Harini Calamur's Writings
Media, Media Bias, Propaganda, Media Studies, Media Ownership
Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, IBN 18 network, had a column that talks about the anger against the ‘leaders’ and their families. He notes the only (or maybe one of the few) exception to the rule More equal than us: Why netas face the…
My column in today’s DNA The cornerstone of a free market economy is competition – many suppliers who compete against each other for the attention and custom of the consumer. For the buyer there is a diversity of products to choose from,…
My column in today’s DNA The evening of 26th November 2008, saw the beginning of concerted attacks on Mumbai. A squad of highly trained, well-armed terrorists landed in South Mumbai and worked in small teams to wreck death and destruction. Chhatrapati Shivaji…
Again a piece of Lazy Blogging- here is something adapted from a post I did last a few years on the Idea of India – through songs. I had earlier posted a version of this post on Blogbharti, as a part of…
The column in today’s DNA The TV business, explained a very senior member of the fraternity over a decade ago, is like fire. It needs to be constantly fed with more – more shows, more content, and more money. And, the more…
My column in today’s DNA On a slow news day, a girl in Guwahati got molested by a gang of men, who saw nothing wrong in groping, pinching, punching, stripping, feeling up and mauling the victim. In fact, they seemed to…
There is no rioting in the NE , The riots are in part of one district Kokrajhar , Assam. The North East is 7 continuous states in the North East of India + Sikkim. You would expect news media (even group blogs) to get…
probably the best tribute…. my piece in the Lokmat Times in Marathi Translated from the English which is here
There was something about the way Rajesh Khanna smiled that made your heart lurch. It wasn’t a perfect smile by any stretch of imagination. It was slightly crooked. But there was a twinkle in the eye that went with the smile –…
Today is the birth anniversary of one of the most talented music directors in Hindi Cinema – Madan Mohan. To look at his body of work and pick a few great songs is difficult -because he had a repertoire that was awe inspiring. His sense…