Harini Calamur's Writings
The Indian news media has been expanding in all directions. Print, TV news, and digital have been giving us content of all shapes and hues, in order to attract our eyeballs, and engage us for fractions of a minute. Most of this…
I write for CNBC TV18 on the skills gap As Narendra Modi begins his second term as Prime Minister, there are many challenges his government faces. But, none more pressing than the issue of unemployment. Data shows that unemployment is at 6.1%, a 45-year high,…
I write for CNBC TV18, on what next for the Congress after the crushing defeat at the polls? The Indian National Congress is in disarray. It has lost the general election for the second time in a row, by a massive margin….
I write on Mr Modi’s Mammoth Win, in CNBC TV18 t the end of a hard-fought election campaign, where bitterness and anger flowed with the money, D-day has arrived. Seven phases of polling are done and dusted. The votes are being counted….
I write for CNBC TV18 on the need for Parliamentary reform The last phase of the Indian elections gets over at the end of this week. At the end of 7 rounds, around 60% of the 900 million Indian voters would have…
I write on the Rahul Gandhi campaign in the 2019 General Elections, for CNBC TV18 The world’s largest elections is entering its final phase. In just over 2 weeks, we should know one way or the other, who will form the next…
I write on the Indian Elections, and the challenges facing the next Government The 4th phase of elections has drawn to a close. At the end of these, it is two predominant messages that stand out – one is NYAY, the Indian…
I wrote on the candidature of Pragya Thakur, and the sacrifice of Hemant Karkare in CNBC TV18 Imagine a person arrested for terror. Imagine now that he or she had a Muslim sounding name. Imagine also that they are out on bail…
This piece on the Indian Elections and the declining standards of behavior appeared in CNBC-TV18 AS the second phase of elections comes to a close, one thing is certain, this is the dirtiest election on record. The number of senior politicians who…