Harini Calamur's Writings
this piece appeared in the FPJ. There is a photograph making its mark on the internet. No one quite knows its origin or source. It is a photograph of a flag fluttering in the sky. However, unlike most flags, this is not…
I watch what I say because I am afraid that somebody in the back of beyond will get offended and file charges against me – and I would have to travel to that place regularly, till it is resolved. I write on…
Fringe Rightwing groups calling for economic boycott of minorities is amped up during elections. I wrote about this in the FPJ on April 6th 2022 In recent weeks, right-wing groups in states gearing up for elections, such as Karnataka, have been on…
The Hijab has become the center of a politico-cultural storm in Karnataka. I write for the FPJ on the right to choose A few days after Republic Day, where we celebrate our rights, we are seeing the sight of young Muslim women…
Haridwar is one of the holiest cities for Hindus. At the foothills of the Shivalik Ranges, the city is by the banks of the Ganga, as it moves form its source in the mountains, to the plains. bIn Both in the Shaivite…
This appeared in the FPJ on the 20th of December 2021 My paternal grandmother was married when she was 11. She was a mother at 13. Her own mother, my great grandmother, was 28 when she became a grandmother. My grandmother bore…
this appeared in the FPJ on the 25th of October In the last week, we have seen angry people offended by the insult to their version of Hindu culture protesting against corporates. Their ire was the use of Urdu and depiction of…
Violent Vegetarianism should be an oxymoron, but it isn’t. I write on the politics of vegetarianism for the FPJ, July 5th 2021 Human Beings are mostly meat eaters. This is the way we evolved, and this is the way we have stayed….
‘Love jihad’ is back in the news because BJP states are planning to bring in ordinances to prevent it. In the era of coronavirus and the economic devastation it has wreaked, states are busy fighting a bogey that does not exist. Probably because it is easier to fight a made-up enemy, than to deal with real issues.
This appeared in the FPJ The first lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID was over a 100 days ago. For many of us, our lives have not yet got back to normal. As countries come out of lockdown, many states, many…