Harini Calamur's Writings
It is over. people dead. symbols destroyed. and a people stunned. 26/11 is going to be a date etched in our memory for ever – much like 9/11. I am at home watching three funerals that TV channels are broadcasting. Those of…
Batman is possibly one of the most fascinating characters in fiction. His origin is universal – he could be anyone anywhere who witnessed his parents being murdered and swore that if it possible no one else will suffer his losses- he could…
.. the most powerful leaders of the most powerful nations, met to discuss the Global Food Crisis. and they of course had cheese — it was part of the 6th course — of 8 courses.. You would think that in the modern…
I was returning home in the evening, stuck in a traffic jam somewhere near Andheri Subway, when dad rang. Dad: [tag]Benazir Bhutto[/tag] has been shot dead Me: How ? ( i meant how would gunmen get past a security cordon… would she…
image : the BBC President (non General ) Musharraf takes charge……again
This from CNN IBN Britain’s first state-funded Hindu school has come up with a unique definition of ‘practising Hindus’ as part of its admissions policy — those who pray daily, do voluntary work at temples, follow a vegetarian diet and abstain from…
I am not shedding tears at the death of Saddam. Nor is this a rant on the inappropriateness of the death sentance. Instead it is a lament for justice. ‘Justice’ that is delivered without due process being followed is vigilantism – and…
I have been watching images on various news channels showing the devastation left behind by Katrina. I have been following Maitri’s blog on the more personalised aspect of surviving Katrina. And one thing struck me – however developed you may be, how…
via Zest Alternative, a story from the New Scientist on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki . Based on new research by two historians – Peter Kuznick & Mark Selden – the article is a chilling read. New studies of the…
… says the Chief of the British Police, on his men shooting dead an unarmed Brazilian, in London. I was talking to Bonti on mail in the UK, and basically asking her on how she and her family were after the bombings….