Harini Calamur's Writings
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…
Finally got to watch Singham Just the kind of movie that doesn’t tax your brain. which holds your attention for the two odd hours that it runs. Singham – after Wanted and Dabangg – is a back to basics film. Totally Desi….
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,…
I have had a mobile phone from the time I got locked out of my building by a sleeping watchman after a late night edit- almost 15 years ago. In those days phones used to weigh a ton, cost Rs.16 for outgoing,…
I like watching movies uninterrupted. no breaks every 15 minutes, no phones ringing, no kids crying …. Which pretty much rules out watching movies on TV or even at the multiplex. At one point in time I had a huge VHS collection…
One Line Review – The Day the Naxals won ! summary – on a planet far far away, computer generated ancient people – who live as one with nature – face off against wicked humans who want to mine a rare metal…
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…
Irena Salina’s film “Flow – For the Love of Water ” aka “Flow – How did a handful of corporations steal our water” is a well made documentary that looks at the issues regarding clean portable (drinkable) water to the world’s population…
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…