Harini Calamur's Writings
US Vice President Dick Chenney told someone to f*** off on the floor of the US senate. And that has made headline news across the world. Senior Representatives of the Government are not supposed to use such language. I wish someone will…
It is with a certain amusement that I see the BJP behaving like the Congress. The Congress since the death of Mrs.G has been a factional party that sways between abject sychophancy and acute back stabbing. Party stalwarts didn’t seem to know…
…. (if you kill one of ours, we will kill four of yours) – or something very close to that – were the immortal lines spoken in the film Sholay. The scene is stark – Ahmed (Sachin) on his way to town…
The first time since we started Cogito TV, the three of us bunked work to go and see a film. ’twas Mani Ratnam’s Yuva. It is, say the publicity material, a film of three men whose lives intersect on Hoogly Bridge. And…
Often on many discussion boards or on other blogs there is a oft expressed setiment – Democracy cannot be for every one. It can only be for those who are like “us”. I saw many of these sentiments expressed after the NDA…
India’s newest media darling – http://www.mahamaza.com A system to reach the best brands to the back of beyond. While other web sites – used up crores on hype, this one put its distribution in place. As Rediff reports: Why has Mahamaza clicked…
Two years after the Modi Government stood by and let Gujarat burn -comes a report that all is not well in the State of Gujarat. Discriminiation against non upper caste Hindus is still rife. The latest comes from Ahmedabad. The ToI reports…
And why not….. after all Modi fiddled when Gujarat burnt. He spewed venom on those who couldn’t fight back.He justified genocide and ethnic cleansing in the name of religion and nationalism. And now the blue eyed boy of the raving right is…
After last week’s agitation by farmer’s in Gujarat to get Modi out – this week it is the turn of BJP MLA’s within his own party. They are calling for the resignation of Modi for his high handed behaviour and arrogance. To…