Harini Calamur's Writings
The day after news channels and politicians got their combined knickers in a twist about George Bush’s comments on India’s food consumption contributing to rising prices some interesting stats : Figures released by the US Department of Agriculture for 2007 say each…
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,…
[tag]Dr.B.R.Ambedkar[/tag] in the Annihilation of Caste, 1935 The effect of caste on the ethics of the Hindus is simply deplorable. Caste has killed public spirit. Caste has destroyed the sense of public charity. Caste has made public opinion impossible. A Hindu's public…
…. are always fun (except for the newspaper concerned), but they take a life of their own when the newspaper masks the fact that it has been made an idiot, by taking the moral high ground….. What am I talking about…. well,…
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…
… doesn't seem as simple as it was in early days. There is something about non violent protest and the power of a mighty state brought to bear against these protesters that seems to have got people who don't even know where…
My new hero is Baichung Bhutia and I don't even follow football. To stand up for what you believe in, and state that belief in a non violent and dignified manner is the basis on which [tag]India[/tag] fought for her Independence. To…
Dr.Ambedkar in Annihilation of Caste: It is a pity that [tag]Caste[/tag] even today has its defenders. The defences are many. It is defended on the ground that the [tag]Caste System[/tag] is but another name for division of labour and if division of…