Harini Calamur's Writings
…. but, it is one of the sharpest pieces of writing on what ails America, and the Trump phenomenon. Such precision is devastating. If the prospect of a female President represents a departure in the history of American politics, the candidacy of…
It is deliciously funny. Someone, i am guessing, in the management said “we need to do something about refugees. Something classy, but shows we care. But, how do you do this without featuring  poor, ugly, people.  ” (i kid you not,…
A lovely little documentary (about an hour), on Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, by Gulzar. One lovely bit, where Panditji says, just call me Bhimsen. Mujhe Pandit se nafrat hai, aaj koi bhi pandit ban jaata hai. He is referring to the tradition, where a…
When I was growing up, I was often told, by my father’s friends – India and Pakistan, we are brothers. we have the same language, culture, etc etc etc. Â This was when we lived in Delhi. i later realised that the fact…
As a culture, one of our hallmarks, is the ability to deify, build rituals, but lose the essence, of the great men and women, who walked before us. We build temples, and take their words as cast in stone. We create rituals,…