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    Column: Legalised Lawlessness and the British Empire

    October 29, 2022 by calamur
  • Books / Reviews

    Review – Animal Farm by George Orwell, narrated by Stephen Fry

    January 8, 2022 by calamur
  • Soul by Pixar
    Films / Reviews

    Film Review: Soul by Pixar – a balm for weary souls

    January 2, 2021 by calamur
  • Books / Reviews

    Book Review: Bhima the Lone Warrior

    April 18, 2020 by calamur
  • Star Trek Picard
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    Review: Star Trek Picard

    April 13, 2020 by calamur
  • Predators and Prey by Abhinav Agarwal
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    Book Review : Predators and Prey by Abhinav Agarwal

    January 25, 2020 by calamur
  • Predators and Prey by Abhinav Agarwal
    Books / graphic novels / Reviews

    On Reading – From being a Lapsed reader to Starting to Read Regularly Again

    January 12, 2020 by calamur
  • Natasha Mehra Must Die
    Books / Reviews

    Book Review : Natasha Mehra Must Die by Anand Sivakumaran

    January 3, 2019 by calamur
  • Books / Reviews

    Book Review : The Internet Trap – How the Digital Economy Builds Monopolies and Undermines Democracy

    November 22, 2018 by calamur
  • India Connected - Ravi Aggarwal
    Books / Reviews

    Book Review : India Connected

    November 9, 2018 by calamur

Day: October 29, 2022

Column:  Fake News Central – The Social Media Addiction of Indian Mainstream Media
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Column: Fake News Central – The Social Media Addiction of Indian Mainstream Media

October 29, 2022 by calamur

Indian MSM seems to have a propensity towards carrying fake news. It is almost like all their editorial filters are fogged up by social media. I write for FPJ About 10 days ago, there was a sudden flurry of activity on social…

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Column: Women’s Rights – The Fight for Equality is not Over
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Column: Women’s Rights – The Fight for Equality is not Over

October 29, 2022 by calamur

this piece appeared in the FPJ. There is a photograph making its mark on the internet. No one quite knows its origin or source. It is a photograph of a flag fluttering in the sky. However, unlike most flags, this is not…

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Column: Ukraine War -The Long Cold Winter for Europe
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Column: Ukraine War -The Long Cold Winter for Europe

October 29, 2022 by calamur

Last week Russia shut down the pipeline that supplied natural gas to Europe. The Russian energy major, Gazprom, said it was for routine maintenance and would be restored in a few days. However, they have now said there are major leaks that…

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Column: Climate Change is Here, While we were in Denial
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Column: Climate Change is Here, While we were in Denial

October 29, 2022 by calamur

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…

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Column:  Salman Rushdie and the defence of Free Speech.
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Column: Salman Rushdie and the defence of Free Speech.

October 29, 2022 by calamur

Salman Rushdie was stabbed by someone who was not even born when the Satanic Verses was published. I look at the fatwa, and the role of Governments in normalizing hate, for the FPJ Last week 75-year-old British Indian author Salman Rushdie was…

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Column:  Of Stars made of Sausages – and our propensity for fake news
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Column: Of Stars made of Sausages – and our propensity for fake news

October 29, 2022 by calamur

We are prone to fake news. Even the most suspicious and paranoid among us. I write about this in FPJ. Last week, French Scientist Étienne Klein posted a photograph on twitter, that made most gasp in awe and wonder. It was a…

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Column: Legalised Lawlessness and the British Empire
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Column: Legalised Lawlessness and the British Empire

October 29, 2022 by calamur

 At the start of the 1900s, Great Britain – a tiny island off the coast of Europe – ruled over a quarter of the world’s population and controlled more landmass than any other nation in history. Amongst the myths that have been…

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Column: The Cost of Living Crisis
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Column: The Cost of Living Crisis

October 29, 2022 by calamur

I write about the Cost of Living Crisis threatening the economic stability of nations, and the food security of households. Last week, Dinesh Gunawardena took oath as the Prime Minister of Sr Lanka. A staunch ally and loyalist of the former Rajapaksa…

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Column: Broken News, Broken Business Models
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Column: Broken News, Broken Business Models

October 29, 2022 by calamur

The news business models are broken. What remains are platforms that are trying to create strife to keep people watching. I write in the FPJ on this phenomenon Towards the end of May, on a televised live debate on a leading news…

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Column: The Weaponization of Offence
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Column: The Weaponization of Offence

October 29, 2022 by calamur

I watch what I say because I am afraid that somebody in the back of beyond will get offended and file charges against me – and I would have to travel to that place regularly, till it is resolved. I write on…

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Harini Calamur –  works at the intersection of digital content, technology, and audiences. I write mainly on Economics, Development, Politics, Media bias, Science Communication, and review the content that I consume

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