Harini Calamur's Writings
Anand Bhate is a disciple of Pt. Bhimsen Joshi. And a fabulous singer in his own right. I first heard him sing for the film Bal Gandharva, where he was outstanding. I have been trying to scour the shops and the interwebs…
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 feature in today’s Lokmat Maharashtra is reeling under its worst power shortage ever. It is estimated that the State faces a shortage of between 1500 – 2000 MW. For a state that has is to being the number one inIndiain industrial…
image courtesy NYtimes on twitter A huge fire broke out at Mantralaya – the administrative office of the Government of Maharashtra this afternoon. They are still putting out the fire This image was tweeted by NYTimes – India. who are these people saving…
My column in today’s Lokmat The biggest open secret inIndia was her disappearing daughters. As prosperity has increased, family size has reduced, and advances in medical techniques have led to families choosing only to have a boy, by terminating pregnancy when a…
I don’t normally post forwarded mails on this blog, possibly because the moment i see a multiple forward sign or lots of e-mail ids i tend to delete the message. But, this one is from an old, old friend. And it had…
The NCPA – National Council for Performing Arts – has been running a Marathi Film Festival called Nave valan or new wave – since last year. The idea is to to showcase what has perhaps gone unnoticed – that Marathi cinema, given…
Jhing Chik Jhing is up for release in June 2010. It has been a long, long, long journey …. I have often told Shishir Kulkarni (my biz partner and the lead on this film) that the making of the film has all…
Our film Jhing Chik Jhing is up for release in June. Based in rural Maharashtra, with the backdrop of agrarian debt & farmer suicide, the story is that of a boy – Shyam (Chinmay Kambli – best actor MaTa Sanman, Maharashtra state…