Harini Calamur's Writings
Bovine Bliss – getting scrubbed down at the village pond I asked my students once, where would you find a village? The answer was – away from the city. And then came qualifiers – mud huts, no vehicles, farms, animals etal. Well,…
I am ambivalent about the death penalty. I belive that it should exist on the statute books but used very sparingly, by the book, following the rule of law etal. But this is the rational me. When i read articles like this,…
In another world, another time, this could be a name for a cola variant in MAD magazine. Unfortunately, in our world it is a term that is used to describe colas with large doses of pesticide. Naturally the reaction to it is…
I think that the Government has hit the nail on the head in asking religious leaders to intercede in stemming [tag]female foeticide[/tag]. The union ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has written to Sri Sri Ravishankar, Mata Amritanandmayi, Dinkar, Asaram Bapu…
I love the rains. Always have. And one of the things that i enjoy the most about the monsoons is the kind of light that filters over [tag]Mumbai[/tag]. This is stuff that i have shot over the last few weeks – experimenting…
Pardon the really bad pun, but i had a bit of television news induced diabetes following the wall to wall television coverage of the boy stuck at the bottom of a well. This was the dumb newscasters’ dream come true – what…
Currently researching on [tag]Buddha[/tag], [tag]Buddhism in Western India[/tag], and the ancient sea port of Soparaka for a documentary film. We visited Kanheri Caves in that regard a couple of weeks ago – it began life as a resting place for weary travellers….
One of my favourite stories about journalists and journalism is this one (probably an urban legend but one which I can identify with): "Apart from that, Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the show?" Anyone who is following newschannels in India will…
Currently experimenting with close up macro shooting, in addition to potraits (which can also be close up macros) this was about a week ago at Borivili National Park on the way to Kanheri Caves.