Harini Calamur's Writings
Good read in today’s NYT: two stand out paragraphs, i felt myself nodding in agreement the omnipresence of social media has created a new sort of shame culture. The world of Facebook, Instagram and the rest is a world of constant display…
After a long time, i wrote an opinion piece for the DNA. And, it essentially was on why India was not being ruled by the Hindu Taliban. The Indian electorate makes informed and wise decisions – it may not be as literate…
so, there was a march today, to prove that India was tolerant. and, while on the face of it, it was a good idea – who can disagree with the concept of ‘marching for tolerance’, it has gone wrong in terms of…
My mother went to one. Between her graduation and her marriage. Before she went to study for her masters. She learned how to arrange flowers, make a salad, lay a perfect table and the rest. When they got married, my father knew…
When you read stuff like this, it makes you wonder, what is it about us – as a species – makes us tend towards such cruelty. A teenage girl was beaten to death by her own family after being forced to live…
As i read this, there is only one question that floats into my mind – what kind of indoctrination is this, that allows people to believe that they are doing right by killing someone ? And, what does it take to stand…
I write for the @Dna on the 14th of January I am not Perumal Murugan, but I very well could be. So could you or anyone else, who run afoul of a tiny, vocal, rabid fringe that thinks nothing about hounding people…
I write for the DNA, 13th of January Amidst all the international attention on the Paris shootings, and Charlie Hebdo – much of the world missed out the increasingly violent conflict between Boko Haram, the Nigerian extreme Islamist group, and the Nigerian…
My column in the DNA on the 29th of December, It is that time of the year when publicity hungry groups go chasing movies they want to ban. Two years ago, it was those who wanted Vishwaroopam to be bannedbecause it affected their sensibility…
I write for the print edition of @dna on the 11th of December The first step to tackling crime against women calls for radical attitudinal changes One more December and one more rapein the nation’s capital that has made women across the…