Harini Calamur's Writings
My column in today’s DNA Way back in 1964, media theorist and technological determinist Marshall McLuhan stated, “The medium is the message”, a line that has been quoted extensively. McLuhan’s work looked at the impact of communication and communications technology on culture….
In the latest economist, on the LIBOR The attempts to rig LIBOR (the London inter-bank offered rate), a benchmark interest rate…. betray a culture of casual dishonesty; There seems to be a lot of culture of dishonesty. And i remember reading similar…
My feature in today’s Lokmat Maharashtra is reeling under its worst power shortage ever. It is estimated that the State faces a shortage of between 1500 – 2000 MW. For a state that has is to being the number one inIndiain industrial…
There was something about the way Rajesh Khanna smiled that made your heart lurch. It wasn’t a perfect smile by any stretch of imagination. It was slightly crooked. But there was a twinkle in the eye that went with the smile –…
I hate being a wet blanket, but when I see poorly drafted, poorly thought through work like this – i really lose it. A friend sent me this to sign, i took one look at it and rang his number to ask…
Today is the birth anniversary of one of the most talented music directors in Hindi Cinema – Madan Mohan. To look at his body of work and pick a few great songs is difficult -because he had a repertoire that was awe inspiring. His sense…
My column in today’s DNA Psychiatry identifies a condition called Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), popularly known as Multiple Personality Disorder, in which two or more distinct identities or personalities compete with each other to take charge of the patient’s behaviour. If…
image courtesy NYtimes on twitter A huge fire broke out at Mantralaya – the administrative office of the Government of Maharashtra this afternoon. They are still putting out the fire This image was tweeted by NYTimes – India. who are these people saving…
Sanjay Barua, makes some very interesting points on Europe, Continent building & Leadership and why Europe needs a Dr.Ambedkar what was most frightening was the absence of a shared “narrative” in Europe about the crisis it finds itself in. There is no…