Harini Calamur's Writings
If Monday was about retrieving my license, Tuesday started getting the car towed to the mechanic. There are few things as scary as a car coming to a full stop while taking a turn at a busy intersection. Especially if there is a BEST…
Macro, in photography, is an extreme close up. They also can be a pain to shoot because the slightest movement in the object leads to a blurred image. the interesting facet of macro photography is that the image is usully many times…
Today is the birthday of Mukesh – for the younger generation stumbling across this blog , he was the grandfather of Neil Nitin Mukesh. To be honest, Mukesh was not my favorite singer. I much preferred the voices of Mohammed Rafi, Manna…
This is an adaptation of the session in Shala, organised by Takshashila In Tamil there is this concept of a – uppa kadai – based around both the epics – the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The closest acceptable translation would be a…
It is the half way mark to the thirty day project. I have actually ended up surprising myself. If I put my mind to it, I can overcome my incredible inertia. I have been reading more than usual. Less than I want…
As a kid I used to wait for Mondays. That’s because my father used to come home with comics in his briefcase. Indrajal comics – The Phantom, Mandrake, Flash Gordan and Bahadur. Then there were Amar Chitra Katha – stories of history…
And on Day 11 – i rested. slept the sleep of the exhausted. and, met up with friends in the evening …. conversations, laughter and bonhomie Sometimes you need a day of sharing – to make you feel good about life again 😀…
Yesterday was a strange day. a Good day but a strange day. Morning was lectures at Sophia’s…interactions this term is on “Features & Opinions” and yesterday’s scheduled activity was film viewing. I had a list of serious documentaries to show them, but…
It rained today. All day. Heavy uninterrupted rains. Almost like the skies were weeping for Mumbai and her dead. I almost didn’t feel like going into work. The blasts yesterday. The rains today. The overwhelming feeling was that of despondency. Plus i…