Harini Calamur's Writings
The outbreak of COVID in the early part of 2020, led to a massive shift in the way economies around the world operate. As the world went into lockdown, trying to protect its citizens from an unseen threat, economies at the local,…
MSME’s have come to their own during the lockdown, piggy backing on the infra of big e-retail to survive and grown
This was in the aftermath of the repeal of the farm laws, on the 22nd of November 2022 The farm laws are officially dead. On the 19th of November, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra mod addressed the nation, and informed us…
This was around the COP26 negotiations on Climate Change – on the 7th of November The city of Glasgow, in Scotland, is currently hosting the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26. For many political leaders, bureaucrats, diplomats, experts, activists and others…
I wrote about the Indian Economy’s midlife crisis, in the FPJ on the 26th of July 2021 On July 24th, 1991, Dr Manmohan Singh presented the Union Government’s budget to parliament. India was at a political and economic crossroads. In the months…
I wrote about Global Warming and Factory Farming, and the problems of sustaining the demand for meat, for the FPJ on the 12th of July 2021 Last month temperatures across the world spiked. “Heat wave” screamed the headlines. In parts of Northern…
This piece on Remote Working and Small Town India appeared in the FPJ, on the 28th of June My attachment to my city of birth, Mumbai, is huge. I love the city. But, last year, In the midst of the first COVID…
This column on the Apathy of the Indian Middle Class appeared on the 14th of June 2021 For the growing Indian upper Middle Class, the second wave of COVID has been a revelation. For the first time in 30+ years we have…
This appeared in FPJ on the 24th of May After a year of COVID, there seemed to be the first glimmer of hope around February- March this year. things seemed to be looking up. We were reading about cases dropping, people recovering….
This appeared in FPJ on the 5th of April 2021 Every year, since 2006, the World Economic Forum has been minutely analysing gender gaps and releasing reports. It looks at gender equality on 4 major parameters –Economic, Educational, Political Participation, and Health…