Bhaskar tells us that some of the RBI officials are unrelenting, however, for ‘feeling humiliated’ by the events, since demonetisation. They wrote to newly appointed (read fixed) RBI Governor, Urjit Patel,...
Can the Cashless Economy Eradicate Corruption?
After six decades, Indian economy is pledged to be cashless in market transactions. One needs to ponder and have exhaustive market/household surveys what went right or wrong in that direction. A...
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January 3, 2017
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Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
What Plagues the Development of Uttar Pradesh?
Uttar Pradesh (UP) is being advantaged by the fertile land and abundant natural resources. It ranks first by the size of the population. These could be the forerunner in economic...
No Homogeneity in India: It Coexists in Different Centuries, Simultaneously
Real India cannot be found in history books. Bhaskar, travelling through various parts of the country, in about five decades, found huge gaps in the understanding about the country, among different groups...
A Prelude to Writing Economics
An Economist and Social Scientist, Bhaskar ponders over the problems of writing Economics for the commoners. He reasons that two areas that be fooled the commoners are Sanskrit for centuries and...
Demonetisation: How do the Commoners React to it?
Prof. Bhaskar dwells on two aspects of demonetisation. The sway of the media perhaps creates panic. People act silly, often like chopping off the branch that they are sit on....
Dramatics in the Hands of Invisible Puppeteers: Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair!
To be caught in the high drama of a selection process to head a premier social science research institute leaves a bad taste. Despite being a forerunner for the post,...
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November 15, 2016
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Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Demonetisation: Commoners Face Unending Troubles but Where are the Deep Pockets!
Randomness seems to be inbuilt in our system. While the honest, pious middleclass, deposited huge amounts of money, collectively, standing in unending queues, those with loads of money were nowhere to...
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November 8, 2016
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Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
No Girls are Safe in the Badlands of India!
Bhaskar talks of the regularity of girls’ assaults, repetitively, in our society that shows that something is terribly wrong in the upbringing of the boys, be it inside their houses,...
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November 1, 2016
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Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
A Teenage Rag-picker Father Wishes Better Life for his Girl-child
Bhaskar, a renowned economist, and social scientist, talks about floating child labourers, the rag-pickers, their trail and tribulations. He moves his gaze to Shankargarh, 50kms from Allahabad. He discovers a new...