Harini Calamur's Writings
My articles in Mainstream media
My column in today’s DNA How much force do you need to apply to break a human bone? Quite a bit actually, for the human skeletal system is designed to take a fair amount of stress and strain. We may bruise our…
My column in Monday’s DNA Have you ever been woken up by a ringing bell when you are deep in slumber? Have you experienced a dry mouth, pounding heartbeat, disorientation and confusion? Or felt a kind of inexplicable fear? It happens when…
My column in today’s DNA When the BMC election results came out, pundits on main stream media as well as social media asked if the voting turnout (46%)was an indication of the city that was apathetic. Actually it is not. Other metros…
My column in today’s DNA High in the Swiss Alps is the little city ofDavos. The highest city inEuropeit is a cold, snowed in place that was known best for its great ski holidays. It has around 12,000 inhabitants, most of whom…
My column appeared in the DNA on Republic Day rather appropriately (it usually appears on a Monday) :D. It deals with the issue of reasonable restrictions on free speech & the 1st amendment to the Indian Consititution that possibly needs to be…
I was so inspired by all those who wanted to ‘save’ women by ‘covering them up’ that I decided to apply that logic to other issues. The result is today’s DNA column. Open any newspaper and you will see small news items…
my piece in the latest Pragati King Trishanku of the Ikshvaku (Solar) dynasty was a fascinating personality. An ancestor of King Ram, King Trishanku had a reputation of being a fair and just monarch. Like all good monarchs of that time, a…
My column in Today’s DNA The 1976 Hollywood film Network gave the world one of the most fascinating characters in celluloid. Howard Beale, an Oscar winning role for actor Peter Finch, is a news anchor for a national news programme. Fired because…
My Column in Today’s DNA This week’s unintentional political humour came from Mr.Kapil Sibal, the honourable Union Minister in charge of two vital Ministries – Communications & Information Technology and Human Resources Development. The first ministry – Communications and Information Technology –…
The DNA column, and yours truly, got quoted in the NYT, India Ink section Since the Mumbai attacks, India has suffered numerous terrorism-related incidents, including but not limited to: a September 2009 car bombing in Kashmir; attacks in Maoist rebel-controlled areas in May…