Harini Calamur's Writings
Of all the fascinating things in the history of science, probably the most fascinating was alchemy. Through the ages, scientists of all types tried their hand at converting lead to gold. In hindsight it may look like a foolish endeavour. but, hindsight…
Last night Shishir & I went for a drink (actually more than one drink). The war begins today.
The Left has decided to make its support to the UPA government even more conditional than it already is. Every major step forward in the last 12 odd months has seen this kind of ‘gun to the head behaviour’. A whole lot…
Two very different stories that I chanced upon today. Both have to do with food. And both have to do with death. Both have to do with abject Government callousness, and the complete disregard for regulatory norms by those who control the…
George Fernandes is famous for them. Flip Flops I mean. A former priest, a former socialist, a former hater of MNC’s, a former hater of the rabid right – he has turned 180 degrees away from where he began. But, even he…
From today’s ET Entertainment – three choice headlines that were forwarded to me on as part of my Bloglines feeds: a) Salman’s Trial to Start on June 30th b) Saregama Hits despite lack of Musical Hits c) Now.. watch Brittany Spears N…
I hate agreeing with anything that the RSS says. But, i must admit that their head has it right . Advani and Vajpayee need to make way for a younger generation. Primarily because they are losing their minds. I can live with Jinnah…
The last 10 days has seen a freeze on any half decent reading. But, today i managed to sneak in a couple of hours to wrap up the excellent “A Short History of Almost Everything” by Bill Bryson. This on what we…
A few weeks ago, the newly opened Bed Lounge Bar attracted a fair amount of flak for barring people wearing traditional costumes from their premises. My own view on that was very simple. Any establishment has the right to choose its own…
The new improved one hour long Dial One aur Jeeto is finally on air with a new format. Yesterday, was the first episode of the new series. The lead up to the show was fraught with tension. There were issues with studio…