Harini Calamur's Writings
Got this mail from Patrix in the wee hours of this morning We are shutting down DesiPundit effective midnight (CST) June 15th, Tuesday. It has been a fun five years and we have enjoyed every moment. We wish to thank all Community…
Not the problem facing a third of Indian districts – but the colour. It is quite fascinating, how much of red pops up when you decide to see India through a view finder. When i first began working in television, one of…
Cogito Entertainment’s first Marathi feature film Jhing Chik Jhing is releasing on the 11th of June . And, obviously before its release there are a zillion things to be organised and put into place. Distribution is the next phase of the film….
Every year, at around this time, I trudge down to Mumbai University – Kalina to correct/moderate papers. I, for my sins, am the chairperson for one of the papers. When asked the first time what does the chairperson do – I was…
Two very different instances of religious/caste patriarchs intervening in civil society have come to the fore in the last couple of days. Both are Anti Constitutional. And, its about time the Government and the System said religious oppression in the name of…
From the ToI, a couple of days ago : Those who speak in favour of Maoist guerrillas will face legal action and 10 years imprisonment, the government announced Thursday in a warning to civil society groups who raise voices in favour of…
Jhing Chik Jhing is up for release in June 2010. It has been a long, long, long journey …. I have often told Shishir Kulkarni (my biz partner and the lead on this film) that the making of the film has all…
Our film Jhing Chik Jhing is up for release in June. Based in rural Maharashtra, with the backdrop of agrarian debt & farmer suicide, the story is that of a boy – Shyam (Chinmay Kambli – best actor MaTa Sanman, Maharashtra state…
There is a time to talk about how this Fundamental Right can be implemented better. And, there is a time to celebrate the fact that it is a fundamental right ! For now, i will feel good about the fact that a…
The kind of stuff that makes you choke over your breakfast. This from the world’s most read English Language Newspaper.