Harini Calamur's Writings
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…
An edited version of this appeared in today’s dna Until a few weeks ago, most of us had a barely passing familiarity with Baduan in Uttar Pradesh. Around 200 kms and less than a 4 hour drive from the national capital, Delhi…
And, my column last week for the DNA – on the UPA retrospective Ever been to a theatre to watch a film that on paper sounded fabulous — great director, good casting, top-of-the-line banner, great promos? But when you get inside the…
My column in @DNA last week My earliest memories are of growing up in Delhi, and going to school there. Amongst those memories was a line that a six-year-old had seared into her subconscious — tu kaali hai (you are dark). It…
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 the DNA on 9th January 2014 I joined the media in the mid-Nineties. The television industry was new, budgets were low and we all did everything — we wrote, directed, edited, ran about to find costumes, painted sets on…
This column appeared in the DNA on the 14th of November If Campa Cola had created so much buzz when it was a soft drink manufacturer, it would probably still be in business, selling aerated water to the consumer market. Alas, that…
This column appeared in the DNA on the 31st of October About a decade ago, I traveled to film my first documentary. It was a hot and dry May and we were filming the destitute Dalit and Pardhi women near the town…
My Column in the DNA, on the 17th of October A few years ago I was on the interview panel of a leading Indian University that had just launched an honours degree programme in Economics. We, me and another professor, were…
My column in the DNA on the 3rd of October The biggest show on Earth replete with drama, emotion, backstabbing, direct attacks, strong personalities, devoted squealing fans hits the road. Elections 2014 is just around the corner, and it is impossible to…