Harini Calamur's Writings
(this first appeared on shethepeople.tv ) A headline caught my eye today, and made me grimace. “Chennai man killed by speeding Audi, police to determine if woman driver was drunk.” It made me ask the same question I seek to answer, every…
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…
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…
The Purna Swaraj Declaration, made on the 26th of January 1930, by the Indian National Congress, was a move away from asking for Dominion Status and asking for Complete Independence, as a Republic of equals (us) who will determine their own path and…
i went to Damu Nagar yesterday. One of my team mates wanted me to document this. I haven’t done this (documentation) since i took on my corporate role, and at a very basic level, i needed that reality check of being back…
Mumbai is not, what you might call, a beautiful city. It has none of the splendour of a Delhi, or the old world charm of a Kolkata or Chennai, it probably is not as hep as parts of Bangalore and Pune. But,…
i wrote this, for the dna on the 5th of Feb In the last 10 days, two very different incidents have taken place that have serious implications on freedom. The first is the hounding of Shireen Dalvi, the editor of the Mumbai…
My column for the @Dna on the 27th of November Six months ago, yesterday, the citizens of this country elected a new government. Fed up with alliance blame-games, policy paralysis and continuous allegations of corruption, the voters of India voted in the…
My column in the dna, last week There are milestones and there are millstones. The former help you in terms of direction, the latter become a weight around your neck dragging you down. Often, the same event is both. And, a…
Last week’s column for the DNA The horrors of child sex abuse can be offset by a few simple but essential measures There are many brutal things that one reads as a part of our news consumption – passenger airlines shot out…