Harini Calamur's Writings
This morning I read an article that put my life in perspective. Generally I find Arun Shourie tedious to read. While he makes brilliant points, that get me thinking, his writing has never touched me. i find it tough to get past, not…
Today was a good day. I think, that maybe, I have gotten into the rythmn of doing things that I like – it is not forced. it is now in a sort of flow. However, at this stage – from having got…
And, the skies opened up and it poured. The mother joked “you deciding to make a list and sticking to it, is enough for it to rain like that” It began raining at some 3.30 in the morning – we live on…
Yesterday was Day 2 The day told me a lot of what was wrong with my life. I need to start keeping a diary of appointments – rather than rely on my brain. I haven’t forgotten anything yet …but the kind of mix up…
I have been neglecting the things i love doing the most. A combination of administrative overload, inertia, ennui and boredom have kept me away from reading, writing, music, travel, photography – things i like doing, and people I care about. The 30…
In my inbox, There is, of course, no mention of this notification from the University Grants Commission (UGC) India –
When one sees Mumbai, there is the chorme and glass buildings that dot the skyline. The rush and the bustle. The tremendous density of population and the incessant honking of horns. but look beyond that, and there is a lot of beauty…
My column in today’s DNA In the fortnight following the high of the World Cup victory, middle class India has been on another high – the high of having taken a stand and done something about corruption. People have registered their anger…
…. he did tell the truth when he said he had… ……been putting together my own back-of-the-envelope guess list it was really the funniest thing i had read in a long, long time …:) Obama – “Hmmm, let’s see. He’s young. I’m young….
God Grant me the Serenity to put up with idiots, the tolerance to deal with intelligent people i disagree with – and the insight to know the difference (with respect to the original serenity prayer)