Harini Calamur's Writings
My blog for Tehelka last week : There is a fabulous quote from the fantastic BBC comedy “Yes Minister“. It deals with ministers and their memoirs : “Any statement in a politician’s memoirs can represent one of six different levels of reality:…
from this week i begin blogging on Tehelkablog …. the first of these is on the social media war between the Hamas and the Israel Defense Force (IDF) The Middle East crisis is as old as history. Different people, different kingdoms, different…
Brokering News Brokering News is a documentary on the Paid News in India. The phenomenon has spread far and wide and permeates every aspect of news in India. For most of us working in the media, the story of paid news is…
I was so inspired by all those who wanted to ‘save’ women by ‘covering them up’ that I decided to apply that logic to other issues. The result is today’s DNA column. Open any newspaper and you will see small news items…
The last post on the blog created quite a ruckus. Didn’t expect it to get so many views or be talked about so much. FirstPost.in had its top featured story on it – and with an extensive quote from this blog ….
Mr.Sibal, Union Minister for IT and Communications, was quoted on two very interesting points by First Post a) Though the reach of social media is large, number who use it are limited. We are only getting an elitist viewpoint b) We want…
Mr.Sibal, Union Minister for IT and Communications, was quoted on two very interesting points by First Post a) Though the reach of social media is large, number who use it are limited. We are only getting an elitist viewpoint b) We…
Dear Economic Times You are, allegedly, a ‘respected business newspaper’. So, i am kind of surprised, though I shouldn’t be considering your parentage, that you didn’t know – that transfer pricing is a shady practise that is considered illegal attracts penalties in…
Penguin had brought out an entire series of books last year (14 to be precise) to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Indian Republic. Called Words of Freedom – Ideas of a Nation – the series covers a number of luminaries who…
As a media professional and a media watcher – i can’t help but be deeply disappointed & disillusioned by the conduct of the media over the last 5+ years. It is almost as though they have collectively sold out. that disillusionment became anger with…