Harini Calamur's Writings
Media, Media Bias, Propaganda, Media Studies, Media Ownership
…. for new audiences and a strong base for extending copyright for the next 100 or so years. Fantastically brilliant. What do you do, as a company and a product category – monthly comics – , when you have characters older…
So Pakistan Published an Ad on 9/11. In the WSJ. The trouble with laughing so much that your stomach hurts, is that there is no time to feel outrage 😀 And, then given that it is the net and there is a…
Wikileaks is in the news again. Last Week, Julian Assange threw a hissy fit, and made all the remaining files available freely via his site. Unlike the last time, the cables ‘outed’ this time did not censor the information to hide the…
My father, on the Anna Hazare Saga. My dad worked with the State Trading Corporation for a good part of his life. Childhood memories included being told not to use the phone – the Govt. paid for it – and sending back…
Sita born of the earth, beloved daughter of Janaka – the name Janaki comes from there – princess of Videha (Vaidehi), wife of Rama, coveted by Ravana, Mother to Luv Kush. Abandoned wife. There are lots of ways of describing Sita. But,…
I grew up learning Carnatic Vocal music. Learnt the Veena for a while as well. But, today most of my music listening tends to be Hindustani Classical Music. Especially Vocal music. I find the form – which is non regimented – a delight…
On the issue of crime and lack of punishment My Column in Yesterday’s DNA : We all know that when we go to a shop we ask for a bill, yet for a few rupees less or to save a minute or two, we don’t…
Strange sort of a Sunday. A domesticated sort of a Sunday. Can almost hear myself go Moo. I cooked – Pasta with tomato and veggie sauce. Something deeply therapeutic about assembling a dish from fresh ingredients rather than opening a bottle of…
Today is the birthday of Mukesh – for the younger generation stumbling across this blog , he was the grandfather of Neil Nitin Mukesh. To be honest, Mukesh was not my favorite singer. I much preferred the voices of Mohammed Rafi, Manna…
This is an adaptation of the session in Shala, organised by Takshashila In Tamil there is this concept of a – uppa kadai – based around both the epics – the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The closest acceptable translation would be a…