Harini Calamur's Writings
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…
This appeared in the FPJ on India’s Republic Day. In the life of an individual, entering one’s 70’s often symbolizes a time for reflection, introspection, and the twilight of one’s journey. In contrast, for a nation, this age can represent the pinnacle…
This appeared in the FPJ in October Last week, the National Health Authority (NHA) set the ambitious target of getting a 100 crore people registered for the Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA). The ABHA card is a vital component of the Government’s…
This appeared in the FPJ in October 2023 If you have been following the news in India around the raids on the news portal Newsclick and the arrest of its editor Prabir Purkayastha, you most likely would have been asking yourself News…
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…
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…
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…
Climate Change is here. it is real. And, it has reached those who thought themselves invulnerable to it. As climate change moves from impacting poor brown (and black people) to hurt the rich and wealthy, hopefully, there will be some action. I…
At the start of the 1900s, Great Britain – a tiny island off the coast of Europe – ruled over a quarter of the world’s population and controlled more landmass than any other nation in history. Amongst the myths that have been…
The news business models are broken. What remains are platforms that are trying to create strife to keep people watching. I write in the FPJ on this phenomenon Towards the end of May, on a televised live debate on a leading news…