Harini Calamur's Writings
The glee and irresponsibility with which the media handled [tag]26/11[/tag] was watched by all. but, at what cost? On the first night – there was [tag]CNN IBN[/tag] giving a blow by blow account of the movement of the Rapid Action Force commando’s….
A parliamentary democracy is made of checks and balances. There is a government and there is opposition. We don’t elect Gods, nor do we elect people with absolute power. The role of the Government is to ensure that they uphold the Constitution…
It is over. people dead. symbols destroyed. and a people stunned. 26/11 is going to be a date etched in our memory for ever – much like 9/11. I am at home watching three funerals that TV channels are broadcasting. Those of…
for your defenders are dead – 14 police including ATS head Hemant Karkare, encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar, and ACP Ashok Kamte died defending Mumbai the men who claim to love you have no spine – where is the Thackeray khandaan. where is…
The second day of the horror. Terrorists rained bullets and grenades inside the city, its symbols and killed, and maimed. It is a military like operation – a small elite task force, fighting an urban battle. Except that, unlike the military it…
And it happened again. Except with a difference. This time there were armed gun men spraying in addition to bombs. My brother was getting home from Chembur. He had gone for a colleague’s wedding. And, he got late. and later. and even…
“It’s a free country !” I snarled at my mother, when I was 16. I can’t remember what it was for, but i remember her response. “There is a difference between liberty and license” she said. “Liberty or Freedom comes with its…
… actually have been back since Friday, but was recovering from the mother of all pith/migraine attacks…how did it feel ? like i went 20 rounds with Mike Tyson without the sense to give up in round one.. lots of things have…
… in the current economic crisis, it kind of seems silly to speak out against government intervention, but this is not about economics. It is about rights & choices, and Mr. Ramdoss is beginning to get serious delusions of grandeur. “On weekends…
Putra – child ; shoka – grief. My paternal grandmother had 7 children. 3 survive. The remaining 4 died between the ages of 3 months and 2 years. She accepted it as Karma. But, despite that she couldn’t help grieving, every so…