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

    January 2, 2021 by calamur
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    Book Review: Bhima the Lone Warrior

    April 18, 2020 by calamur
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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
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    On Reading – From being a Lapsed reader to Starting to Read Regularly Again

    January 12, 2020 by calamur
  • Natasha Mehra Must Die
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    Book Review : Natasha Mehra Must Die by Anand Sivakumaran

    January 3, 2019 by calamur
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    Book Review : The Internet Trap – How the Digital Economy Builds Monopolies and Undermines Democracy

    November 22, 2018 by calamur
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    Book Review : India Connected

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Category: Economics and Society

Economics and Society India Society 

Guest Post – Shubhashish on “Why is it a contempt to disagree with the Supreme Court?”

April 9, 2012 by

Shubhashish asks some tough questions on how the tareeq pe tareeq mode of functioning in courts is eroding & corroding sectors. This is cross posted on his blog. and it has been reposted here without a single correction of a comma, a…

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Economics and Society India Politics Society 

Crisis must not change India’s course – FT.com

February 8, 2012 by

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…

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Development Economics and Society India 

Fun with Data

December 10, 2011 by

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…

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Bunker Roy & the Barefoot College
Development India 

Bunker Roy & the Barefoot College

October 18, 2011 by calamur

  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…

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Articles Economics and Society India International 

A Dummies Guide to Understanding the Debt Crisis

August 8, 2011 by

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…

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Whose Land is it Anyway
Articles Development Economics and Society Environment India 

Whose Land is it Anyway

March 7, 2011 by calamur

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…

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In the foothills of the Merapi
Development Photographs 

In the foothills of the Merapi

October 27, 2010 by calamur

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…

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What You Can  Do about the Kashmir Problem.
Development Environment India 

What You Can Do about the Kashmir Problem.

September 28, 2010 by

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…

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Development India Society 

India Giving Challenge – Seeds India

September 17, 2010 by

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…

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Development India Society 

Humanitarian Appeal: Leh Flash Floods

August 19, 2010 by

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…

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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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