"if you do not make interesting what is important, what is interesting starts becoming important" got this amazing advice from vikash vaibhav, PhD

This looks like a useful review chapter by Sonia Bhalotra and Lakshmi Iyer on women and the Indian economy sites.nd.edu/lakshmi-iyer/f…

In India, the creation of smaller states may not be a panacea for their economic problems, finds this study co-authored by vikash vaibhav, PhD of Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities. #research #academics research.jgu.edu.in/state-size-and…

In 1975, when an elderly British man stepped onto the streets of Calcutta, a few old-timers recognized him, approaching him with gratitude. "Thank you for what you did for Bengal." Today we remember a hero, one who defied propaganda and fearlessly questioned those in power. 1/17

He's an original thinker who's going to throw thought-bomb after thought-bomb at you. Yugank Goyal joins me in episode 370 of The Seen and the Unseen to chat about education, elections, colonisation, politics, history, society: seenunseen.in/episodes/2024/… Mad fun. Listen! 🙂

The art (and craft) of being an excellent speaker is to convey absolutely nothing in a long speech, where everyone listening thinks it's wonderful.

How do women live in India? How do workers live? What impact can economics have in the real world? Sowmya Dhanaraj joins me in episode 380 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe her life, her work & the churn in our society: seenunseen.in/episodes/2024/… One of my favourites! 🙂

Thanks for this post Pramit.

2024 is the birth centenary of K.N. Raj, an economist who established the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) in Kerala, India, in the 1970s (where I did a doctorate). Raj, his friends, and CDS hold a special place in the history of social science education in India. Why?

Loved the irony!!!

Science has a hypothesis-testing part, but it has an equally crucial ‘night science’ mode, where new ideas are improvised for the first time.

#Opinion | "There is an urgent need to have an official estimate of the poverty line and bring in policy changes to impact the lives of the social groups less fortunate" (✍️vikash vaibhav, PhD & Arun Kumar Kaushik ) hindustantimes.com/opinion/how-ma…

A foreign language course (German) being offered at ITI in Bihar. Unimaginable just a few years ago. Visited their HQ this sem break. Was overwhelmed by initiatives & dedication of the people involved. More power to all the people involved. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/sta…

Two institutions lost their complete credibility (if at all there was some left): 1. Pakistan's military/govt. in terms of terrorism. 2. Indian Godi media in terms of news reporting.

Dear CMO Haryana, Sonipat Municipal Corporation There is a power cut in Sonipat sector 35 for over 22 hours now. The explanation from calling 1912 is "heavy wind and rain". I wish the area had some rain in past these hours.

It's been more than 36 hours now. CMO Haryana Sonipat Municipal Corporation DC Sonipat .

This #yekarkedikhao is a great initiative by खुरपेंच. Hope it creates large impact. A public database with Before and After showing MLA, Area, Lat Lon values with proper monitoring can bring great changes.