Harini Calamur's Writings
image source : here I am not sure we get consent – as individuals, society, or as State. I write for the dna Recently, the Attorney General of India, Mukul Rohatgi, was in court defending the Government’s stand on making Aadhar mandatory….
My column for DNA last week Land Scam. Gas Scam. Spectrum Scam. Water Scam. Coal Scam. Forest Scam. Stamp Paper scam. CWG scam. Whatever the scam be, at the centre of it, is the ownership, control and distribution of scarce resources and…
He thought she was a warmonger; she thought he was helping along a genocide. Bass, Gary J. (2013-10-01). The Blood Telegram (Kindle Location 5592). . Kindle Edition. (Gary Bass on the relationship between President Nixon and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi) Among the…
An edited version of this appeared in the DNA last week What differentiates our species from the rest of the animal kingdom is, not just the use of words, sentences, grammar and syntax for communication, but also the way these…
An edited version of this appeared in the DNA last week – And, we have a brand new Government of India, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).  This is a Government that has the undisputed mandate…
This column appeared in the DNA on the 14th of November If Campa Cola had created so much buzz when it was a soft drink manufacturer, it would probably still be in business, selling aerated water to the consumer market. Alas, that…
And it is over. A show couldn’t have asked for a better season finale. Last night Parliament didn’t vote … Arnab gasped like a fish out of water ‘but, but, but.. they were supposed to vote‘ . Vote they didn’t. instead they…
Just when you thought that: the Government can’t get stupider, they go and prove you wrong. Why would anyone in their right mind arrest Anna Hazare? the Parliament was useless, you hear brilliant debates. Arun Jaitley was fantastic. was telling someone form ULL…
From the ToI, a couple of days ago : Those who speak in favour of Maoist guerrillas will face legal action and 10 years imprisonment, the government announced Thursday in a warning to civil society groups who raise voices in favour of…