Harini Calamur's Writings
normally street kids don’t approach cars with their windows up and the AC on…. it is too much waste of time, they are possibly better off approaching open ricks or cars with their windows down. this girl maybe thought that i would…
Two very different kind of stories that caught the eye today. One of a girl who said NO. When 13-year-old Minati Gagaria from Orissa bags a bravery award from President A P J Abdul Kalam on Wednesday, she will symbolise a punchy…
This from the DNA A labourer’s wife has been sold off by his employer because of the former’s inability to repay debt in Gothada village of the district, police said on Friday. Kanwarlal used to work at Karulal’s farm along with his…
Three very different pieces of data There will be 18 million orphans to the AIDS epedimic in Africa by the end of this decade. 95% of children with AIDS, across the world, are not receiving any treatment. And the Pope recommends abstinence…
She strangled her first two babies to death because they were girls, terminated two other pregnancies because the foetuses were female and lost two baby boys to infections acquired in infancy. Married at 18, Ranu, from Rajasthan, is now fiercely protective of…
About 15 months ago -has it only been that long? – i was in Marathwada making a documentary on Self Help Groups set up by destitute women that form the basis of bare foot capitalism. Starting with nothing these women have built…
A few months ago AP began the trend of reserving jobs for Muslims on the grounds that the community was ‘backward’. Now the RJD and the Congress in Bihar have made a similar promise. There is something fundamentally wrong, if in a…
The Day has arrived. And after an extensive search through Indian blogdom – this week’s Bharateeya Blog Mela is finally in place. Thank you for all those who nominated. And as usual, this task would have been chaotic without Bloglines. Announcements JK…
Today i went into viewing the rushes from the shoot. All you can see is dry heat and warm tones. And viewing the footage made me realise that no matter what the fuckups the story that is going to be told is…
“It costs Rs.3 lakhs – Rs.300,000 – to get into the army. About Rs.1 lakh to become a teacher and something inbetween to get a job as a pune in a college. where do we get that kind of money from?” is…