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Monojit Lahiri

Monojit Lahiri is a Kolkata-based communication practitioner specialising in Cinema, Advertising & Popular culture. He has journeyed this space for over 4 decades.He consciously invests his material with doses of entertainment, engagement and relevance, and has zero interest in changing the world! 
 

 

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Gender

GENDER: CAN WOMEN BE ‘EFFECTIVE’ LEADERS?

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Gender

GENDER: LAAPATAA LADIES’ OSCAR JOURNEY

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Festivals

FESTIVALS: THE CHANGING FACE OF DURGA PUJA

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: GENIUS WHACKOS IN CHESS LAND!

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Business and Politics

BUSINESS: THE BIG DADDY OF THE BIG IDEA!

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BUSINESS: PEOPLE DON’T BUY FROM CLOWNS...!

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THOUGHT FACTORY: CELEB SOUNDBYTES AND HUMAN TRAGEDIES

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Kaleidoscope

KALEIDOSCOPE: MIND IT! INDIA'S ENGLISH REVOLUTION

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