Harini Calamur's Writings
This appeared in the FPJ on the 20th of June Last week, the government announced two major initiatives. The first was to create 10 lakh (1 million) jobs in the government to absorb youth. The second was the Agnipath scheme aimed to…
Food Protectionism seems to be on the rise, in the shadow of the Russian assault on Ukraine. I write for the FPJ on the consequences of Food Protectionism on the world, and India. About 3 months ago, Vladimir Putin of Russia ordered…
The dobule whammy of inflation and unemployment is pushing the world into Economic Doldrums. it is going to require some nifty footwork to get us out of this. I write for the FPJ The word is in a precarious position. Between the…
i write on the Long Hot Summer that was faced by large chunks of the world, as Climate Change came home to roost. FPJ – May 9th, 2022 For those of you who live in India, you must have noticed it has…
The Attention Economy is based around monetising our attention and engagement. But, we the user, are getting increasingly distracted. I write for the FPJ on the 28th of April Way back, in the early days of the internet, the technology landscape was…
I wrote about the Great Resignation in the FPJ on 14th April, 2022 For as long as there has been modern business, people have had to go somewhere – outside their home to work. For the best part of a century, the…
Fringe Rightwing groups calling for economic boycott of minorities is amped up during elections. I wrote about this in the FPJ on April 6th 2022 In recent weeks, right-wing groups in states gearing up for elections, such as Karnataka, have been on…
I write on the retail revolution that is going unseen … the small shop goes online. Last week, I bought a bottle of water from a small shop in the middle of nowhere. As has been the case in the post-pandemic period,…
rising unemployment amongst the young educated is a problem, and it is spilling onto the streets as violence. I write for the FPJ on how rising unemployment is the threat within. Last week, there were three days of public violence in Bihar…
We have to learn to live with COVID. There can be no more lockdowns. I write for the FPJ on the 10th of January, 2022 As India enters its third year of dealing with COVID, the sense of déjà vu seems overwhelming….