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Aditi Roy Ghatak

Aditi Roy Ghatak

aroyghatak1956@gmail.com

is a free-lance journalist based in Kolkata and Delhi.

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Social disparities
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered pro-rich growth

Green power
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Behind schedule

At current trends, India will not achieve important climate goals

Pandemic
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Scientific mind-set versus covidiots

Religious obscurantism is making it harder to prevent Covid-19

Air pollution
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Blue-sky policy

Our Indian contributor is impressed by Beijing’s efforts to curb air pollution

Right-wing populism
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Modi won – but did India?

In recent elections, India’s incumbent prime minister thrived on divisiveness

Schools
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Indispensable lessons

Why teenage girls need sex education even more than teenage boys do

Rabindranath Tagore
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Poet, polymath, preceptor

Rabindranath’s lasting impact on Bengali society

Handicrafts
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Kantha’s eternal beauty

Why traditional Bengali embroidery is now making a difference in many village women’s lives

Agriculture
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Digital farming

How digitisation can benefit commercial farms in India

Information technology
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Digital forces and ethical challenges

India must prepare for dramatic digital change

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Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

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