Harini Calamur's Writings
Here’s an irate MS Word user writing in the PC Magazine:- When is the last time anyone talked about Microsoft Word? Here’s a program on its last legs that should probably be discarded and rethought completely. It has become a kludge. This…
The Singaporean Premier – Lee Hsien Loong – is a worried man. Worried that his people are not having enough babies. Worried about a declining (population) growth rate. And worried that the island state of Singapore – or Singha poora the kingdom…
One more group in the world is pissed off with the American President, George W Bush. This time it is football players from Iraq – who are offended by the Bush’s campaign ad At this Olympics there will be two more free…
This seems to be a month for obituaries of photojournalists. First there was Henri Cartier Bresson who passed away at the begining of the month. And today it is another great photographer Carl Mydans. I wonder if there is a major event…
The roads in Mumbai are in various stages of disintegration. Yesterday I heard that the guy responsible for giving out the contracts for Road Maintenance – a Shivsena chap – has acquired a penthouse in the most expensive part of town. Half…
The rains continue unabated. I am home – the only day in the week that I have to myself. Sitting by the window and hearing the rain. and boy, is it loud. I have come to the conclusion that I am, at…
he last of the giants passes on. A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away – i went to see an exhibition of his work. Any thing that I say about his work will seem trite and trivial. So let…
t has been raining non stop since last night. down pour after down pour. I wonder how many rain laden clouds there are in this vicinity. I went in for my lecture all the way to Pedder Road – Sophia College –…
Yesterday the terrorrists bombed a whole bunch of Churches in Iraq. No that is not what is the glimmer of hope. That is provided by the senior Iraqi Shiite Cleric – Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani – who condemned the attack and…
You wouldn’t know that it was election year in the US by a comment made by a GWB campaign worker.. She said: American workers unhappy with low-quality jobs should find new ones — or pop a Prozac to make themselves feel better….