Harini Calamur's Writings
I write about the broken down rule of law, for CNBC-TV-18 Among the more inexplicable trends that exist today is gangs of people tying up others and forcing them to chat religious and nationalistic slogans, before being beaten up. The first time…
Rahul Gandhi – what next for him? I write for CNBC-TV18 on life after resignation as Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi today broke free of the Indian National Congress neck lock and put out an open letter resigning as Congress President. His…
The water crisis is upon us. I write for CNBC-TV18 It was a tweet by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s disaster management handle @mybmc that brought home the ludicrousness of the water woes in the country. They said, “6 pumping stations of MCGM…
Across cities in India, speciality restaurants are coming up. Many are specific regional cuisine. Others from across the world. And, most survive mainly on home deliveries. The food revolution has come to India via a most unexpected source – the mobile. The…
The Indian news media has been expanding in all directions. Print, TV news, and digital have been giving us content of all shapes and hues, in order to attract our eyeballs, and engage us for fractions of a minute. Most of this…
I write for CNBC TV18 on the skills gap As Narendra Modi begins his second term as Prime Minister, there are many challenges his government faces. But, none more pressing than the issue of unemployment. Data shows that unemployment is at 6.1%, a 45-year high,…
I write for CNBC TV18, on what next for the Congress after the crushing defeat at the polls? The Indian National Congress is in disarray. It has lost the general election for the second time in a row, by a massive margin….
I write on Mr Modi’s Mammoth Win, in CNBC TV18 t the end of a hard-fought election campaign, where bitterness and anger flowed with the money, D-day has arrived. Seven phases of polling are done and dusted. The votes are being counted….
I write for CNBC TV18 on the need for Parliamentary reform The last phase of the Indian elections gets over at the end of this week. At the end of 7 rounds, around 60% of the 900 million Indian voters would have…
I write on the Rahul Gandhi campaign in the 2019 General Elections, for CNBC TV18 The world’s largest elections is entering its final phase. In just over 2 weeks, we should know one way or the other, who will form the next…