Harini Calamur's Writings
This piece on Cyber Sovereignty appeared on the 15th of November All of us, citizens or businesses, in the real world are subject to some form or other of government regulation. There are checks and balances on our freedoms, and violations of…
This piece on Twitter banning Political Ads appeared on the 7th of November Last week, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that the platform will not carry any paid political ads. He tweeted “We’ve made the decision to stop all political advertising on…
This piece on RCEP appeared on the 1st of November: On Diwali day, farmer groups in multiple states in India protested the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) – a proposed free trade agreement between ASEAN- that has 10 member countries – and…
This piece on Kamlesh Tiwari’s murder appeared on the 23rd of October. A few days ago, Kamlesh Tiwari, formerly of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha and later the President of the Hindu Samaj party, was stabbed 15 times, and for good measure…
This piece on Hunger and Climate Change appeared on October 16th In 1980, there were 133,000 natural disasters in the world; In 2015 there were 282,000. As climatic patterns across the world change, disasters caused by climate change are on the rise,…
This was published on October 11th President Xi of China, and Prime Minister Modi of India are all set to meet again, in the second set of informal talks between the leaders of the two nations. The first was held in the…
This was published on the 3rd of October. Every year, on October 2nd, Gandhi gets moved out of the mothballs we stored him in for the rest of the year, dusted, and venerated. And, then when the day is over, he gets…
This piece on Greta Thunberg was published on September 26th The 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist, in a fiery speech at the United Nations, spoke about how the older generation, and powers that be have ruined the future for her generation, by ruthlessly…
This was published on September 19th It seems that many people in Mumbai and Delhi are somewhat buzzed as they go about their every day lives. According to the Weed Index ,New Delhi consumes 38.26 metric tonnes of cannabis, making it the…
This appeared on the 12th of September Unless you are the President of the United States, or some such exalted position that allows you to be out of touch with reality, it is really impossible for sane and rational people to ignore…