Harini Calamur's Writings
Today’s reads Ayodhya, Ambedkar, Brain Damage threat for children, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Europa Sankarshan Thakur has a rather sad piece in the Telegraph, on the destruction of the Babri Masjid. No Longer Ashamed, Ayodhya at 25 On the anniversary of…
Currently reading, Gail Omvedt on Ambedkar : Toward’s an enlightened India . Began reading it on the flight, back to Mumbai. The military then, as now, seems to bea  non-discriminatory haven. Bhiva and his brothers had never experienced untouchability in their earlier military homes,…
My column in DNA on 23rd January On Tuesday evening, the Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, ended one more high-pitched protest. At the end of it, two police officers were sent on leave, pending judicial investigation. The seeds of the drama…
My column in today’s DNA In the recent past, the issue of free speech and expression has come to the fore in India. Censorship has been creeping up slowly but surely. It seems that institutions and groups are ganging up to…
[tag]Dr.B.R.Ambedkar[/tag] in the Annihilation of Caste, 1935 The effect of caste on the ethics of the Hindus is simply deplorable. Caste has killed public spirit. Caste has destroyed the sense of public charity. Caste has made public opinion impossible. A Hindu's public…
Dr.Ambedkar in Annihilation of Caste: It is a pity that [tag]Caste[/tag] even today has its defenders. The defences are many. It is defended on the ground that the [tag]Caste System[/tag] is but another name for division of labour and if division of…
On the eve of [tag]Maha Shivratri[/tag] a great victory was won. Devotees, backed by the state and other institutions, ensured that the right to pray the way you want to, in the language that you understand, in the manner that you choose…
I am currently re readingDr.Babasaheb Ambedkar's Annihilation of Caste – It is a thin little well thumbed, book – actually a speech that is published in a book form. It This is a book that every Indian ought to read…I read this…