{"id":694,"date":"2007-11-12T01:10:18","date_gmt":"2007-11-12T06:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apovcalamur.wordpress.com\/?page_id=694"},"modified":"2026-04-02T20:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:54:38","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/about-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am Harini Calamur. I have been writing here since 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The blog is called A PoV. It is exactly that, a point of view. Mine. On media, technology, India, politics, gender, culture, books, music, and whatever else is making me think or making me angry that week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have spent thirty years working at the intersection of media, technology, and audiences. Television, digital, film, education, science communication. I have built platforms, run divisions, made a Marathi feature film, taught Digital Citizenship at MICA and SPJIMR, and consulted on content strategy for organisations across sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March 2024 I had a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2025\/04\/27\/one-year-later-finding-my-words-again\/\">brain stroke<\/a><\/strong>. I lost my words for a while. This blog was one of the things I came back to when I found them again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I write because I think. Not the other way around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Current work: content strategy and marketing communications &#8211; at <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skc.world\/\"><strong>SKC World,<\/strong><\/a> <\/em>a conscious entrepreneurship practice. I also take on ghostwriting, content design, and platform development work across clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to read more about what I do professionally, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/calamur\/\">LinkedIn profile<\/a><\/strong> is here. If you want to follow along on X, I am <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/calamur\">@calamur<\/a>.<\/strong> If you want to work with me, write to <a href=\"mailto:calamur@gmail.com\">calamur@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The judgmental hound is Cookie. 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