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    Column: Legalised Lawlessness and the British Empire

    October 29, 2022 by calamur
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    Review – Animal Farm by George Orwell, narrated by Stephen Fry

    January 8, 2022 by calamur
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    Film Review: Soul by Pixar – a balm for weary souls

    January 2, 2021 by calamur
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    Book Review: Bhima the Lone Warrior

    April 18, 2020 by calamur
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    Review: Star Trek Picard

    April 13, 2020 by calamur
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    Book Review : Predators and Prey by Abhinav Agarwal

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    On Reading – From being a Lapsed reader to Starting to Read Regularly Again

    January 12, 2020 by calamur
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    Book Review : Natasha Mehra Must Die by Anand Sivakumaran

    January 3, 2019 by calamur
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    Book Review : The Internet Trap – How the Digital Economy Builds Monopolies and Undermines Democracy

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    Book Review : India Connected

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Category: graphic novels

On Reading – From being a Lapsed reader to Starting to Read Regularly Again
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On Reading – From being a Lapsed reader to Starting to Read Regularly Again

January 12, 2020 by calamur

One of the things I have noticed about myself, over the last few years, has been this tremendous reluctance to start books or shows. I have become so used to snacking on content, that a full book or a long-running show terrifies…

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Books Censorship Documentary graphic novels India Media 

Dystopia, Censorship and India

October 15, 2015 by calamur

Every year, for the media studies programme that I have been teaching for the last decade or so, i try and set assignments that get students thinking. The course, in addition to the syllabus, has documentary viewing, reading of select articles and…

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Happy Birthday Uncle Pai
And Finally ... graphic novels 

Happy Birthday Uncle Pai

September 17, 2011 by

image – google doodle on the 17th of September 2011 The man who triggered my love for History, Mythology, Religion and Comics – the birth anniversary of Uncle Pai. Amar Chitra Katha – that was a concept 😀

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30 day project And Finally ... Books graphic novels Photographs 

The Thirty Day Project – Day 30 – and Next

August 4, 2011 by

And it is done. The thirty day project. My way of reclaiming my life and interests, my friends and family, from ennui. When I started the project, I didn’t think I would be able to last the 30 days. Inertia is not…

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The Thirty Day Project – Day 28 – Channelising my inner Calvin :D
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The Thirty Day Project – Day 28 – Channelising my inner Calvin :D

August 2, 2011 by

Days like this, thankfully, do not occur very frequently. Finished very late last night. Was working on a proposal that is just not gelling together. I have all the data points. I have all that is needed – but the proposal itself…

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The Thirty Day Project – Day 27 – Bhimayana Experiences of Untouchability

August 1, 2011 by

When, on day 14, I wrote about Dr.Ambedkar and his words of freedom – a friend ( a real life friend) posted a recommendation – Read Bhimayana. And, JM is a person who knows my reading habits. He has, over the years,…

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30 day project Books Gender Issues graphic novels Print Reviews 

The Thirty Day Project – Day 25 – Sita

July 30, 2011 by

Sita born of the earth, beloved daughter of Janaka – the name Janaki comes from there – princess of Videha (Vaidehi), wife of Rama, coveted by Ravana, Mother to Luv Kush. Abandoned wife. There are lots of ways of describing Sita. But,…

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The Thirty Day Project – Day 13 – Comics
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The Thirty Day Project – Day 13 – Comics

July 18, 2011 by

As a kid I used to wait for Mondays. That’s because my father used to come home with comics in his briefcase. Indrajal comics – The Phantom, Mandrake, Flash Gordan and Bahadur. Then there were Amar Chitra Katha – stories of history…

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Looking forward to ….
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Looking forward to ….

June 18, 2011 by

….Ravanayan by Virendra Mohanty (aka @vimoh) and Vivek Goel (teaser Art from “The Ravanayan”) Ravana is a fascinating character. A mass of contradictions. The Son of a Brahmin, he became the greatest warrior in the whole Universe conquering the Earth, the Heavens. He greatly…

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Review – Saga of the Swamp Thing

November 5, 2009 by

I have been, for long, a huge fan of Alan Moore -the British Comic writer – who has shaped the form that comics have taken since the 1980’s. The 1960’s and 1970’s were the time when comics in general, and super hero…

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Harini Calamur –  works at the intersection of digital content, technology, and audiences. I write mainly on Economics, Development, Politics, Media bias, Science Communication, and review the content that I consume

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