Harini Calamur's Writings
I was returning home in the evening, stuck in a traffic jam somewhere near Andheri Subway, when dad rang. Dad: [tag]Benazir Bhutto[/tag] has been shot dead Me: How ? ( i meant how would gunmen get past a security cordon… would she…
It is said that your first cameraman is like your first love … you never really forget him. He has seen you at your most vulnerable, your most insecure, and at that zone … where you are afraid of being laughed at….
I am not shedding tears at the death of Saddam. Nor is this a rant on the inappropriateness of the death sentance. Instead it is a lament for justice. ‘Justice’ that is delivered without due process being followed is vigilantism – and…
I lived in Great Britain between 1986 and 1994, where I studied Economics and then Communication Policy. I was there during the height and then the decline of the [tag]Thatcher[/tag] era. I would think that it would be impossible to be studying…
In another life time i went to Amsterdam. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away. There one of the places that i visited was Anne Frank museum. Like most people who visited – i came away with one question,…
This seems to be a month for obituaries of photojournalists. First there was Henri Cartier Bresson who passed away at the begining of the month. And today it is another great photographer Carl Mydans. I wonder if there is a major event…
he last of the giants passes on. A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away – i went to see an exhibition of his work. Any thing that I say about his work will seem trite and trivial. So let…
For me this year is marked by one person, whose belief in what should be right, led to his death. Satyendra Dubey. Ironical, because Satyendra – in Sanskrit means the Lord of Truth. Rarely do you see someone living up to the…
Last week two of my favourite writers – Hugo Young and Edward Said died. Young was the political columnist for the Guardian, and Said was, well Said – probably the most prolific writer of his times. A scholar, an idealist, a supporter…