Harini Calamur's Writings
The Conspirator, directed by Robert Redford is an earnest historical film that tells the story of Mary Suratt, the first woman to be tried and hanged in the United States of America. The film is set in the period following the end…
My column in today’s DNA  When the BMC election results came out, pundits on main stream media as well as social media asked if the voting turnout (46%)was an indication of the city that was apathetic. Actually it is not. Other metros…
from   FB The Shiv Sena’s campaign that graced the cover page of the Mumbai Mirror Today, and a public interest response to the same… I am so glad that we  are not the agency involved. Also, maybe Aditya needs to go…
When Anita Narre stormed out of her husband’s home two days after their marriage in May 2011, it was an act of defiance unparalleled mainly because the reason was unheard of.Anita’s only grouse was that her in-laws’ house in Ratanpur village of…
Bhavna Jain is one of the Candidates fighting the BMC elections from ward 64 in Juhu. She represents the Congress and is part of the Congress NCP alliance. The ward has around 50,000 voters. I went to meet her at her office…
State Womens Commission chairperson Jyoti Panigrahi, who had quoted controversy by stating in her “Pipili” report to the government that she did not come across allegation of gang rape, said on Friday the AIIMS report establishes her observation. “I have not gone…
trains, tracks, and snow look best in black and white. Landquart Station, the view of the Alps, just behind the trains …
Thoughtful Indian observers are well aware that the principal obstacles to rapid economic development are internal, not external. Among obvious constraints are failures of governance, including wasteful spending on subsidies at all levels of government, a dire record on the provision of…
My column in today’s DNA High in the Swiss Alps is the little city ofDavos. The highest city inEuropeit is a cold, snowed in place that was known best for its great ski holidays.  It has around 12,000 inhabitants, most of whom…
Mahadev Shivgan is one of the Candidates fighting the BMC elections from ward 143 in Chembur. He represents the BJP and is part of the SS-BJP alliance. He is also one of the few candidates who is neither a builder nor…