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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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Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals

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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 a member of the National Executive of RSS and a founding member of the governing council of India Foundation. He is the author of, among other titles, Partitioned Freedom and The Hindutva Paradigm

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Makarand R Paranjape

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

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