Harini Calamur's Writings
My feature in today’s Lokmat Maharashtra is reeling under its worst power shortage ever. It is estimated that the State faces a shortage of between 1500 – 2000 MW. For a state that has is to being the number one inIndiain industrial…
The last few weeks have been pretty gloomy if you have been following the Indian Economy. There has been a potential downgrade of rating, lower GDPfigures, lower industrial output, inflation seems to be up, interest rates are up, fuel prices are going…
My column in today’s DNA The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009, known simply as the RTE, came a century after Gopal Krishna Gokhale made an impassioned plea to the Imperial Legislative Council for introducing Free and Compulsory…
I like data. when I used to be in corpodom – I would analyze tons and tons of data, trying to see patterns that would give us a competitive advantage. Unlike most in my company, when viewer ship figure came in, I…
Heard this fantastic piece by Bunker Roy on Ted Talks. http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf The other day was having a conversation with someone on why India doesn’t produce a Steve Jobs…And, just like Jobs designed all solutions based around intuitive usability, so has Bunker…
My column in today’s DNA : on why the land acquisition policy is short sighted. Last week in Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh – villagers braved bullets to protest against the acquisition of land for a Power Plant. Some Died. This is not…
For me, there was nothing quite as awe inspiring as seeing a live volcano. A year and a half ago, i had visited the Indonesian city of Jogjakarta (Sanskrit yogyakarta) to shoot a part of my documentary on Disaster Risk Reduction. The…
The last fortnight has seen some heavy debate on the Kashmir issue. What can the Government do, what should the hardliners do, what should the moderates do, what should anyone and everyone do …. I have not been following this on TV…
A few years ago, I was introduced to the concept of Disaster Risk Reduction. The idea was very simple, it is easier, cheaper and better to prevent a natural hazard from becoming a disaster, than picking up the pieces when it does…
This is an appeal from SEEDS India, an NGO that works very, very hard in the area of Disaster Risk Reduction. Do help if you can, and forward to those whom you think can help. www.seedsindia.org August, 2010 Humanitarian Appeal: Leh Flash…