
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In the information technology sector, the two well-known categories of goods are hardware, the stuff you can hold in your hands, and software, the bits that have no weight. The third category is termed vaporware: hardware that exist only in … Continue reading
July 14, 2011
by Atanu Dey
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“The Citizen at War” is my article in the July issue of Pragati–The Indian National Interest Review. (Click on the cover image to open a pdf version of the magazine.) Below the fold is the text of the article, for … Continue reading
April 13, 2011
by Atanu Dey
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The April 2011 edition of “Pragati — The Indian National Interest Review” is here. I have a piece in there — The Illusion of Freedom. Here it is below the fold, for the record.
November 5, 2010
by Atanu Dey
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It’s been a while since I contributed to “The Indian National Interest Review: Pragati.” I had to write a piece. I didn’t want the editor, Mr Nitin Pai, to get mad at me. It’s always best to be on his … Continue reading
February 1, 2010
by Atanu Dey
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In the February 2010 issue of Pragati I argue why India needs new livable, sustainable and well-managed cities. The text of the article appears below, for the record.
August 2, 2009
by Atanu Dey
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The August 2009 issue of Pragati is out. I have a contribution in there. My perspective is that the Indian government must stop subsidizing Muslims who go on haj, and the more general case that the government must stop meddling … Continue reading
April 5, 2009
by Atanu Dey
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This month’s Pragati is about “What the new government should do in its first 100 days.” I have a piece in there about the structural changes required in education. What else is new, you’d ask. Below the fold are the … Continue reading
September 26, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Richard Feynman has claimed that “it is safe to say that nobody really understands quantum mechanics.” He was serious about it because of the complexity of the subject and the counter-intuitive consequences of the theory. Sometime I think that the … Continue reading
September 3, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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Today’s Mint has an opinion piece by yours truly which they titled “India needs a good 3G order.” I confess that I don’t know what that title means. Whatever that means, here is the full text of the piece below … Continue reading
August 4, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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My contribution to the August issue of Pragati. I am reproducing the piece here below the fold, for the record. Regulars to this blog pretty much know my position on what needs to be done on education. Still you may … Continue reading
August 4, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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July 29, 2008
by Atanu Dey
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The following is an article by me that appeared in ISB’s in-house magazine insight June 2008 issue. There is a definite positive relationship between the size of the habitation and the productivity of the population.” The full article is below.