Harini Calamur's Writings
I think that the Government has hit the nail on the head in asking religious leaders to intercede in stemming [tag]female foeticide[/tag]. The union ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has written to Sri Sri Ravishankar, Mata Amritanandmayi, Dinkar, Asaram Bapu…
I love the rains. Always have. And one of the things that i enjoy the most about the monsoons is the kind of light that filters over [tag]Mumbai[/tag]. This is stuff that i have shot over the last few weeks – experimenting…
Pardon the really bad pun, but i had a bit of television news induced diabetes following the wall to wall television coverage of the boy stuck at the bottom of a well. This was the dumb newscasters’ dream come true – what…
Currently researching on [tag]Buddha[/tag], [tag]Buddhism in Western India[/tag], and the ancient sea port of Soparaka for a documentary film. We visited Kanheri Caves in that regard a couple of weeks ago – it began life as a resting place for weary travellers….
One of my favourite stories about journalists and journalism is this one (probably an urban legend but one which I can identify with): "Apart from that, Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the show?" Anyone who is following newschannels in India will…
Currently experimenting with close up macro shooting, in addition to potraits (which can also be close up macros) this was about a week ago at Borivili National Park on the way to Kanheri Caves.
Are we heading towards another Emergency?’ while i have serious issues with the Government’s ham-handed response in blocking blogs – responses like this are truly overkill ! As someone who works in the media, I understand that links have to be clicked…
The US administration on the [tag]Mumbai Bomb Blasts [/tag] – why are they called [tag] 7/11 [/tag]? is our desire to find symmetry so high that we ape the unfamiliar? – today: I know there’s a lot of speculation out there now….
A couple of years ago to almost the day , a young lady called [tag]Manaroma Devi[/tag] was picked up by the armed forces, under the extremely repressive Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). The state was [tag]Manipur[/tag], the armed forces was a…