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I am an economic historian - an economist who attempts to understand the economic reality from a historical perspective. My research interests include - industrial clusters as an alternative to large organisation, workers’ cooperative as a an organisational form for future and the industrial history of India. I write personalised fiction in both English and Hindi - one of my writings has recently been published in the bimonthly journal brought out by Sahitya Academy.
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Growing Up
Manali Chakrabarti Jan 16, 2009 interacts: 8 Views: 2643I was ready to be impressed with anybody who lived in such a majestic dwelling, but this man was impressive anyway. Tall, dark, old...
Monar Jomban (part 4 of 4)
Manali Chakrabarti Mar 28, 2007 interacts: 2 Views: 4368They used to say ‘Allah will save us’ and a quarter of a century later I agree ‘only Allah can save us’ - the mess has gone beyond human intervention. I am old and my laughter is my tears too. (He suddenly looked around and said in
Monar Jomban (part 3 of 4)
Manali Chakrabarti Mar 22, 2007 interacts: 3 Views: 5024I have started distinguishing the girls now – all in their late teens and two of them obviously sisters. The two sisters are also the most vocal in gestures and words, very beautiful but in a loud sort of way – blood red glossy lips, mascaraed
Monar Jomban (part 2 of 4)
Manali Chakrabarti Mar 14, 2007 interacts: 6 Views: 3957We were out to buy Gaz (the traditional sweet of these parts, a delicate white chocolate made with sugar and eggs and some other mysterious ingredients), and we were directed to this 100 year old Gaz factory at the Western entrance of the square. There w
Monar Jomban (part 1 of 4)
Manali Chakrabarti Mar 9, 2007 interacts: 8 Views: 4557“Esfahan what can I write about you which has not been written before.” I quote a forgotten writer who was apparently jailed and then killed, perhaps for his writings. He was an Esfahani. I am not- but I realise that big cities and old ones, h
Manali Chakrabarti
- Articles on Chowk: 5
- First article: Mar 9, 2007
- Latest article: Jan 15, 2009
- Times read on Chowk: 20549
