Harini Calamur's Writings
Climate Change is here. it is real. And, it has reached those who thought themselves invulnerable to it. As climate change moves from impacting poor brown (and black people) to hurt the rich and wealthy, hopefully, there will be some action. I…
The economies of nation-states across the world have taken a major hit from the COVID pandemic. But there have been some silent collateral benefits. As the world begins to rebuild the post COVID world it is important to look at those benefits…
My column in the DNA on 26th December 2013 And one more year comes to a close. As the years pass, it seems like each year is ending more rapidly than the previous one, jam-packed with events that come like a barrage…
There is a time to talk about how this Fundamental Right can be implemented better. And, there is a time to celebrate the fact that it is a fundamental right ! For now, i will feel good about the fact that a…
The New Year has been good. I haven’t had a single day off 🙂 January started with me traveling to Shimla for a shoot. The story is that of communities – and how they understand, appreciate and prepare to beat the effects…
It is not just [tag]Narendra Modi[/tag] who stands in the dock. The [tag]Communist Party of India[/tag] (Marxist) has just joined the ranks of those who use terror to subjugate their own people. The Chief Minister, [tag]Buddhadeb Bhattacharya[/tag] has been as callous as…
[tag]James Watson[/tag] seems to have been infected with the Prince Phillip Syndrome – this is a syndrome when otherwise intelligent men open their mouth in public and plunge head long into it….. It is also sad to see once brilliant men, instead…
In another world, another time, this could be a name for a cola variant in MAD magazine. Unfortunately, in our world it is a term that is used to describe colas with large doses of pesticide. Naturally the reaction to it is…
Two very different kind of stories that caught the eye today. One of a girl who said NO. When 13-year-old Minati Gagaria from Orissa bags a bravery award from President A P J Abdul Kalam on Wednesday, she will symbolise a punchy…
Three very different pieces of data There will be 18 million orphans to the AIDS epedimic in Africa by the end of this decade. 95% of children with AIDS, across the world, are not receiving any treatment. And the Pope recommends abstinence…