Harini Calamur's Writings
My articles in Mainstream media
This appeared on August 22nd 2019 There is a case before the Supreme Court that looks at the issue of Fake news, and the proposed solution. Representing the Government, Attorney General KK Venugopal is arguing the need to link social media accounts…
This appeared in CNBC TV18 on the 14th of August The last few years have seen a tussle within the Indian National Congress on the way the party should move ahead. On one side was the (relatively) young guard led by Rahul…
I write for CNBC TV 18 on the 8th of August On August 6th, Article 370 was abrogated. The Constitution of India was extended to Jammu and Kashmir. All the provisions, all the safeguards, all the pitfalls, everything that you and I…
This appeared in CNBC-TV18 on the 1st of August Last week the United States President, Donald Trump, had other meltdown on twitter. This time it was directed against the French. The French Parliament had approved a Digital Services Tax of 3% on…
This appeared in CNBC-TV18 on 25th July: Fourteen months after the Congress JDS alliance took charge in Karnataka, they lost the trust vote by 6 votes, 99-105, triggering the fall of the state Government. It looks likely that the BJP will form…
This appeared on CNBC-TV18 on the 18th of July We often speak about judicial overreach, and most times it is in relation with the justice system overturning the orders of the executive. And, that is a tussle that has been going on…
I write about the broken down rule of law, for CNBC-TV-18 Among the more inexplicable trends that exist today is gangs of people tying up others and forcing them to chat religious and nationalistic slogans, before being beaten up. The first time…
Rahul Gandhi – what next for him? I write for CNBC-TV18 on life after resignation as Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi today broke free of the Indian National Congress neck lock and put out an open letter resigning as Congress President. His…
The water crisis is upon us. I write for CNBC-TV18 It was a tweet by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s disaster management handle @mybmc that brought home the ludicrousness of the water woes in the country. They said, “6 pumping stations of MCGM…
Across cities in India, speciality restaurants are coming up. Many are specific regional cuisine. Others from across the world. And, most survive mainly on home deliveries. The food revolution has come to India via a most unexpected source – the mobile. The…