Harini Calamur's Writings
The budget speech has been delivered. And, it was a long speech. The Finance Minister made several literary references. Quoting Kashmiri poet, Dina Nath Kaul, she said that everything the government did was for the “payara vatan” or beloved country. Quoting Tamil…
This column on the Government’s hubris towards expertise and knowldge, hurting the economy appeared in CNBCTV18 on the 23rd of January There is a certain hubris that drives the Government. The hubris borne out of the belief that they – and they…
Devavrata Singh, aka Shaitan Singh is a hero who deserves a franchise. Abhinav Agarwal’s debut novel, Predators and Prey, is a race thriller that tells the story of Devavrata who is charged with keeping alive a data scientist on the run, a…
This appeared on the 16th of January Yesterday, Chandrashekar Azad aka Ravan, the charismatic leader of the Bhim Army was released on bail, after 26 days in custody. The bail had conditions, he was not to stay in Delhi, hold rallies, take…
This appeared in CNBC on 9th January Across India, students are out protesting. Even in a city like Mumbai, that has traditionally been lukewarm towards most politics at the national level, there have been protest turnouts that have been significant. And, more…
One of the things I have noticed about myself, over the last few years, has been this tremendous reluctance to start books or shows. I have become so used to snacking on content, that a full book or a long-running show terrifies…
This appeared on the 1st day of the year There are two broad polarised views on the start of the new decade – those who believe that the new decade starts in 2020, and others who believe that it starts next year….
This appeared on the 26th of December The protests around the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the National Register of Citizens (NRC), and the National Population Register (NR) have provided a welcome respite to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who was facing increasingly uncomfortable…
This appeared on the 26th of December The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has pretty much pushed out every other news from the news cycle. Our screens are dominated with the scenes of students being beaten up, students resisting, and slogans across the…
This appeared on the 18 of December It is an universe of data out there – a seemingly infinite supply of data points about you and I, that are sliced and diced, then analysed, so that corporations and politicians can sell us…