Harini Calamur's Writings
My column in DNA on 23rd January On Tuesday evening, the Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, ended one more high-pitched protest. At the end of it, two police officers were sent on leave, pending judicial investigation. The seeds of the drama…
This by Vishnu  Bhagwat, the Naval Chief sacked by a politician (George Fernandes) for refusing to appoint a deputy he thought was unfit, “The arms dealers are 99 per cent foreign companies who have Indian agents here. The disturbing thing is that…
Brokering News Brokering News is a documentary on the Paid News in India. The phenomenon has spread far and wide and permeates every aspect of news in India. For most of us working in the media, the story of paid news is…
My column in Today’s DNA The 1976 Hollywood film Network gave the world one of the most fascinating characters in celluloid. Howard Beale, an Oscar winning role for actor Peter Finch, is a news anchor for a national news programme. Fired because…
Jail Bharo or fill the jails is an interesting concept. Paralyse the administration, paralyse the police till your objective is met. There are many ways of getting to jail. The most simple way is to break the law. Preferably commit a crime….
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…
The Outlook Magazine has published the transcripts & recordings of the secretly taped conversations allegedly between Ms.Radia and a variety of luminaries in Business, Politics & Media …. If nothing else, they are entertaining …. could be name dropping, could be an…
India is perceived as the 5th most corrupt nation in Asia, accoring to a survey. I am sure that the political and business class is making serious attempts to ensure that we are top of the list.
George Fernandes, ‘honourable’ minister for Defence in the NDA administration claims that he was prevented from investigating Bofors by the then PM, Atal Behari Vajpayee. Now he tells us that it was a joke He did ask me not to rake up…
A Panel of Supreme Court Judges (no less) has observed during a hearing on corruption: "The only way to rid the country of corruption is to hang a few of you on the lamp post. The law does not permit us to…