Harini Calamur's Writings
….asked SR yesterday …… theoretically, he added rapidly. And given that he keeps accusing me of being theoretical (and I suppose that i am) – i was surprised. Lots’ of things, i said. Theoretically of course. At the core there is my…
This from IndianTelevision.com Live India, which ran into controversy after telecasting a sting operation that was subsequently declared as fake, has been issued a showcause notice by the information and broadcasting ministry. "A notice has been issued to the channel to show…
Steve Johnson’s take on popular culture. The usual hypothesis is that the addictive nature of popular culture dumbs us down, alienates us from our sorroundings, and is partly responsible for the increase in "sex and violence" around us. Jonhson turns this hypothesis…
A friend of mine is starting a portal. Thankfully it is not his/her money. At this point of time the team is chasing a whole bunch of writers to deliver content as per pre set deadlines. Needless to say, the deadlines are…
this from the ToI Delhi Police on Friday detained for questioning a TV channel reporter who conducted a sting operation on a government school teacher in an attempt to show that she was running a prostitution racket. "Prakash Singh, the television reporter…
It is said that your first cameraman is like your first love … you never really forget him. He has seen you at your most vulnerable, your most insecure, and at that zone … where you are afraid of being laughed at….
Do you ever get the feeling: that the walls are closing in on you? that everyone you know wants a chunk of you — and you want to give it — but there aren’t enough chunks to go around? that the path…
Every generation has its own short code … And the old code makes way for the new. OMG and LOL are now officially passe. The NYT has a whole set of new acronyms that are replacing words in language. * GI —…
… one of my students actually knew that today is the anniversary of the [tag]Quit India Movement[/tag]. As i said in class today … a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away …. India achieved independence !
This from today’s Guardian The US has lost track of about 190,000 weapons issued to Iraqi security forces since the 2003 invasion, some of which will have ended up in the hands of insurgents, according to an official report published in Washington….