Harini Calamur's Writings
I have been watching images on various news channels showing the devastation left behind by Katrina. I have been following Maitri’s blog on the more personalised aspect of surviving Katrina. And one thing struck me – however developed you may be, how…
And as promised here are my list of 5 blogs that i found interesting, from across the world. a) From South Africa – African Dust – The journal of Clare. A mathematician, A christian and a white African. I loved her piece…
The mega event of blogdom is here – BlogDay2005 is around the corner. What is BlogDay 2005? BlogDay was created with the belief that bloggers should have one day dedicated to getting to know other bloggers from other countries and areas of…
Almost where I stay – the red star. A brand new site Mymapindia that is really the first website (you may have heard of Google Maps, Google Earth, Mapquest etc.) focused PURELY on India. I like their style of marketing – catching…
Photography has been an on and off passion for me. Before digital cameras came in to vogue – it was a function of time. I was too busy and too mind f***ed to click stuff. And besides when most of your waking…
… what ever that is supposed to mean, is gaining popularity world wide. In amchi Mumbai, the standard response to any calamity is ‘we need to deport all those Bihari’s and Bhaiyas from here. When crime goes up – the response is…
When Osama asks for Bush and Blair’s head – he is a nasty terrorist. But, when Pat Robertson, the founder of Christian Coalition and a former Presidential candidate and someone who makes our rabid right wingers seem like flower power children –…
Today i went to see another doctor. Another set of tests beckon. I love the way medicine is as much trial and error as anything else. They poke here, they prod there and they send you off for a set of tests….
What makes a certain set of people think that they are above the law? There was Mr.Advani and his bunch of karsewaks who thought that they could overrule the court’s verdict and take law into their own hands by bringing down the…
It has happened to me so frequently, that i no longer question it. It has been my relationship with the world wide web. Out of the blue, out of nowhere – i will come across a page that I am not even…