Harini Calamur's Writings
If something happens that you dont’ like – change the rules. This seems to be the position taken by the Samajwadi Party on the office for profit issue. As of yesterday they pushed through a bill that seeks to take away 79…
It would be good if all year round was considered to be ‘special’ for women. However, while lip service is paid on the 8th of March – this is the reality: Raising questions about the safety of women even in the high-security…
I love this headline from the Hindu : `No front can win without DIC(K) help’ and crackd up more when I read this one: DIC (K) factor may delay UDF seat-sharing? Im sure that sounds very uncomfortable. And, its only the Hindu…
The Jessica Lal Case is yet one more where the accused have been given more ‘importance’ than the victim. An excellent panel of defence lawyers managed to get continuance after continuance – and in the 7 odd year that passed memories faded,…
Getting rid of MP’s has just got easier …… Samajwadi Party on Monday suffered a setback when its MP and former actress Jaya Bachchan was disqualified as a member of the Rajya Sabha and a similar petition seeking to unseat another high…
If a Muslim Nutcase can put a price of 51 crores on the Danish cartoonist, can the Hindu nuts be far behind? The Hindu Personal Law Board (wtf is that ) has put a price of Rs.51 crores on M.F.Hussain’s head. three…
Last saturday -18th Feb – i went across to Popular Car Bazaar, and picked up my Brand New Tata Indigo Marina. I was looking for a bigger car – the Alto was too small for the family. We are a big family…
The ‘honourable’ minister for Haj (UP), Haji Yakub Qureshi, calls for the Danish cartoonists head with a reward of 51 crores, and the Government of UP – and the Central Government, does nothing. The Shiv Sena goes on rampage in Nalla Sopara…
This via Sriram A judge who believes that female lawyers work their way up the system by trading sexual favours. And he vocalised his thoughts while presiding over proceedings at court. He implied that all female lawyers ‘made it’ by using ‘immoral…
… is the state of awareness on AIDS amongst Mumbai students. What is scary? …the film, the survey, and the article, the general state of disinterest,? the belief that it happens to some one? else, the amount of money spent with little…