Harini Calamur's Writings
A long time ago, in a life time far away, i read Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Tipping Point” and remember being impressed with the insight on what causes mass behavioral change. I was so impressed that when Blink came out i bought a…
The last fortnight has seen some heavy debate on the Kashmir issue. What can the Government do, what should the hardliners do, what should the moderates do, what should anyone and everyone do …. I have not been following this on TV…
Today is Bhagat Singh’s Birth Anniversary. Had he been alive, he would have been 103 years old. What do we really know about him? And, this is more from legends than from facts: a) He was a revolutionary who believed that violent…
I have a slightly loose definition of monochromatic – it is more or less one colour 🙂 a slightly fuzzy definition – but the world is fuzzy and so are my definitions 🙂 There is a reason i am blogging so much…
Today is Dev Saheb’s Birthday – the original Peter Pan of Indian films. The man who refused to grow up. In fact the films that he made in his first 5 years were far more mature than the films he has made…
… i did, i did, i did too…. Before twitter, there was a birt called Tweety who had a lithp 🙂 and a cat called sylvester who wanted to eat her. I am not a cat person. Tho’ i have a dog…
The NCPA – National Council for Performing Arts – has been running a Marathi Film Festival called Nave valan or new wave – since last year. The idea is to to showcase what has perhaps gone unnoticed – that Marathi cinema, given…
A few years ago, I was introduced to the concept of Disaster Risk Reduction. The idea was very simple, it is easier, cheaper and better to prevent a natural hazard from becoming a disaster, than picking up the pieces when it does…
Workers outside a Mill Originally uploaded by calamur Once, about 35 years ago, the city of Mumbai was dotted with cotton mills. But, a combination of strikes, union leader deals with management, and the ultimate moving out of mills from Mumbai –…