Harini Calamur's Writings
In the aftermath of the Elphinstone Bridge stampede, and deaths, it is good to examine the relationship between Social Media, Main Stream Media, and Politicians Twitter, more than any other social networking platform, has changed the way Government interact and politicians interact…
Benaras Hindu University – BHU – has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Female students were mauled inside the campus (before 7 pm) , by men riding bikes (presumably from outside the campus); According to the students, a first…
source : here I write for the ABP Of late, the flurry of whatsapp forwards have increased, many on current news issues. Most are so well crafted it is difficult to know they are true of not. Things get worse when main…
Portfolio Careers maybe the way ahead in the future. What is it ? Portfolio careers are usually built around a collection of skills and interests, though the only consistent theme is one of career self-management. With a portfolio career you no longer…
Modern Slavery is so invisible that most often it does not get detected. Slavery in the modern world, not just exist but is thriving. At any given time, some 16 million people around the world are victims of forced labour exploitation in…
Mumbai. My city. There is no where else in the world, that i feel so connected – and i have lived in other places. I can watch the city go by, for hours at a go. feeling every pulse of it. Alive,…
5th evening, i was working on the lecture for the following morning. Political Communication and Propaganda was the topic. The paper is Political Communication, and how it works. My brother came into the study to tell me Gauri Lankesh was shot. My brain…
Yesterday’s conviction of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for Rape, unleashed violence in Panchkula. At last count 30 people are dead, 250 injured, and crores of rupees of property has been damaged. The repercussions on administration and law enforcement, will be felt for…
This Morning, the Supreme Court ruled that Privacy is a Fundamental Right, gently correcting the Government that argued it was not. (source : Times of India, May 3rd 2017) The thought of the top most Legal Officer of the Government of India…
i write for the @dna on this landmark judgement, and the way ahead source : here This Morning’s much anticipated news was the Supreme Court ruling on Instant Triple Talaq, and hopes that the esteemed bench would uphold the rights of…