Harini Calamur's Writings
I gave up watching TV news in 2008. In the aftermath of the coverage of the attacks on Mumbai, in the event that we call 26/11. There were a variety of reasons for me stopping watching news – the fact that news…
… is that they die before you – taking a chunk of your heart with them. Rani went away peacefully, after an injection. She lifted up her head and said good bye. And, then she was gone. She had been unwell. Her…
As you get older, one of the things that you realise is that life is measured less in terms of the tangibles – tickets sold, people enticed, targets met, audiences garnered – and more in terms of the intangibles – friendship, love,…
9-10 months before dad passed on, crows began visiting our home, in Wadala. My mother would feed them dal rice with ghee. and bread and cheese. They would sit on the window sill and kaw-kaw away till they were fed (and satisfied)….
The Last of the Great Playback singers of Indian Cinema has passed on today, marking the end of a glorious era of Film Music. Manna De is no more. His music however, lives on. Compared to Mohd. Rafi or Kishore Kumar –…
(some things never change – Indian politicians) And one more artistic great makes his way to the world beyond… This year has seen a severe depletion in the ranks of the greatest and most beloved of cultural icons. Started with Bhimsen Joshi….
And one more goes off into the sunset. What a year it has been for Indian Culture -both classical & mass.. Here is a bit a wrote a couple of years ago on his birthday. Dev Saheb – the original Peter Pan…
This morning Shammi Kapoor passed away. My father was a huge fan of the actor. We grew up with music from his films. Later on when we got a Television – some time in 1985 – watching his films on Doordarshan became…
A few days ago, I read that Jose Saramago had died. I first came across Saramago’s works nearly 20 years ago, when I chanced upon a copy of “The Gospel According to Jesus Christ”. It was a fascinating and thought provoking book….
Got this mail from Patrix in the wee hours of this morning We are shutting down DesiPundit effective midnight (CST) June 15th, Tuesday. It has been a fun five years and we have enjoyed every moment. We wish to thank all Community…