Harini Calamur's Writings
Answer : terribly so. Microsoft created an ‘intelligent’ bot, that was designed to have conversations with millennials, adapt and have more conversation. Called Tay, it had a persona that was young and bubbly, and Microsoft – like any proud parent – wanted to…
three very different stories The first, from the Times of India, is about a couple of cattle traders lynched by “suspected cattle-protection vigilantes“ The deceased, Muhammad Majloom, 35, and Azad Khan alias Ibrahim, 15, were cattle traders and related to each other. Their bodies…
Good read in today’s NYT: two stand out paragraphs, i felt myself nodding in agreement the omnipresence of social media has created a new sort of shame culture. The world of Facebook, Instagram and the rest is a world of constant display…
The Minister of Women and Child Development, Maneka Gandhi, in written response to a question on Marital Rape, in Parliament last week, “It is considered that the concept of marital rape, as understood internationally, cannot be suitably applied in the Indian context due to various…
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…