Harini Calamur's Writings
Last week’s column for the DNA The horrors of child sex abuse can be offset by a few simple but essential measures There are many brutal things that one reads as a part of our news consumption – passenger airlines shot out…
My column in today‘s DNA (outragistan, is a somewhat popular word on social networks – the author did not coin it, but thanks whoever did). In the last month, the nation, propelled by the ever increasing shrillness of 24 hour news…
My Column in Today’s DNA Chaos theory is that branch of mathematics that looks at how random results arise from supposedly ‘normal’ events. The most popular representation of this is the Butterfly effect. The basic premise is “a butterfly flaps its wings…
The column in today’s DNA The TV business, explained a very senior member of the fraternity over a decade ago, is like fire. It needs to be constantly fed with more – more shows, more content, and more money. And, the more…
My column in today’s Lokmat The biggest open secret inIndia was her disappearing daughters. As prosperity has increased, family size has reduced, and advances in medical techniques have led to families choosing only to have a boy, by terminating pregnancy when a…
My column in Today’s DNA Odisha. Sikkim. Andhra Pradesh. Manipur. Natural disasters struck the first two states. Floods in Odisha impacted 2.2 million Indian citizens. People lost lives. Property was destroyed. Development washed away. Sikkim suffered an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the…
if 120 mllion girls have disappeared – euphemism for murder – and 7 to 10 people are involved – 2 parents, doctors, lab techs, nursers, other members of the family — How many murderers does India have ? My column in today’s…
My column in today’s DNA There are 545 Members of the current Lok Sabha and 245 members of the Rajya Sabha – 790 Members of Parliament in all. The Lok Sabha is the assembly of the people – where Peoples’ representatives…
This appeared in the April edition of Pragati. If there is any country in the world that is a poster child for dictatorship, it is Pakistan. Over the last two and half decades at least, Pakistan seems to have been more stable…
My column in today’s DNA In the fortnight following the high of the World Cup victory, middle class India has been on another high – the high of having taken a stand and done something about corruption. People have registered their anger…