Harini Calamur's Writings
It has been raining non stop since last Thursday night in Mumbai. I haven’t ventured out of the house since Saturday, when i got home all soaked – after wading through god knows what …. It has, gotten worse or better. the…
And it is over. A show couldn’t have asked for a better season finale. Last night Parliament didn’t vote … Arnab gasped like a fish out of water ‘but, but, but.. they were supposed to vote‘ . Vote they didn’t. instead they…
Near my office, the place where most shop for grains and pulses. Hypercity and Spencer are on a parallel road. where a different India shops. A road away, a world of difference. there is a long post somewhere in this short blurb..
My column in today’s DNA The events unfolding in Delhi are fascinating. Battered by scam after scam, with some of its ministers in jail, a punch drunk UPA 2 looks like a shadow of a government. Its other ministers and spokespersons have…
So, I conducted a poll today. On Twitter. Didn’t set up an online poll because if I can buck the system and vote multiple times, so can anyone else. Therefore this was done the old fashioned way. I asked a simple question…
Went to hear Jayateerth Mevundi, a rising star of the Kirana Gharana, with Manisha Lakhe. Jayateerth Mevundi hails from Hubli-Dharwad, the land of great vocalists and maestros of Hindustani Classical Music. Pt. Sawai Gandharva, Bharat Ratna Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Dr.(Mrs.) Gangubai Hangal, Pt….
Just when you thought that: the Government can’t get stupider, they go and prove you wrong. Why would anyone in their right mind arrest Anna Hazare? the Parliament was useless, you hear brilliant debates. Arun Jaitley was fantastic. was telling someone form ULL…
List of things I hate, in no particular order : Bad Music on Loudspeakers. especially bad religious music Bad Drivers who cut lanes, use high beam blinding other drivers, drivers who don’t follow signals People who send me mails like this –…
This morning Shammi Kapoor passed away. My father was a huge fan of the actor. We grew up with music from his films. Later on when we got a Television – some time in 1985 – watching his films on Doordarshan became…