Harini Calamur's Writings
…..Not so much a concise book, as a slightly largish magazine feature. It has the wry observation, and the witty descriptions that is [tag]Bill Bryson[/tag]'s trademark .. but it isn't an involving read. And much like nicely written features for In flight…
since the end of December,[tag]Mumbai[/tag] has been going through bizarre weather and weather patterns. It's been 2 months since I switched on the fan at night… and most of these nights were spent under multiple blankets…But, it is the days which are…
… after a long battle with obsolescence, Polaroid finally switched on the life support of the [tag]Polaroid Instant Film[/tag]. Known world over for its rat trap like design, and its faded colours, the Instant Camera & Film, nevertheless represented the consumer's desire…
Life isn’t divided into genres. It’s a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you’re lucky.” – Comic Book Writer, Alan Moore (V for Vendetta, Watchmen, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
Boys – Nangargaon. there is a certain joy and freedom of going barefeet… and these two reminded me of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn What are little boys made of? What are little boys made of? Frogs and snails, And puppy-dogs' tails;…
…. says [tag]Uddhav Thackeray[/tag] – to counter his more charismatic cousin, undoing the last year of the [tag]Shiv Sena[/tag] trying to reach out to ‘other’ communities. “Outsiders coming to Mumbai hoping to work in the airport project would be packed off and…
Today is [tag]Basant Panchami[/tag] – the day traditionally marked as the first day of spring. It is that period of time when the world is so very beautiful, that love blooms….. The [tag]Siva Mahapuran[/tag] describes the first day of spring as the…
The last of the Gandhians passed away today… [tag]Baba Amte[/tag], who brought so much hope, not just to the communities that he worked with… but to all others who saw his work and got inspired. Today as I read the obituaries, there…
… with a title that seems to have been penned by [tag]Kazuo Ishiguro[/tag]. I had heard a decade ago, when License to Kill came out, that its original name was “License Revoked” but the studios decided to change it because they were…
In the last week, a simmering problem just boiled over. There has been violence against the “North Indians”. And, I am surprised that people are surprised. I am appalled. I am horrified. But, I am not surprised. Infact I expected it to…