Achieving 10 per cent nominal growth and 1.2x gross tax revenue buoyancy appears stretched

The unemployment rate is the lowest in over half a century, he added

We need to stop what drives mass epidemics rather than just respond to individual diseases

The world has a growing interest in India becoming an additional engine of growth. It is also amenable to harnessing the reservoir of talent that India could provide with the passage of time.

The listing of LIC is being thought when it is still a pre-dominant player in the sector. This is just like in the case of the State Bank of India in 1993

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the world with disaster. But the crisis also offers govts a rare chance to undertake policy changes that can boost the global economy's long-term growth potential.

In the absence of clarity about the impact of this crisis on demand and supply, any measure undertaken presents the possibility of proving to be eminently wrong when clarity eventually emerges

We should question the wisdom and morality of a system that silently condemns millions of human beings to suffering

Lucky for us, Luna Luis Ortiz has a passion for history. A native New Yorker, he’s been a fixture on the house and ballroom scene since the late 1980s as a performer, photographer, and activist. So, when New-York Historical Society curator Rebecca Klassen was looking for advisers to help develop our exhibition Letting Loose and...

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Billy Eckstine drove his fans wild. Nicknamed Mr. B, the dashing singer had a voice that was described as a “suave bass-baritone” and a stage presence that, for a time at least, rivaled Frank Sinatra’s. By 1949, Eckstine was a genuine pop sensation—the New York Times reported that he even outsold Sinatra at New York’s...

The post LIFE in Pictures: Pop Star Billy Eckstine and the Infamous 1950 Photo That Impacted His Career appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

The world’s first cruise ship, the Prinzessin Victoria Luise, opened for business—but mostly for pleasure—in 1901. The Hamburg-American line vessel contained only first-class cabins, each of which was “brilliantly lighted by electricity,” outfitted with electric bells,  steam-heated, and ventilated. At the time, these were luxury amenities even more impressive than the ship’s marine golf deck...

The post Cruising and Colonialism: Sailing the Caribbean in the Wake of the Spanish-American War appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

One of the signature elements of New-York Historical’s exhibition Hudson Rising is the imposing, elegant slabs of white pine and red oak that greet visitors. The live-edged trunks evoke the forests of New York State’s Adirondacks and help make the presence of nature palpable. Hudson Rising—closing on Sunday, August 4—presents the Museum’s stellar collection of Hudson River School landscape...

The post Hudson Rising: The Man Behind the New-York Historical Exhibition’s Trees appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

John Hancock needed a check-up. New-York Historical’s portrait of the famed signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first governor of Massachusetts is on view as part of the exhibition Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere. However, before it gets installed, the Museum’s Paintings Conservation Lab wanted to learn more about it. New-York Historical actually knows very...

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On the evening of July 9, 1776, downtown New York City was in a rebellious mood. The Declaration of Independence had been read aloud that day in lower Manhattan for the first time, announcing to the city that the Revolution against British rule had begun. That night, 40 colonial soldiers and sailors under the command...

The post A Horse’s Tail: How a Legendary Piece of a King George III Statue Landed at the New-York Historical Society appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

Henry Pelham created an image for the ages. On the snowy night of March 5, 1770, a group of British soldiers were confronted by an unruly crowd of colonists near the Custom House in Boston. The melee that followed ended with the panicked troops firing into the crowd, killing several colonists, including Crispus Attucks, a...

The post How Paul Revere Scooped a Rival and Created One of the Most Infamous Images in American History appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

In December, the Carolina Parakeet will be the featured bird in New-York Historical’s Audubon’s Birds of America Focus Gallery. Below, curator Roberta J.M. Olson outlines the tragic story of the bird’s extinction, which became official almost 100 years ago.  In the early 19th century, artist and naturalist John James Audubon (1785–1851) sounded the alarm about habitat loss...

The post When is a Parakeet a Canary? John James Audubon and the Extinction of North America’s Only Native Parrot appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

When you think about a brooch, you might think of your grandmother’s beautiful and intricate butterfly pin. Or maybe you’ve read about the various adornments that Queen Elizabeth II wears on special occasions. But for people living in the Victorian era, something as simple as a brooch was weighted with meaning and heavily scrutinized by...

The post Brooches for Every Occasion: Death and Jewelry in the Victorian Era appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

The New-York Historical Society Museum wants a wedding cake topper. Not just any cake topper: a same-sex version with two men or two women that speaks to the titanic shift in American culture that happened when gay marriage was legalized at the federal level in 2015. So if we’re so eager, why not just buy...

The post Want to Donate an Object to New-York Historical? Here’s How it Happens appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

In the early 19th century, artist Martha Ann Honeywell would sweep through towns like a band on tour. An artist who specialized in needlework, embroidery, and cut paper, among other mediums, she’d set up shop at a museum, tavern, or boardinghouse, charge 50 cents a ticket and perform three times a day for two hours...

The post “Done Without Hands”: Meet Martha Ann Honeywell, the Silhouette Artist Who Captivated 19th-Century America appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

Bill Graham once said he didn’t remember much about his childhood. Maybe that’s because he preferred to forget. One of the most influential rock & roll promoters of all time, Graham was quite literally the man behind the music. The manager of the legendary Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco and the Fillmore East in New...

The post Bill Graham’s American Journey: A Rock & Roll Mastermind Started Life as an Orphaned World War II Refugee appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

To help support the city’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to protect the health of our visitors and staff, New-York Historical is temporarily closing to the public as of Friday, March 13, at 6 pm through the end of the month. While you can’t drop by to see our Meet the Presidents exhibition in...

The post History at Home: Listen to 10 Public Programs About the American Presidency appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

To help stop the spread of COVID-19 in New York City, New-York Historical is temporarily closed to the public through the end of the month. Our Women March exhibition is off limits for the time being, but we’re celebrating Women’s History Month from afar. So, why not dip into our our vast collection of audio recordings from past...

The post History at Home: From Wonder Woman to Margaret Thatcher, 7 Public Programs About Remarkable Women appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

To help stop the spread of COVID-19 in New York City, New-York Historical is temporarily closed to the public through the end of the month. Our Women March exhibition is off limits for the time being, but we’re celebrating Women’s History Month from afar. So dip into our our vast collection of audio recordings from past Public Programs and listen to a...

The post History at Home: 2 Public Programs About Women on the Supreme Court appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

To help stop the spread of COVID-19 in New York City, New-York Historical is temporarily closed to the public through the end of the month. So take this time to dip into our our vast collection of audio recordings from past Public Programs and listen to a couple of fascinating talks about two memorable First Ladies from the Revolutionary Era who...

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When Ulysses Grant Dietz’s older brother gave him a wedding cake topper for Christmas in the early 2000s, he meant it mostly as a gag gift. Made of molded plastic, the topper features two tuxedo-clad men linking arms under a flower-bedecked bower. On the underside, it’s stamped with the words “Adam & Steve.” The topper’s...

The post The Love Story Behind New-York Historical’s New Wedding Cake Topper appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

What can history museums do during an epidemic? Like many institutions across the globe, the New-York Historical Society is temporarily closed to help contain the spread of COVID-19. And like so many New Yorkers, our curators and librarians are preoccupied with concern for their loved ones and grief over what’s happening in our beloved city....

The post History Responds: Collecting During the COVID-19 Pandemic appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

Author and scholar Douglas Brinkley has been described by CNN as “a man who knows more about the presidency than just about any human being alive.” So it was a match made in history heaven when New-York Historical named him our official presidential historian in 2017. He’s long been a fixture at our Public Programs series and...

The post History at Home: 2 Public Programs About the Roosevelts and America’s Natural Treasures appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

April 22, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, was a remarkably non-partisan affair that brought an estimated 20 million people out into the streets, parks, and beaches across the United States. In New York alone, Earth Day celebrations, rallies, and teach-ins shut down 5th Avenue...

The post Earth Day Turns 50: How to Participate Online and Get Free Posters from New-York Historical appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

“Booze sales are booming,” read a recent CNN headline focused on a spike in liquor, beer, and wine sales as Americans shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our current moment is just another side note in America’s long, complex relationship with alcohol.  Over the years, our Public Programs have explored many facets of this history. Enjoy audio recordings of two past programs below: one...

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As the COVID-19 crisis continues, perhaps it’s no surprise that alcohol sales are booming. With many of us confined to our homes (if we’re lucky), braving commutes to carry out essential work, or simply trying to figure out how to make a mask out of your last pair of clean underwear, there seems to be no...

The post Cocktails in a Crisis: New-York Historical’s Iconic Barware and a History of Happy Hours in Dark Times appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

Our Public Programs have long explored the rich history of Jewish life in America from the colonial era to the present day. They’ve also, not surprisingly, grappled with the ongoing scourge of anti-Semitism and its pernicious hold on world affairs. Listen to two audio programs below that tackle two very different facets of Jewish life: first, a fascinating...

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Title: Forensic science and humanitarian action [electronic resource] : interacting with the dead and the living. Volume 1 / edited by Roberto C. Parra, Sara C. Zapico, Douglas H. Ubelaker.
Imprint: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020.
Shelfmark: Wiley
Subjects: Forensic sciences.
Forensic anthropology.
Dead -- Identification.
Humanitarian assistance.
Dead -- Identification. fast (OCoLC)fst00888389
Forensic anthropology. fast (OCoLC)fst00931952
Forensic sciences. fast (OCoLC)fst00932011
Humanitarian assistance. fast (OCoLC)fst00963553

Title: Romantic 'Anglo-Italians' [electronic resource] : configurations of identity in Byron, the Shelleys, and the Pisan Circle / Maria Schoina.
Author: Schoina, Maria.
Imprint: London New York : Routledge, 2016.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Romanticism -- Great Britain.
English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
British -- Italy -- History -- 19th century.
Acculturation -- Italy -- History -- 19th century.
Italy -- Intellectual life -- 1789-1900.
Acculturation in literature.
Italy -- In literature.
Acculturation. fast (OCoLC)fst00795535
Acculturation in literature. fast (OCoLC)fst00795544
British. fast (OCoLC)fst00839044
English literature. fast (OCoLC)fst00911989
Intellectual life. fast (OCoLC)fst00975769
Literature. fast (OCoLC)fst00999953
Romanticism. fast (OCoLC)fst01100133
Great Britain. fast (OCoLC)fst01204623
Italy. fast (OCoLC)fst01204565
1789-1900 fast

Title: Geopolitics and development [electronic resource] / Marcus Power.
Author: Power, Marcus, 1971- author.
Imprint: Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Geopolitics -- History -- 20th century.
Geopolitics -- History -- 21st century.
Economic development -- History -- 20th century.
Economic development -- History -- 21st century.
Postcolonialism.
Economic development. fast (OCoLC)fst00901785
Geopolitics. fast (OCoLC)fst00941045
Postcolonialism. fast (OCoLC)fst01073032
1900-2099 fast

Title: William Stanley Jevons and the cutting edge of economics [electronic resource] / Bert Mosselmans.
Author: Mosselmans, Bert.
Imprint: London New York : Routledge, 2007.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Jevons, William Stanley, 1835-1882.
Economists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Economics -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Jevons, William Stanley, 1835-1882. fast (OCoLC)fst00050884
Economics. fast (OCoLC)fst00902116
Economists. fast (OCoLC)fst00902277
Great Britain. fast (OCoLC)fst01204623
1800-1899 fast

Title: The philosophy of Keynes's economics [electronic resource] : probability, uncertainty and convention / edited by Jochen Runde and Sohei Mizuhara.
Imprint: London : Routledge, 2003.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Keynesian economics.
Probabilities.
Uncertainty.
Keynesian economics. fast (OCoLC)fst00987025
Probabilities. fast (OCoLC)fst01077737
Uncertainty. fast (OCoLC)fst01160832

Title: Development of economic analysis [electronic resource] / Ingrid Rima.
Author: Rima, Ingrid Hahne, 1925-
Imprint: New York, NY : Routledge, 2009.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Economics -- History.
Economics. fast (OCoLC)fst00902116

Title: The deaths of the Republic [electronic resource] : imagery of the body politic in Ciceronian Rome / Brian Walters.
Author: Walters, Brian (Classicist), author.
Imprint: Oxford New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Shelfmark: Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects: Latin literature -- History and criticism.
Political science -- Rome -- History.
Politics and literature -- Rome.
Rome -- Politics and government.
Politics in literature.

Title: Counterfactual Romanticism [electronic resource] / edited by Damian Walford Davies.
Imprint: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.
Shelfmark: JSTOR ebooks
Subjects: Romanticism -- History and criticism.
Romanticism -- Philosophy.
Literature, Modern -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
Literature, Modern. fast (OCoLC)fst01000172
Romanticism. fast (OCoLC)fst01100133
1800-1899 fast

Title: A theory of semiotics [electronic resource] / Umberto Eco.
Author: Eco, Umberto, author.
Imprint: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1979.";"©1976
Shelfmark: JSTOR ebooks
Subjects: Semiotics.
Semiotics. fast (OCoLC)fst01112351

Title: Modern macroeconomics [electronic resource] : its origins, development and current state / Brian Snowdon, Howard R. Vane.
Author: Snowdon, Brian.
Imprint: Cheltenham, UK Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar, ©2005.
Shelfmark: EBSCO ebooks
Subjects: Macroeconomics.
Keynesian economics.
Comparative economics.
Comparative economics. fast (OCoLC)fst00871323
Keynesian economics. fast (OCoLC)fst00987025
Macroeconomics. fast (OCoLC)fst01005221

Title: The Elgar companion to classical economics [electronic resource] / edited by Heinz D. Kurz, Neri Salvadori.
Imprint: Cheltenham, UK Northampton, MA, USA : E. Elgar Pub., ©1998.
Shelfmark: EBSCO ebooks
Subjects: Classical school of economics.
Classical school of economics. fast (OCoLC)fst00863553

Title: Particles and nuclei [electronic resource] : an introduction to the physical concepts / Bogdan Povh [and three others] translated by Martin Lavelle.
Imprint: Berlin, Heidelberg, [Germany] New York : Springer, 2004.
Shelfmark: Ebook Central
Subjects: Nuclear physics.
Particles (Nuclear physics)

Title: Critical issues in early childhood education [electronic resource] / edited by Nicola Yelland.
Imprint: Maidenhead New York : Open University Press, 2005.
Shelfmark: Ebook Central
Subjects: Early childhood education -- Great Britain.
Early childhood education -- Great Britain -- Evaluation.