Harini Calamur's Writings
Media, Media Bias, Propaganda, Media Studies, Media Ownership
“we need books” is the answer. The question is ‘what can be done to improve the situation of Dalits in rural Maharashtra.’ Gyaneshwar Suryavanshi tells me that students from Dalit backgrounds who have graduated high school (12th) or even graduation with high…
TDSS funds four projects and over 50 scholarship holders in this region. The four projects are: a) The Maharashtra Samaj Unnati Mandal (MSUM) -the social upliftment forum of Maharashtra – implemented Self Reliance Programme for widows and destitute women. This is the…
The term Dalit – means “a broken people” – a term used by the people labelled “untouchable” for centuries. Traditionally the Dalits were beyond the Hindu caste system – living in the outskirts of villages and performing a whole host of manual…
… TDSS – Training and Development Scholarship Society – a Catholic charity based in the Indian city of Pune does a fair amount of work in Dalit and Tribal areas in Marathwada. It is a 3 member office with one head –…
10 hours from Pune by ST (State Transport) Bus, is the town of Udgir. Like most small towns in Rural Maharashtra – Udgir is dominated by a giant Shivaji Statue in the centre of town. This is a town where the top…
In an attempt to rein in filesharing, the US sentate has introduced a bill to bring heavy penalties, including upto 10 year jail sentances. In an attempt to stifle p2p, they plan also to impose penalties on devices that enable filesharing. This…
With the many wonderous things that come into my inbox on a daily basis, is a standard media offer brought to me courtsey Indiantelevision.com. This is one of the better TV sites in India – and it is free. So I guess…
Sometime this week I read that Hindustan Lever Limited was relaunching Close Up and had planned an entire advertising blitz to make it a more “happening” toothpaste. Today when I dropped into Rediff a bizzare site awaited me:) A nice red home…
A gem of an article. Author & marketing guru Al Ries looks at around 30 years of failed convergence and the claims of companies like AOL and Microsoft that convergence of the net with TV, will lead to unlimited viewer choice. He…
India’s newest media darling – http://www.mahamaza.com A system to reach the best brands to the back of beyond. While other web sites – used up crores on hype, this one put its distribution in place. As Rediff reports: Why has Mahamaza clicked…