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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
    Films / Reviews

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

    January 2, 2021 by calamur
  • Books / Reviews

    Book Review: Bhima the Lone Warrior

    April 18, 2020 by calamur
  • Star Trek Picard
    Reviews / Shows

    Review: Star Trek Picard

    April 13, 2020 by calamur
  • Predators and Prey by Abhinav Agarwal
    Books / Reviews

    Book Review : Predators and Prey by Abhinav Agarwal

    January 25, 2020 by calamur
  • Predators and Prey by Abhinav Agarwal
    Books / graphic novels / Reviews

    On Reading – From being a Lapsed reader to Starting to Read Regularly Again

    January 12, 2020 by calamur
  • Natasha Mehra Must Die
    Books / Reviews

    Book Review : Natasha Mehra Must Die by Anand Sivakumaran

    January 3, 2019 by calamur
  • Books / Reviews

    Book Review : The Internet Trap – How the Digital Economy Builds Monopolies and Undermines Democracy

    November 22, 2018 by calamur
  • India Connected - Ravi Aggarwal
    Books / Reviews

    Book Review : India Connected

    November 9, 2018 by calamur

Category: Gender Issues

Gender Issues -Mostly from India

The ‘Threats’ To The Institution Of Marriage
Articles Gender Issues Society 

The ‘Threats’ To The Institution Of Marriage

March 6, 2024 by calamur

This appeared in the FPJ on the 10th of Feb 2024 In recent days we have seen a tremendous drive across institutions to save the ancient institution of marriage. In early February, the Supreme Court rejected the plea of a 44-year-old woman…

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Privacy, Pornography And Public Safety
Articles Gender Issues 

Privacy, Pornography And Public Safety

January 7, 2024 by calamur

This appeared in the FPJ in September 2023 In many ways, India is a land of multiple contradictions. It is the land of Khajuraho, where sexually explicit carvings abound with joy. Yet, it is also a land where the mere mention of…

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Women’s Work – And Who Pay’s For It?
Articles Economics and Society Gender Issues 

Women’s Work – And Who Pay’s For It?

January 6, 2024 by calamur

This appeared in the FPJ in April 2023 The COVID impact on women’s employment Almost 3 years ago, most of the world shut down to protect itself from the impact of COVID. On the face of it, it was to save lives….

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Column: An acid test of women’s safety, literally
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Column: An acid test of women’s safety, literally

April 22, 2023 by calamur

Despite the best attempts of Government, legislature, judiciary, and some parts of the citizenry, in many cases the sheer ugliness of patriarchy rears its head and puts paid to all that has been achieved. I write for FPJ This  week, a young…

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Media and Murder – The Gorier the Better. Reporting Shraddha Murder Case and Aftab Poonawalla’s Murderousness
Gender Issues India Media News 

Media and Murder – The Gorier the Better. Reporting Shraddha Murder Case and Aftab Poonawalla’s Murderousness

November 21, 2022 by calamur

The Shraddha Murder case, is amongst the saddest stories that one can read. A young woman full of life was murdered by her violent partner – Aftab Poonawalla. After killing her he chopped her body up into 36 pieces, bought a large…

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On Bringing Kids to Work – the Outrage over the Kerala IAS Officer
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On Bringing Kids to Work – the Outrage over the Kerala IAS Officer

November 6, 2022 by calamur

One of my fondest childhood memories was going with dad to his office. He used to work at Nariman Point, and he would take us there – usually on a Saturday – to give mom some me time. This is an era…

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Column: Women’s Rights – The Fight for Equality is not Over
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Column: Women’s Rights – The Fight for Equality is not Over

October 29, 2022 by calamur

this piece appeared in the FPJ. There is a photograph making its mark on the internet. No one quite knows its origin or source. It is a photograph of a flag fluttering in the sky. However, unlike most flags, this is not…

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Column: Hijab issue – Interference in every female’s right to be
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Column: Hijab issue – Interference in every female’s right to be

June 19, 2022 by calamur

The Hijab has become the center of a politico-cultural storm in Karnataka. I write for the FPJ on the right to choose A few days after Republic Day, where we celebrate our rights, we are seeing the sight of young Muslim women…

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Column : Marital Rape – Should Husbands have the right to force their wives?
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Column : Marital Rape – Should Husbands have the right to force their wives?

June 19, 2022 by calamur

Marital Rape is an emotive issue. It is uncharted territory – and balancing off the rights of the wife and the husband is going to be tough. This column on the issues surrounding marital rape appeared in the FPJ on the 23rd…

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Column : Legal age of marriage matters little, empowerment does
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Column : Legal age of marriage matters little, empowerment does

January 2, 2022 by calamur

This appeared in the FPJ on the 20th of December 2021 My paternal grandmother was married when she was 11. She was a mother at 13. Her own mother, my great grandmother, was 28 when she became a grandmother. My grandmother bore…

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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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