Harini Calamur's Writings
threats to freedom of expression
source : here I wrote this for CNBC TV18 – here On paper India is a democratic republic, based on the rule of law; where individual freedoms are guaranteed by the State. However, in practise, we are held hostage by disparate groups…
I wrote on Internet Trolls, Troll Hunting and Censorship, for the ABP Sometime last year, the Pew Research centre, conducted an extensive research on the nature of the internet, and asked “In the next decade, will public discourse online become more or less…
The World Press Freedom Index is out, and it shows that India has fallen from 133 last year to 136 this year. Which means, that according to the report, press freedom has gotten worse. The reasons : With Hindu nationalists trying to purge…
Every year, for the media studies programme that I have been teaching for the last decade or so, i try and set assignments that get students thinking. The course, in addition to the syllabus, has documentary viewing, reading of select articles and…
My blog on Charlie Hebdo shootings, in DNA on 8th January 2015 Is the price of offending nutcases, death? How far do you hold your silence? Who all are you supposed to be scared of? Can you really blaspheme against a religion you…