Harini Calamur's Writings
Books, Movies, Music, Graphic Novels, Games
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…
Batman is possibly one of the most fascinating characters in fiction. His origin is universal – he could be anyone anywhere who witnessed his parents being murdered and swore that if it possible no one else will suffer his losses- he could…
It is Monsoons The streets look washed. There skies look silver and grey. The trees are swaying. The air smells fresh. There is a cool breeze that refreshes. The world looks great. The monsoons have always been my favourite season. Traffic jams,…
…. in Mumbai, giving a respite from the terrible mugginess that has been upon us ! i went out and walked in the rain …. glorious feeling …cannot stop smiling like an idiot. all seems well with the world. and here is…
Manna De The 1950’s and 1960’s possibly had the best in terms of musical talent in the Hindi Film Industry. The kind of music that was created was superlative by any standards. And, there was choice – there was classical, rock, jazz,…
Last week marked the 50th anniversary of one my favourite films of all times Madhumati. Directed by Bimal Roy and starring Dilip Kumar, Vyjantimala and Pran Madhumati was the story of eternal love that cant’ be separated by death. One of the key…
For the last 4 weeks or so we have been hard at work on our business plan. After 4 years of running our own business, it is time to get some cash infusion to do bigger and better things… Part of putting…
[tag]Ficci Frames 2008[/tag] began yesterday in [tag]Mumbai[/tag]. This year's theme was sustaining development. As, usual it was great for the networking. I caught with quite a few people that I had lost touch with. Met some new ones. Bonded with old colleagues….
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…