Harini Calamur's Writings
My parents and the doctors have conspired together to ensure that i take a break. The next 7-8 days is going to be virtually house arrest time. There is some funny stuff happening with my lungs that needs to be figured out….
In the last one week there have been two cases where the rapist has been let off with a fine because he has dependants. In both cases the victim has been a minor. The first girl was a 14 year old, and…
via Zest Alternative, a story from the New Scientist on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki . Based on new research by two historians – Peter Kuznick & Mark Selden – the article is a chilling read. New studies of the…
This morning I was in a quandry. It comes after weeks of banging my head against the wall on various business related issues. And realising that people aren’t as honest as you think that they are – or that concepts of integrity…
picture by Jayadev Eyes that can melt the hardest of hearts.
Zaroorat Hai, Zaroorat Hai, Zaroorat Hai Ek Srimati Ki, Kalavati Ki Seva Kare Jo Pati… Ki Zaroorat Hai, Zaroorat hai Zaroorat Hai sang Kishore Kumar eons ago in the film Manmauji. Not a very great film. But a catchy tune and very…
Full many a blog born to blush unseen and waste its sweetness on the desert air (actually cyberspace:)) with aplologies to Thomas Gray and his Elgy in a Country Church Yard. Btw this is the same poem that has the famous line…
…. is great fun. In very many ways I am an early adopter of technologies. Except for one vital way which can help marketeers. I very rarely buy them until their costs reduce. In that sense, I am the archytypal price sensitive…
From todays’ media and entertainment section of the Economic Times: Karisma-Sunjay split wide open I am sure that this news has a direct link to the economy and the performance of media and entertainment in India.
…. ouch a yawn. I loved the KBC promotions. The rap featuring Bachchan – don’t lose hope is the moral of the story was entertainment at its best. If the purpose was to get audiences to tune it – it worked. It’s…