Harini Calamur's Writings
I read this amazing article in Outlook. Author C.M.Naim talks about how Islam was amuch a part of his life while he was growing up. And how it was kind, gentle, non-demanding and non-intrusive. And he talks about how he “learnt” his…
Only after the last tree has been cut down Only after the last river has been poisoned Only after the last fish has been caught Only then you will find out that money cannot be eaten – ancient Cree philosophy.
India Shining is the new campaign by the Government. Aimed towards the urban dweller, primarily. That talks about the current economic feel good factor. But as a trained economist I see some trends that are truly worrying. They are, in no particular…
In Early Aryan Mythology there is a constant battle between two sets of celestial beings. The Devas, or the Gods, and the Asuras and the Demons. Incidentally the Persian myths have the Asurs as the Gods, and the Devas as the Demons….
Yesterday dad got discharged – he would say released – from the hospital. As hospitals go, Holy Spirit is a wonderful place. Nurses and doctors and the staff focused on healing. They day i brought him into the hospital (the first). they…
When I was growing up, my father's major obsessions was lost civilizations, and glories of the past. A considerable amount of his pin money – money left over after running the household – would go on stuff like Erich von Daniken, Charles…
There was this article on new year’s day that i read while i was at the hospital. If dad had seen it his heart would have probably hit 500. It was about a retired professor called John Itty, from somewhere in the…
On the first, dad got admitted to the ICU of the local hospital. His heart beat was around 260 (normal rate: 75) The doctors and nurses are excellent. They have stabilised him and brought him back to normal. But he has a…
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…