Harini Calamur's Writings
Currently reading Stephen Pinker’s book The Better Angels of our Nature : Why Violence has declined, recommended by Nitin Pai of Takshashila, who suggested we needed a Leviathan to unify India. I had issues with the Leviathan, simply because it was written at a…
For the first time ever, POV has a guest blogger. Hopefully this will become a regular feature. Shubhashish, friend, jouranlist and someone who is very interested in Steel and Coal as sectors sent this in. It is also cross posted on his…
My column in today’s DNA How much force do you need to apply to break a human bone? Quite a bit actually, for the human skeletal system is designed to take a fair amount of stress and strain. We may bruise our…
And Google Doodle does it again. While it may look colourful, and symbolise Holi, it is in fact for the International Women’s Day. I suppose that this is not the time to write a long rant on why it would be much…
The Amul Advertisement The question is, are they ? worthy that is… not in my opinion. they represent the worst of all other Parties in India, the corrupt brazenness of the Congress, the willingness to take to the streets and disrupt like…
My column in Monday’s DNA Have you ever been woken up by a ringing bell when you are deep in slumber? Have you experienced a dry mouth, pounding heartbeat, disorientation and confusion? Or felt a kind of inexplicable fear? It happens when…
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…