Harini Calamur's Writings
And she did too. Lovely little necklaces, corals and keychains – by the shore of [tag]Mahaballipuram[/tag]. She gifted me a necklace for taking her photograph and then proceeded to sell me a whole array of junk that i didn’t need. But, she…
Visiting [tag]Chennai[/tag] was an impulse. Patti just turned 83 – and I wanted to spend some time with her. Eversince I returned to India in 94, I have been promising her that I would come down and spend a week with her…
Woman at Dakshin Chitra Originally uploaded by calamur. Just got back yesterday after a 7 day tour of Tamil Nad. Mostly visiting temples. But, on the first day we went to Dakshin Chitra. This is a museum dedicated to preserving South Indian…
….on something and refuses to back down. In a country where backtracking seems to be the norm in public life, it is refreshing to see the occassional exhibition of a spinal cord. I hope that [tag]Aamir Khan[/tag] refusing to apologise to the…
I would be lying if I said that i admired or respected Pramod Mahajan’s Politics. He represented the worst possible amalgamation of the religious right mixed with corporate smarminess. But, my heart goes out to a family that has to cope with…
…..Indians will take your job, warns Uncle Bush. “It’s important to understand if children don’t have those skill sets (in maths and science) needed to compete with a child from India, or a child from China, the new jobs will be going…
Two very different stories in the papers. This from the DNA talks about how the price for restoring the hymen – Hymenoplasty – is Rs.20,000/- and quotes a doctor saying: “Young Gujarati girls turn up with the sole intention of keeping their…
One of the more common sights on Indian roads – the palmist – who will peer into your hand and tell your fortune! I found this one’s face very interesting. The hand belonged to chap whose friend had dragged him there. From…
Of all the forms of State so far, the modern Republic is the only one based on the consent of civil society. We are all supposedly participants in the state. And we abbrogate a lot of our responsibilities vis-a-vis the society we…
…. believe it or not, is a Hindi film from the 1960’s (or was it the late 50’s). A channel that i had consulted for had it as part of their library, and that is the first time ever that i had…