Harini Calamur's Writings
This appeared in the FPJ on the 15th of March, 2021 Last Fortnight, the Freedom Report, by the US think tank Freedom House, downgraded India’s rankings to “Partly Free”. The Swedish V-Dem Institute, released its report a week later and downgraded India…
And, my column last week for the DNA – on the UPA retrospective Ever been to a theatre to watch a film that on paper sounded fabulous — great director, good casting, top-of-the-line banner, great promos? But when you get inside the…
My column in the DNA on January 31st “The Medium is the Message” declared Marshall McLuhan, a phrase that has become the most misinterpreted phrase in the short history of mass media. What McLuhan talked about was far deeper than mistaking your…
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…
My column in last Thursday’s DNA The monsoon session of Parliament has started. There is thunder, and lightning, the road ahead seems to be full of potholes, ditches. The lights have gone off and navigation is difficult. The 40 odd bills that…
How many people in India have the ability to bring people from various parts of the political spectrum together ? One and only one, Arundathi Roy. After putting me off the Narmada Bachao Andolan, feeling sorry for tribal development or lack of…
A couple of years ago to almost the day , a young lady called [tag]Manaroma Devi[/tag] was picked up by the armed forces, under the extremely repressive Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). The state was [tag]Manipur[/tag], the armed forces was a…