Harini Calamur's Writings
…. while [tag]Mumbai[/tag] collectively chokes in the smog – is it just me or is it extra polluted this winter, my eyes simply wouldn’t stop burning & watering – I am off to the hills… The folks at Blogbharati are celebrating their…
17 months & one week ago : The trial begins …… I dont’ want to see a ritual sacrifice where the judiciary gives the public a sacrificial bali ka bakra……. I would like to see due process leading to justice being done….
The whole week seems to have whizzed by. Came back on Wednesday by sleeper volvo … Shaadi at Ahmedabad was fun. We were put up at the Platinum Hotel, in a place suburb called Anjali. Took lots of pics, spent time more…
Today is the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition…… it is also the anniversary of a particularly unpleasant personal failure, that was ignited by the demolition…. I was a student in London when the Mosque came down with a whole bunch of…
This from the DNA: An enterprising NRI doctor from East Godavari district has come up with a novel idea of an all purpose and inclusive housing colony for members of the [tag]Brahmin[/tag] community near [tag]Hyderabad[/tag]. Resurrecting the traditional and conservationist ambience of…
Nita has an interesting post on tuitions/coaching classes and this actually began out as a response, but it grew so very long, I decided to post the long form here, the short version is on her site : There are coaching classes…
[tag]Narendra Modi[/tag] has done it again…….This is his latest gem: In a recent book written by him and published by the state information department Modi says, “Scavenging must have been a spiritual experience for the Valmiki casteâ€. The book titled Karmayog is…
Elections in [tag]India[/tag] make for great quotes. And, it is always fun to see what they said last time and contrast it what they are saying now! [tag]Narendra Modi[/tag] on [tag]Sonia Gandhi[/tag], now : “I have nothing personal against Sonia, our differences…
It is not often that one gets the chance to praise the Central Government. This is one of the rare times, and the reason is their conduct on the [tag]Tasleema Nasreen[/tag] issue. This is the Government position : “The right to grant…
The local banana seller… J.B.Nagar Market, Andheri E, Mumbai…. When we use the term business person or entrepreneur, we usually see this image of a suited male who speaks English and does business. But, she is also an entrepreneur – she takes…