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 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…
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…
I watch what I say because I am afraid that somebody in the back of beyond will get offended and file charges against me – and I would have to travel to that place regularly, till it is resolved. I write on…
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…
Can we really say we have freedoms if we don’t have the Right to Offend. I write for the FPJ on the heavy hand of those who are offended, and how they mess with the rights of others. Earlier last month, Independent…
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…
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…