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Atri Bhattacharya

Atri Bhattacharya is an IAS officer who is currently Additional Chief Secretary in West Bengal. As Principal Secretary Tourism, he led the team that put Durga Puja on the world map, now tagged by UNESCO as an Intangible Heritage Property. He is also an enthusiastic quizzer who has been the Bournvita Quiz (radio) and Quiz Time (TV) champion as well as a finalist on BBC MASTERMIND. He is a writer, speaker, avid traveller, actor, photographer and a chef who wants to travel the world with camera and keyboard

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An Intangible Asset

After the UNESCO tag, Durga Puja is a global event

06 October 2022

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Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

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MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

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Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

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Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

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TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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