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    Column: Legalised Lawlessness and the British Empire

    October 29, 2022 by calamur
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    Review – Animal Farm by George Orwell, narrated by Stephen Fry

    January 8, 2022 by calamur
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    Film Review: Soul by Pixar – a balm for weary souls

    January 2, 2021 by calamur
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    Book Review: Bhima the Lone Warrior

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    Book Review : Predators and Prey by Abhinav Agarwal

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    On Reading – From being a Lapsed reader to Starting to Read Regularly Again

    January 12, 2020 by calamur
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    Book Review : Natasha Mehra Must Die by Anand Sivakumaran

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    Book Review : The Internet Trap – How the Digital Economy Builds Monopolies and Undermines Democracy

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Category: India

India Society 

Future Perfect ?

January 28, 2008 by

The Palmist, Mumbai As the economy booms, and education booms, and other influences bounce into India, one would think that stuff like palmistry would take a back seat….. but no…. From the K serials, to people adding extra alphabets to their names,…

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Films India Music 

If Music be the Soul of India, Play on

January 26, 2008 by

I had earlier posted a version of this post on Blogbharti, as a part of the spotlight series . Today, on the 58th Republic Day, I thought that it may be appropriate to post it on my blog… This version has pics……

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And Finally ... India 

A tryst with Reiki

January 21, 2008 by

Reiki came into my life in 1997. My parents and both my brothers attended classes and came back with energy in their fingertips…I was impressed but decided that there was too much ‘mumbo jumbo’ and ‘new age’ stuff for me. I was…

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India Politics Society 

The Right to Protest….

January 21, 2008 by

…. is a [tag]Fundamental Right[/tag] as per the Constitution of [tag]India[/tag]. But, this is a criminal…. Right wing religious outfit called Hindu Samrajya Sena ransacked NDTV’s office in Ahmedabad to protest against the news channels running a SMS poll on M F…

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Gender Issues India Photographs 

Red… Where Worlds Meet

January 18, 2008 by

[tag]Coca Cola[/tag] meets [tag]kumkum[/tag] – only in India….. The red powder on the plate is kumkum – a powder that is traditionally a symbol of fertility. Married women in many parts of [tag]India[/tag] use kumkum either as a round on their forehead…

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India Photographs 

The Golden Hills

January 18, 2008 by

There are tons of things to do in and around the house in [tag]Lonavala[/tag] and now that the house is more or less settled, I have begun exploring around….. Winters in the [tag]Western Ghats [/tag] – means hues of brown and green….

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India Society 

Money Talks, Bullshit Walks….

January 9, 2008 by

…..anyone think that if Bhajji was a Pakistani Player or a Sri Lankan Player or a West Indian player or a player in [tag]Sunil Gavaskar[/tag]’s  side …. justice would have been done ? …I am glad that ‘fairness’ and the ‘spirit of…

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Gender Issues India Society 

Women – Crossing the Line…

January 6, 2008 by

…. both men and women seem to support the idea that women who ‘ask for it’ tend to ‘get it’. Unfortunately, no one seems to be able to define what “it” means and whether “it” means different things to men and women…

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Gender Issues India Society 

Have you seen this Molester ?

January 3, 2008 by

This from the HT  Have you seen this molester? If yes, call our Mumbai office on 022-66539209, and we will forward the details to Mumbai Police for action. January 1, 1.45 am, outside JW Marriott, Juhu: Two young women were molested by…

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Gender Issues India Society 

New Year’s Molesting — So What did they Expect ?

January 3, 2008 by

….. was SR’s response to the HT story on women being molested outside JW Marriot on New Year’s eve. Women ought to know that it is unsafe for them…..Any other time of the year is ok for women, but on New Year’s……

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Harini Calamur –  works at the intersection of digital content, technology, and audiences. I write mainly on Economics, Development, Politics, Media bias, Science Communication, and review the content that I consume

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