Harini Calamur's Writings
This appeared in the FPJ on the 9th of October As the turmoil around the farmer agitation goes up by another notch, there seems to be a disconnect between the Old Guard and the New. And this revolves around the nature of…
The peepul tree or the Ficus religiosa, to give it is the scientific name, is not just native to India, but an intrinsic part of the culture. It is under this tree that Savitri negotiates for Satyavan’s life with Yama, the God…
This appeared in CNBC TV18 on the 14th of August The last few years have seen a tussle within the Indian National Congress on the way the party should move ahead. On one side was the (relatively) young guard led by Rahul…
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…
Once again my eye chances upon something that induces your my jaw to hit the floor and come back up in very, very slow motion. The world’s largest selling English language daily in association with the owner of an IPL team bring…
It has been interesting to see the Government at work. And, although there is a tremendous amount of twittering (as opposed to tweeting) and sniggering –Â austerity not a bad idea. With the kind of National Debt that we are carrying, and with…
Elections in [tag]India[/tag] make for great quotes. And, it is always fun to see what they said last time and contrast it what they are saying now! [tag]Narendra Modi[/tag] on [tag]Sonia Gandhi[/tag], now : “I have nothing personal against Sonia, our differences…
Sonai Gandhi pulls it off the second time around, and comes out smelling of roses. Forget what the political commentators say – talk to the rickshawalla and dukanwalla and the bai.This gives the family a great opportunity to leave Delhi and camp…
Everytime the Congress hands the BJP an advantage, the BJP reciprocates in kind. Between The Congress’ bungliing in many cases has been countered by the BJP’s foot in mouth and auto canibalism problems. And then the focus on non issues – office…