Harini Calamur's Writings
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…
I was at JKD’s place. A visit long pending – she had fallen down a month ago. hurt her knee very badly. Ended up getting operated. We were generally chatting and catching up on films, life and other things when the call…
Today was better than yesterday … 😀 thank fully .. It was the folks 46th wedding anniversary. At times i look at them kootchi cooing like teenagers, at others they scrap like newly weds. there are some nice black and white pics…
The one thing I never thought I needed to do in my life was to tell an accounts manager that they shouldn’t courier a Bearer’s Cheque. I was wrong. Ok. today was that kind of a day. Started as SNAFU progressed to…