Harini Calamur's Writings
Thoughtful Indian observers are well aware that the principal obstacles to rapid economic development are internal, not external. Among obvious constraints are failures of governance, including wasteful spending on subsidies at all levels of government, a dire record on the provision of…
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: Most of us incur debt in our everyday lives. Buying goods on a credit card is undertaking debt. Buying a house with a loan is debt. So is buying a car. Taking a loan from a bank…
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…
One of the parameters of development is girls going to school. For me, there are few more uplifting sights than mothers taking their kids to school