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Culture and development
How did human society evolve from being organised predominantly around large kin-based networks, to one with strong notions of individualism? To examine this question, Joseph Henrich (Harvard Universi...
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Introducing I4I's new Editor-in-Chief & Co-Editors
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Prof. Rohini Somanathan remembers Prof. Ashok Kotwal
Prof Rohini Somanathan pens a heartfelt tribute to our founder Editor-in-Chief Ashok Kotwal.
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Prof. Bharat Ramaswami remembers Prof. Ashok Kotwal
Prof Bharat Ramaswami pens a heartfelt tribute to our founder Editor-in-Chief Prof. Ashok Kotwal.
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Bharat Ramaswami
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Ashwini Kulkarni remembers Prof. Ashok Kotwal
Ashwini Kulkarni pens a heartfelt tribute to our founder Editor-in-Chief Prof. Ashok Kotwal.
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Ashwini Kulkarni
- 07 May, 2022
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Prof. Anand Swamy remembers Prof. Ashok Kotwal
Prof. Anand V. Swamy writes a heartfelt account of how Prof. Ashok Kotwal came to influence him.
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Anand Swamy
- 05 May, 2022
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Memories of Ashok Kotwal
Prof. Jean Drèze pens a heartfelt tribute to our founder Editor-in-Chief Prof. Ashok Kotwal.
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Jean Drèze
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A tribute to Prof. Ashok Kotwal by Prof. Pranab Bardhan
Prof. Pranab Bardhan pens a heartfelt tribute to our founder Editor-in-Chief Prof. Ashok Kotwal.
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- 05 May, 2022
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A tribute to Prof. Ashok Kotwal by Prof. Amartya Lahiri
Prof. Amartya Lahiri pens a heartfelt tribute to our founder Editor-in-Chief Prof. Ashok Kotwal.
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- 03 May, 2022
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A tribute to Prof. Ashok Kotwal by Prof. Ashwini Deshpande
Prof. Ashwini Deshpande pens a heartfelt tribute to our founder Editor-in-Chief Prof. Ashok Kotwal.
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Ashwini Deshpande
- 03 May, 2022
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The inimitable Ashok Kotwal
Prof Sanjay Subrahmanyam pens a heartfelt remembrance for our founder Editor-in-Chief Prof. Ashok Kotwal.
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- 02 May, 2022
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A tribute to Prof. Ashok Kotwal by Prof. Madhav Badami
Prof Madhav Badami pens a heartfelt remembrance for our founder Editor-in-Chief Prof. Ashok Kotwal.
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Madhav Badami
- 02 May, 2022
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A tribute to Prof. Ashok Kotwal by Prof. Patrick Francois
Prof. Patrick Francois pens a heartfelt tribute to our founder Editor-in-Chief Prof. Ashok Kotwal.
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- 02 May, 2022
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