Harini Calamur's Writings
My comment piece in the DNA on the 11th of September In Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, two young men knifed another man who was stalking a woman. The stalker’s family lynched the two. And before you could say “what happened” there was a…
My DNA Column on the 5th of September What is Money ? We know what it is when we see it. We know its lack when we don’t have it. We know its drop in value when we go to the market…
My column in the DNA on the 22nd of August Are Indians Safe? Not Really. On August 20, in the burgeoning metropolis of Pune, Narendra Dhabolkar left the home he was staying in to go for a morning walk. It was to…
My column in today’s DNA Nature’s fury. Human blunder. Himalayan tsunami. These are just some of the hyperbolic terms used to describe the cloudburst, flash floods and the subsequent devastation that has wracked Uttarakhand over the last week or so. But, this…
MY column in today’s DNA Last week, the UPA government turned four. Racked by allegations of corruption, with tainted ministers and MP’s, with a power tussle between the Government and the Congress Party, with a revolving door approach to allies, at…
My Column in today’s DNA One of Oscar Wilde’s most famous plays was the Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. A hilarious farce, it tells the journey of people who cover up their follies and foibles with assumed…
My column in today’s DNA The 2008 American elections — also called the Facebook elections — were different from any other that was held before it. It was the first time that candidates across the board attempted to connect directly with the…
From today, the DNA column has a name – Depth of Focus. It is an old fashioned photography & film term – the point the photographer wants most focus on. Today, i look at water Dune, by Frank Herbert, is one of…
My Tehelka Blog on the calls to pardon Sanjay Dutt Ajmal Kasab had just turned 21 when he and his fellow band of terrorists attacked India on 26 November 2008. He was 18, when he began his descent into crime and terror….
My column in today’s DNA Budget for women: They need real help not gender apartheid In the last budget before the next General Elections, the Finance Minister Mr.P.Chidambaram could not rock any boats. Nor could he undertake the kind of massive spending…