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    Column: Legalised Lawlessness and the British Empire

    October 29, 2022 by calamur
  • Books / Reviews

    Review – Animal Farm by George Orwell, narrated by Stephen Fry

    January 8, 2022 by calamur
  • Soul by Pixar
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    Film Review: Soul by Pixar – a balm for weary souls

    January 2, 2021 by calamur
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    Book Review: Bhima the Lone Warrior

    April 18, 2020 by calamur
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    Review: Star Trek Picard

    April 13, 2020 by calamur
  • Predators and Prey by Abhinav Agarwal
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    Book Review : Predators and Prey by Abhinav Agarwal

    January 25, 2020 by calamur
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    On Reading – From being a Lapsed reader to Starting to Read Regularly Again

    January 12, 2020 by calamur
  • Natasha Mehra Must Die
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    Book Review : Natasha Mehra Must Die by Anand Sivakumaran

    January 3, 2019 by calamur
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    Book Review : The Internet Trap – How the Digital Economy Builds Monopolies and Undermines Democracy

    November 22, 2018 by calamur
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    Book Review : India Connected

    November 9, 2018 by calamur

Tag: Bollywood

Kangana Ranaut v/s Karan Johar
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Kangana Ranaut v/s Karan Johar

March 9, 2017 by

My twitter TL bubbles over with Kangana Ranaut and Karan Johar ping pong. She said, he said, she said, columnists said, anchors said. Lots of people with lots of views. Honestly, i couldn’t be bothered, except to say one thing. If you…

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PK controversy: Protest, but don’t be a pest

January 18, 2015 by

My column in the DNA on the 29th of December, It is that time of the year when publicity hungry groups go chasing movies they want to ban. Two years ago, it was those who wanted Vishwaroopam to be bannedbecause it affected their sensibility…

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Deepika Padukone : When a woman says no, what does it mean ?
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Deepika Padukone : When a woman says no, what does it mean ?

September 26, 2014 by

My column in the DNA, earlier this week The Times of India’s stand is pretty much the same as that of khap panchayats – she was wearing revealing clothes, therefore she asked for it Last week, the Times of India, that claims…

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DNA Column : Why Hindi Should Not Be Imposed on India
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DNA Column : Why Hindi Should Not Be Imposed on India

July 6, 2014 by

  An edited version of this appeared in the DNA last week   What differentiates our species from the rest of the animal kingdom is, not just the use of words, sentences, grammar and syntax for communication, but also the way these…

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Rajesh Khanna the first superstar – in the Lokmat

July 1, 2012 by

There was something about the way Rajesh Khanna smiled that made your heart lurch. It wasn’t a perfect smile by any stretch of imagination. It was slightly crooked. But there was a twinkle in the eye that went with the smile –…

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And Finally ... Desi Pundit Films Society 

The A to Z meme – films as soul food !

December 20, 2008 by

Shefaly has a meme up here, on the A to Z of films that she liked, and has very generously asked readers to ‘steal it’ – and i needed something light to blog about — i have overdosed on ‘soapbox’. in fact…

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Ekalavya – The Royal Guard

February 16, 2007 by

… should have possibly been called Eklavya – the Royal Stud. Because that is really what the story was about. Once upon a time, somewhere close to now, in the beautiful state of Rajasthan – and [tag]Vinod Chopra[/tag] has shot the quintessential…

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A Brief Review : Rang De Basanti
Films India 

A Brief Review : Rang De Basanti

January 28, 2006 by

Last evening SR,SK and I played hookey from work to go and see Rang De Basanti. One of the few films in recent times that completely struck a chord with me. And by the sounds of it – the audience as well….

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Harini Calamur –  works at the intersection of digital content, technology, and audiences. I write mainly on Economics, Development, Politics, Media bias, Science Communication, and review the content that I consume

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