Economics - Different Truths

February 12, 2017
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Economy, Politics

Of Cabbages and Cobblers: How Pricing Costs the People?

The question is how the dispossession of the poor is understood? It is not immediately understood by the poor and the non-poor either ignores it as an externality or...

January 10, 2017
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Economy, Politics

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...

December 11, 2016
Different Truths
Book Club

31 Miles Explores the Changing Dynamics of Relationships by Sociologist Vinita Bakshi

Here’s an excerpt from Vinita’s debut fiction, 31 Miles. Published by Rupa (Nov 2016), it has caught the attention of the bibliophiles and reviewers alike. The Huffington Post recently carried a...

December 6, 2016
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Economy, People, Politics

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...

November 30, 2016
Subhajit Sanyal
Sports

What Plagues Football: Lack of New Talent, Dirty Politics or Loss of Audience?

Football is a game of the young. It needs strength, stamina, skill, nerve and a never-say- die attitude. Subhajit talks to a cross-section of teenagers and youngsters to understand what they...

November 29, 2016
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Business, Economy, Politics, Politics

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....

November 26, 2016
Anita Parikh
Business, Economy, Politics

An Open Letter to the Commoners on Demonetisation

The opposition parties have called for a Bharat Bandh on Monday (Nov 28). Demonetisation affects each and every one in the country. Why is being pro or against demonetisation (carried out...

November 22, 2016
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Economy, Opinion

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,...

November 15, 2016
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Crime, Economy, Education & Career, Politics

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...

April 6, 2016
Arindam Roy
Potpourri

Smitten Atul!

Love means different things to different people. Some like Atul can lay their lives too. Arindam reminisces a real life incident, many moons ago. We were newbie in the Allahabad...

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