Harini Calamur's Writings
A few days ago, I read that Jose Saramago had died. I first came across Saramago’s works nearly 20 years ago, when I chanced upon a copy of “The Gospel According to Jesus Christ”. It was a fascinating and thought provoking book….
Last evening, SR and I trudged down to Crosswords – Juhu where Sonali Kulkarni’s book “So Kul” was being launched. “So Kul” – an abbreviation of her name is collection of essays from her weekly column in Loksatta. Sonali in addition to…
Take some data. it could be any data. Add a bit of correlation, stir in a bit of causality, simmer with coincidence and garnish with a leap of faith – package well with a chatty narrative style -and bingo – you have…
Ode to Kirihito – Osamu Tezuka is one of my favourite graphic novelists. I found his Buddha series incredible, and his Apollo’s Song heartbreakingly beautiful. JD gifted me ‘An Ode to Kirihito a few months ago, but i simply didn’t have the…
After a long time, I picked up a book by an Indian author and managed to finish it. And enjoy it. And, not tear out my hair in frustration at the pace of the story or the meta level philosophical inputs that…
I am currently re readingDr.Babasaheb Ambedkar's Annihilation of Caste – It is a thin little well thumbed, book – actually a speech that is published in a book form. It This is a book that every Indian ought to read…I read this…
…..Not so much a concise book, as a slightly largish magazine feature. It has the wry observation, and the witty descriptions that is [tag]Bill Bryson[/tag]'s trademark .. but it isn't an involving read. And much like nicely written features for In flight…
I approached the book with some trepidation. I am not particularly fond of authors from the sub continent who write in English. I often find their narrative overtly lyrical, pretentiously mystical, and deliberately desi. But, so many people had told me so…
Finished reading [tag]Vrinda Nabar[/tag]’s excellent "[tag]Caste as Woman[/tag]". It looks at women in India not from the point of western [tag]feminist[/tag] theories, but more in terms of looking at India’s own unique socio-cultural systems, which essentially serve to keep the woman as…
A few months ago one of dad’s friend’s gifted him this book, which has been gathering oodles of dust on the book shelf. Yesterday, finding nothing light to read – I picked it out of the bookshelf, dusted it, and tried to…