Harini Calamur's Writings
One year ago, on Maha Shivaratri — March 8, 2024 — I had a brain stroke.I was in Faridabad.We were supposed to deck the hall for Maha Shivaratri celebrations.I woke up at 4:30 am for my sadhana. Finished by 5:45 am.Then walked…
I did a short piece for Founding Fuel on this The first thing that will strike you about Mastodon is how extraordinarily polite it is. Most of these people who are so incredibly nice and helpful, are also there on the ‘hellsite’….
I never thought I would leave Mumbai. The city of my birth. The city that let me grow. The city that was so much part of me, that the very act of returning to it from my travels, would make me smile…
… is that they die before you – taking a chunk of your heart with them. Rani went away peacefully, after an injection. She lifted up her head and said good bye. And, then she was gone. She had been unwell. Her…
Today is Janmashtrami. There are many aspects of Krishna, and different people worship different aspects of him. Some the philosopher who reveals the Bhagvad Gita, yet other the unit of Radha and Krishna. yet others the slayer of demons. In our family…
… is that they grow old in front of your eyes. Your naughty little pup, becomes a regal old matriarch. She could jump from on end of the room to another as a pup, now she hobbles. Her once sharp eyes, now…
Ever since WordPress 4.8 was introduced, I have had serious problems. One with memory being clogged. The second with wordpress’s visual editor going walkies. As one of the best retorts on the WP Forums said (and you could hear the sheer frustration…
Appa used to love ironing his jeans. Smart creases. And, he was particular about how the jeans were ironed. All of us in the household have heard him given detailed instructions to the istriwallah on ironing jeans. We had also seen him…
As she enters her 14th year, the Queen of our home has gotten more imperious, if such a thing is possible. She has got her non verbal communication down to a tee. 14 dog years, is approximately 90 human years, so we…
I tend to prioritise the things that i am, and i like to do, towards the end of the to do queue. For a person who rarely procrastinates professionally, or has very little pending work on a daily basis – including responding…