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Tripura is a north-eastern state of India, which has been much less researched in the national and international policy studies or in terms of political economic aspects by social scientists outside Tripura. A few articles are available on Tripura’s socio-economic indicators but the number is much less than the research done on the economy of many other states of India. However, the state provided the opportunity of research to social scientists in the sense that Tripura underwent a massive social, political and economic transformation from 1983 onwards after the establishment of the left regime in the state. The story of the transformation was evident in several researches and reports done by established academic institutions and independent researchers.
Happiness gap in the Land of Smiles
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published : 13 Jan 2021 at 04:00
35 In this 2010 file photo, visitors view an exhibition, Siam, Land of Smiles presenting various expressions of smiles at a Bangkok department store.
How happy are people in the Land of Smiles? Not too happy. In fact, the Thai people s spirit was at its lowest last year, and things don t look much brighter in 2021.
According to the World Happiness Report which ranks countries around the world by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be, Thailand s level of happiness has been steadily declining since 2012 with 2020 being the worst year in the past decade.