Harini Calamur's Writings
If a Muslim Nutcase can put a price of 51 crores on the Danish cartoonist, can the Hindu nuts be far behind? The Hindu Personal Law Board (wtf is that ) has put a price of Rs.51 crores on M.F.Hussain’s head. three…
Last saturday -18th Feb – i went across to Popular Car Bazaar, and picked up my Brand New Tata Indigo Marina. I was looking for a bigger car – the Alto was too small for the family. We are a big family…
The ‘honourable’ minister for Haj (UP), Haji Yakub Qureshi, calls for the Danish cartoonists head with a reward of 51 crores, and the Government of UP – and the Central Government, does nothing. The Shiv Sena goes on rampage in Nalla Sopara…
This via Sriram A judge who believes that female lawyers work their way up the system by trading sexual favours. And he vocalised his thoughts while presiding over proceedings at court. He implied that all female lawyers ‘made it’ by using ‘immoral…
… is the state of awareness on AIDS amongst Mumbai students. What is scary? …the film, the survey, and the article, the general state of disinterest,? the belief that it happens to some one? else, the amount of money spent with little…
One of the things that I do, is teach. And, i enjoy it. I have been teaching various aspects of media for the last 4 years – for the Bachelor’s in Media Studies programme. The first year was at SIES – where…
the Americans are not particularly khaas at hitting the target correctly. They have a president who aims for Osama bin Laden and hits Iraq. They have a VP who aims for a deer and hits a lawyer. Now, if they aim for…
This morning brings the news that a Iranian newspaper – Hamshari – is going to run a competition satirising the Holoucast. I gagged. Coupled with the pronouncements of the Iranian Leadership – this entire thing is probably going to act as a…
To say that my average day is packed is an understatement. A hurried rush through the hours of the day that gets a lot done, but leaves the niggling sense of incompleteness. I don’t have too much time to savour the activities…
This week Sibu Soren rejoined the cabinet.And there doesn’t even seem to be a murmur about it. It is like the dark ages – where weak monarchs bestowed nobility on key warlords. Sad. Very Sad.