Harini Calamur's Writings
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test (This is posting from an ebook being read on the ipad – without a keyboard) Hobbes in the Leviathan, quoted by Stephen Pinker – The Better Angels of our nature So that in the nature of man, we find three principal…
My column in today’s DNA A utopian society is an ideal one, which is represented by a perfect balance of happy citizens, a responsible state, a cohesive society – where everyone lives happily ever after. In a Utopian society, there is…
My Column in today’s Lokmat Yes the Force will be with them A mother is the cradle of civilisation. We are what we are because of them. And, in Indian cinema, they are the scene-stealers. And, also the cause for your samosa…
After almost 3.5 years I turned on my parents’ TV set today to watch Aamir Khan’s show Satyameva Jayate. I must confess upfront that i am not an Aamir fan – i find his films terribly self indulgent, I find his…
My column in today’s Lokmat Times. page 14 Hero, Hero on the Wall – which one of you is tall India. A land of myths and legends. Of heroes and their heroics. Of larger than life men who perform the most…
There are some movies that you leave the theatre after watching with a big gooey smile on your face. The Avengers is one of them. It is highly unlikely that you will remember anything of the film a week down the line, except that…
My brother, Krishnadev Calamur’s novel– to be published on July 17th 2012 we are, naturally, very chuffed 😀
Currently reading Stephen Pinker’s book The Better Angels of our Nature : Why Violence has declined, recommended by Nitin Pai of Takshashila, who suggested we needed a Leviathan to unify India. I had issues with the Leviathan, simply because it was written at a…
The Conspirator, directed by Robert Redford is an earnest historical film that tells the story of Mary Suratt, the first woman to be tried and hanged in the United States of America. The film is set in the period following the end…
And one more goes off into the sunset. What a year it has been for Indian Culture -both classical & mass.. Here is a bit a wrote a couple of years ago on his birthday. Dev Saheb – the original Peter Pan…