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Alka Pande
Alka Pande is at present Consultant, Art Advisor and Curator, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. She was Reader in the Department of Fine Arts, Punjab University, Chandigarh and earned her doctorate from the university. Ms Pande did her post-doctoral study in Critical Art Theory from Goldsmith College, University of London, under the aegis of the Charles Wallace, India Trust Award. She is a regular contributor to various newspapers.



Amitabh Kant
Amitabh Kant is CEO of National Institution for Transforming India (NITI). A 1980-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Kerala Cadre, he has earlier authored Branding India: An Incredible Story. Kant has been a key driver of initiatives like ‘Make in India’, ‘Startup India’, and ‘Incredible India’ that positioned India as a leading manufacturing and tourism destination.



Sanjeev Sanyal
Sanjeev Sanyal is an internationally acclaimed economist and bestselling author. He is a Member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council. He also serves as the Co-Chair of the G-20 Framework Working Group. Prior to joining the government, he was Global Strategist and Managing Director at Deutsche Bank. He was named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2010.
Sanjeev is also a well-known environmentalist and urban theorist. In 2007, he was awarded the Eisenhower Fellowship for his work on urban dynamics. He was a Visiting Scholar at Oxford University; Adjunct Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore; and a Senior Fellow of the World Wide Fund for Nature. In 2016, he served in the Future City Sub-Committee of the Singapore government tasked with building a long-term vision for the city-state, and is currently a member of the committee tasked with writing a new National Urban Policy for...


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The books everyone’s readingBook: In Pursuit of Democracy: Beyond Party Lines, 27 February 2025
Najma Heptulla
Unrelenting, focused, resourceful, and fierce—these are just a few words that define Najma Heptulla, a towering figure who has shaped India’s political landscape for decades.
In Pursuit of Democracy chronicles her journey, a path marked by self-discovery and goal setting, as well...

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Lyrics By Sameer: FREE READ| Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ was one of the most popular songs of the ’90s era. The song had become an anthem for first love. The...
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Fake News As a Political Strategy
In 1967, India was electing its fourth Lok Sabha. Colonel Ved Rattan Mohan, the chairman of Mohan Meakin, a prominent liquor manufacturer in India, secured...
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BOMBS NEXT DOOR
I remember the autumn of 1948 when I was in Handwara market, in my home town, after arriving from Srinagar, where I was an intermediate class student of...
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She Storms The Norms : FREE READ | Vineeta
VINEETA:
Act Fast and Analyse Later
Introduction
Vineeta Singh is the co-founder and CEO of SUGAR Cosmetics, India’s fastest-growing beauty brand, available across more than 50,000 branded retail outlets in more than 550...
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