Harini Calamur's Writings
It was Kishore Kumar’s death anniversary over the weekend, and Radio Farishta on World Space radio had a lovely tribute to his music. It kind of got me thinking of my favourite Kishore Kumar[ solo’s over the decades of Hindi Film Music….
… University corrections began today…. in the few that i managed to plough through here are some sparkling gems. (italics mine) There are some people like women who want a whole bunch of articles from themselves like cookery, fashion, homemaking, personal problems…
I had so desparately wanted to like [tag]Johnny Gadar[/tag]. I like noir. I like thrillers. And, i liked [tag]Shiram Raghavan[/tag]’s last outing on [tag]Ek Haseena Thi[/tag]. I kind of liked the cast of the film – Dharam paji has been a favourite…
The old premier taxis in mumbai are on their way out. many of them are ancient, and falling apart. their owners still drive them as though they were in a F1 race, and there was no other traffic around. Now who will…
Yesterday was my mother’s birthday. We had gone to [tag]Inorbit[/tag] to pick up a gift for her. Adorning the entrance was a large tribute to the [tag]father of the nation[/tag]. irony, anyone ?
says the NYT: Without nepotism, Hillary would be running for the president of Vassar. But then, without nepotism, W. would be pumping gas in Midland — and not out of the ground. i wounder where our leaders would be. [tag]Sonia Gandhi[/tag] would…
On her birthday, my favourite Lata Mangeshkar duets. She has sung with practically everyone and his cousin in her eons that she has ruled the roost of Hindi Film Music Chod Gaye Balam – Lata and Mukesh voicing for a very young…
September 28th – The birthday of Lata Mangeshkar …. the woman with the golden voice.The first lady of Hindi film Music. For me, the last of the All India Radio generation , the lady and her music was a constant companion when…
Yesterday, was the day when most of Mumbai was out saying bye bye to [tag]Ganpati[/tag]. The little home Ganpati’s had their joyous send offs. Accompanied by band baja, and scores of bad dancers, the Ganpati’s wove their way through the streets of…
Everytime, my phone service provider decides to change names, the service provided to me has a major case of hiccups. In the 8 years that I have been with them, they have been [tag]Max Touch[/tag], [tag]Orange[/tag], [tag]Hutch[/tag] and now [tag]Vodafone[/tag]. Not that…