Harini Calamur's Writings
Today’s Recommended readings #2611, An Insignificant Man, Chinese Economy, Nazis, Fish Raghu Raman writes on why large nations lose small wars. I remember a friend telling me, when the terrorists were holed up in the Taj and shooting people – “their recruitment…
My blog for Tehelka, last week It is impossible to look at 26/11 and not discuss the role of the Media – especially TV news channels. As important as discussing the role of broadcast news, is also to ask if they…
My last week’s post on the Tehelka blog platform, on the anniversary of 26/11 40 years ago, the Federal Republic of Germany hosted the Munich Olympics. Athletes and sportsmen from all over had come to represent their Nations and win glory for…
My column in today’s DNA 26/11. A day three years ago, when the average Mumbaikar’s sense of relative security was ripped out. It isn’t that Mumbai was a haven of security and peace. Quite the contrary. The last two decades had been…
This from last year’s blog post , and they say that change is the only constant ! November has been an eventful month in terms of remembrances. So much so that i have forgotten half the things that we are supposed to…
November has been an eventful month in terms of remembrances. So much so that i have forgotten half the things that we are supposed to remember. The most noise however, was for Nehru’s & then Indra Gandhi’s birth anniversary, the Babri Masjid…
This announced today Under the six-point guidelines framed by the umbrella body NBA (News Broadcasters Association), the channels shouldn’t be telecasting details of identity, number and status of hostages. Nor should they provide information of pending rescue operations or details on the…
sometimes i wonder, whether time makes us heal or does it make us forget. Three weeks are over, and the fourth begins The road to justice has yet to be sighted 🙁
The Facebook forwards are dying out. So are the SMS’s. Most people have either moved on with their lives, or decided to act. And, in the third week it is pleasently surprised to see how many people have actually decided to donate…
Duh …. This from here: Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi has claimed that the group was not involved in the Mumbai carnage but said his organisation would admit its mistakes provided it was proved that it was in any way linked…