Harini Calamur's Writings
My articles in Mainstream media
My column in the DNA on the 3rd of October The biggest show on Earth replete with drama, emotion, backstabbing, direct attacks, strong personalities, devoted squealing fans hits the road. Elections 2014 is just around the corner, and it is impossible to…
My comment piece in the DNA on the 11th of September In Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, two young men knifed another man who was stalking a woman. The stalker’s family lynched the two. And before you could say “what happened” there was a…
My DNA Column on the 5th of September What is Money ? We know what it is when we see it. We know its lack when we don’t have it. We know its drop in value when we go to the market…
My column in the DNA on the 22nd of August Are Indians Safe? Not Really. On August 20, in the burgeoning metropolis of Pune, Narendra Dhabolkar left the home he was staying in to go for a morning walk. It was to…
My column in last Thursday’s DNA The monsoon session of Parliament has started. There is thunder, and lightning, the road ahead seems to be full of potholes, ditches. The lights have gone off and navigation is difficult. The 40 odd bills that…
My column in today’s DNA 4 8 hours. It has been an interesting two days in terms of news coverage. The British royal baby and Bollywood royalty makeup dominated news. “It’s a Boy” screamed the headlines, across the world. The Duchess of…
My column in today’s DNA – Last week, USA celebrated its Independence Day. Last week Edward Snowden spent another day not knowing if he would continue being free. Last week Julian Assange spent another day holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy. Last…
My column in today’s DNA Nature’s fury. Human blunder. Himalayan tsunami. These are just some of the hyperbolic terms used to describe the cloudburst, flash floods and the subsequent devastation that has wracked Uttarakhand over the last week or so. But, this…
My column in today’s DNA If you live in India, or indeed anywhere in the world, and are a regular consumer of news – it would be easy to believe that the only thing that will solve the world’s problems is a…
My column in today’s Lokmat looked at documentaries and environmental awareness It is clear to most people that the world weather patterns are changing–and human activity is one of the contributory factors to pollution, global warming and climate change. In the last…