Harini Calamur's Writings
Our poor and their poor are two different things. Everytime I fill out one of these online thingees that ask for annual income I compute my Indian income into dollars and check the correct amount – I don’t use purchasing power parity…
Almost where I stay – the red star. A brand new site Mymapindia that is really the first website (you may have heard of Google Maps, Google Earth, Mapquest etc.) focused PURELY on India. I like their style of marketing – catching…
… what ever that is supposed to mean, is gaining popularity world wide. In amchi Mumbai, the standard response to any calamity is ‘we need to deport all those Bihari’s and Bhaiyas from here. When crime goes up – the response is…
What makes a certain set of people think that they are above the law? There was Mr.Advani and his bunch of karsewaks who thought that they could overrule the court’s verdict and take law into their own hands by bringing down the…
One of the purchases that I made at the Strand Book Sale was Dr. Narendra Jadhav's book The Untouchable. From the author's note, the book grabs your attention and keeps it rivetted. "Every sixth human being in the world today is an…
In the last one week there have been two cases where the rapist has been let off with a fine because he has dependants. In both cases the victim has been a minor. The first girl was a 14 year old, and…
Zaroorat Hai, Zaroorat Hai, Zaroorat Hai Ek Srimati Ki, Kalavati Ki Seva Kare Jo Pati… Ki Zaroorat Hai, Zaroorat hai Zaroorat Hai sang Kishore Kumar eons ago in the film Manmauji. Not a very great film. But a catchy tune and very…
…. is great fun. In very many ways I am an early adopter of technologies. Except for one vital way which can help marketeers. I very rarely buy them until their costs reduce. In that sense, I am the archytypal price sensitive…
From todays’ media and entertainment section of the Economic Times: Karisma-Sunjay split wide open I am sure that this news has a direct link to the economy and the performance of media and entertainment in India.