Harini Calamur's Writings
Three good reads on starting up and entrepreneurship, this week a) I asked Larry Page, Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey how they felt starting their companies. Their answers caught me off guard – Linkedin is fast becoming one of my favourite content sites….
My brother got me to watch this lovely 5 minute clip, on his mobile. A talking head. No flashy camera movements. No overwhelming music. Nothing. Just incredible story telling. I watched on, because i wanted to know what happened next. What is…
Some basic maths. most Indians finish their 10th at the age of 16-17 ; their 12th at 18/19 (depending on which part of the year they were born) They finish graduation at 21/22. they finish their masters at 23/24 If they then…
The FT, eviscerates Donald Trump It would be a global disaster if Mr Trump were to become president. Even if he fails, he has rendered the unthinkable sayable. Mr Trump is a promoter of paranoid fantasies, a xenophobe and an ignoramus. His…
I have been consuming a lot of youtube content. A lot of it is work based research. Some of it is pleasure – primarily classical music on youtube. Others have just landed up on one of my multiple social media time lines….
I am hoping to make this a weekly affair, curate and links to content that i have enjoyed consuming. I am going to try and have themes – entrepreneurs, development, education, movies, and the rest. It also means a certain kind of…
My dad used to do the laundry, and the ironing. He could cook up a divine meal. he adored his kids, and was adept at changing diapers. He treated women as equals, and brought me up as an equal 🙂He got me a lego set, dolls…
Right now, India is furiously debating, on traditional and social media, the rights and wrongs of the JNU case. The debate revolves around one question – is it ok to chant anti India slogans (in whatever shape and form) in a democratic…
A core question that we ask when discussing digital video – how long should the video be? we ask that question of articles too? And, once again there is no agreement. As we sit and brainstorm about businesses and business models, one…
Sometimes, in the middle of the hustle and bustle of a city like Mumbai, you come across a scene like this. It makes you stop and pause. Shot on a one plus one. It just was a golden hue, at sunrise ……