Harini Calamur's Writings
In the tradition that I have been brought up in, Ganpati is a nitya bhramachari (an eternal celibate). His brother Kartikeya has two wives. Legend has it that he is cursed by his mother to wander the shores till he finds…
grandmom Originally uploaded by jcalamur1606 Married at 14, widowed at 45 … she is now close to 85… . Full of curiosity and a zest for living (as opposed to life). An unshakable faith in God — that has kept her going…
Yesterday was my mother’s birthday. We had gone to [tag]Inorbit[/tag] to pick up a gift for her. Adorning the entrance was a large tribute to the [tag]father of the nation[/tag]. irony, anyone ?
IT has been hectic from the word go. 2006 wound up with marriages, social events, etal – all of which required me to smile a lot. It was fairly wearing. I can’t handle so much social interaction – and wonder if i…
family—amma October 2nd in addition to being Gandhi Jayanti is amma’s birthday. Yesterday we had a quiet lunch at home. JD & I cooked the lunch. And we just spent some quality time together in relative companionship. Dad and JD got her…
Mahuli on Her second Birthday on 22nd May. Inertia in uploading the pictures:)
…In addition to being Gandhi Jayanti is my mothers’ birthday. Jayadev organised a surprise birthday party for her. I think what surprised her the most was me landing up for lunch – I was supposed to be shooting. Rani went bonkers at…
My brother Krishnadev Calamur (KD) , has written this extremely interesting article in the New Republic. we have been having a running debate on the elections. i am blogging some select quotes from our mails. KD wrote to me on the day…
Yesterday dad got discharged – he would say released – from the hospital. As hospitals go, Holy Spirit is a wonderful place. Nurses and doctors and the staff focused on healing. They day i brought him into the hospital (the first). they…
When I was growing up, my father's major obsessions was lost civilizations, and glories of the past. A considerable amount of his pin money – money left over after running the household – would go on stuff like Erich von Daniken, Charles…