Harini Calamur's Writings
Harish Hande Learn from the street vendor. My mother has been buying vegetables from a particular street vendor for two decades now. Think about it—irrespective of floods, strikes and holidays she comes around selling her vegetables. Every morning, she borrows money at…
Aurangabad: A woman has filed for divorce in a court in Aurangabad because her husband refused to change his relationship status to “married” on his Facebook profile. A report in the Deccan Chronicle says the couple married two months ago. The husband…
It is that time of the year when i trudge down to the Mumbai University in Kalina to correct answer papers. It is not a task that fills mewith joy. The university buildings have been designed by the same school that designed…
it is incredible the number of people who mix up unbiased and non partisan. possible to have biases without being partisan …no ? for example i am biased towards women’s rights or against loutish behaviour, does that mean i am also partisan…
My brother, Krishnadev Calamur’s novel– to be published on July 17th 2012 we are, naturally, very chuffed 😀
My grandfather (dada) Calamur Mahadevan (1901 – 1962) – geologist, scientist, nationalist, feminist, father, husband, friend, teacher. Prinicipal at Andhra University. A man who educated his wife after their marriage, and insisted that she go out and work with the less…
Making a pot seems to be an almost zen like experience. Total concentration or the piece is ruined. Was at Kumbharwadi at Dharavi yesterday. This goes on the list of things to learn this year. I am going to learn pottery. I…
the most huggable deity … This, explained the artisan, was Ganapati with the Saibaba head gear. While this was seated on an orange leaf 😀 This was a chilled out one, while these were him in different shapes & forms Needless to…
And Google Doodle does it again. While it may look colourful, and symbolise Holi, it is in fact for the International Women’s Day. I suppose that this is not the time to write a long rant on why it would be much…
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…