Harini Calamur's Writings
As the Kerala Nun fights for justice, the Indian state has to stand firmly for the rights of the individual. I write for Firstpost The Oscar winning film Spotlight looked at the investigation into child sex abuse by priests of the Catholic…
Angkor Thom (Angkor: a derivative of the Sanksrit word Nagara or city; Thom: Great) – literally the Great City or the Big City – was at the peak of its glory almost a thousand years ago, and was the capital of the…
The Kailasanathar Temple (Lord of Kailasa) , is an awe inspiring temple complex in Kanchipuram, the Pallava Capital. Built in the classic Pallava architectural style, the temple is a carved out of massive sandstone. About 1400 years old (give or take a few…
A very good read on the Battle for Mosul All special-forces soldiers, indeed all Iraqi forces, from the most experienced to the greenest, wore flak jackets and helmets only when ordered to by commanders, commanders only when ordered to by generals and generals…
On Akshaya Tritiya i am struck by how far we have moved away from traditions, because of the way religious events and packaged, marketed, and sold. I am possibly the last generation that grew up with an oral tradition. Our grandmothers, and…
(image source : here) Facebook tells me, it is Star Wars day. This is how mythology begins. Wait a thousand years, and see it being transformed into a religion, replete with a ‘God’, good and evil, heroes and villains, and most importantly,…
After a long time, i wrote an opinion piece for the DNA. And, it essentially was on why India was not being ruled by the Hindu Taliban. The Indian electorate makes informed and wise decisions – it may not be as literate…
My blog on Charlie Hebdo shootings, in DNA on 8th January 2015 Is the price of offending nutcases, death? How far do you hold your silence? Who all are you supposed to be scared of? Can you really blaspheme against a religion you…
My column in the DNA on the 29th of December, It is that time of the year when publicity hungry groups go chasing movies they want to ban. Two years ago, it was those who wanted Vishwaroopam to be bannedbecause it affected their sensibility…
My comment piece in the DNA on the 11th of September In Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, two young men knifed another man who was stalking a woman. The stalker’s family lynched the two. And before you could say “what happened” there was a…