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Nobel Prize Laureate Abhijit Banerjee Launches New Book "Chhaunk on Food, Economics, and Society".

Books & Authors | Dated: 31 Dec 2024

Nobel Prize laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee launched his latest book, "Chhaunk: On Food, Economics, and Society", during the curtain raiser of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF) at the Oxford Bookstore in Kolkata, West Bengal (WB). This event marked a significant highlight for India's only literary festival organized by a bookstore. The book is co-authored by Cheyenne Olivier and published by Juggernaut Publication.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - The book delves into Indian culinary traditions, blending personal memories, food, and economics. It offers a conversational and accessible narrative, enriched with delicious recipes, particularly resonating with those familiar with life during the 1970s and 1980s.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, an Indian-American economist, was awarded the 'Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences' in 2019, along with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer, for their pioneering experimental approach to poverty alleviation and economic development.
  • (ii) उनके द्वारा लिखी गई अन्य पुस्तकें: Cooking to Save Your Life (2021); What the Economy Needs Now (2019); Poverty and Income Distribution in India (2019) आदि।

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Who Recently launched the book "Chhaunk on Food, Economics, and Society"?

Correct Answer: Abhijit Banerjee

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