Harini Calamur's Writings
I write for CNBC TV 18, on the rise of Economic Protection, and the inability of the old world institutions to deal with any conflict. The Second World War, in many ways, marked a watershed on the international stage. Many of…
Land of the Seven Rivers is a brisk run through the many geographies of India, and how civilisations in India were impacted by geography. It also looks at the continuity and change in Indian history. I am from a generation that learned…
I write for CNBC-TV18 on why Marijuana should be legalised India’s geographic position is unique – a gateway between the giant landmasses of Eurasia, and Africa on the west, and the entire South Eastern part of Asia. Historically, it was this geographic…
The World of the Tamil Merchant, is a part of a larger series on India’s rich trade history that is anchored by Gurcharan Das. I have one other of the series, the one on Gujarati merchants, and how they pioneered globalised (yet…
The economies of the world are built on women’s unpaid work in the household and in the economy . It is time to redress this. I write for CNBC-TV18 Last fortnight, I had the opportunity to visit two villages, in Rajasthan and…
I write for CNBC-TV18 on the issues surrounding the 15th finance commission, and argue that the North really needs more funds, not less Do a quick Google search for the term “North-South” divide, and you will find that India is not the only…
Angkor Thom (Angkor: a derivative of the Sanksrit word Nagara or city; Thom: Great) – literally the Great City or the Big City – was at the peak of its glory almost a thousand years ago, and was the capital of the…
The Kailasanathar Temple (Lord of Kailasa) , is an awe inspiring temple complex in Kanchipuram, the Pallava Capital. Built in the classic Pallava architectural style, the temple is a carved out of massive sandstone. About 1400 years old (give or take a few…
I had storified these series of tweets 5 years ago. Now, with storify’s own future in peril, time to move it to my blog i believe we should declare the 13th of April to be the day of remembrance – a day…
Collateral on Netflix, is a taut tight thriller, that is at the intersection of three organisations linked to the murder of a pizza delivery boy in London. it is based around the frissions between important people in , what Marx would term,…