Harini Calamur's Writings
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…
this from Shanti’s blog: Unfortunately, Sruthijith got called away by an emergency and cannot host this week’s Mela, so please send in your entries to me – I will be hosting it right here on this blog. You know the rules, regulations,…
President Musharraf, yesterday said that he ordered: a travel ban on Mukhtar Mai to protect Pakistan’s image abroad. Gen Musharraf said Mukhtar Mai, the victim of a punchayat-ordered gang rape, was being taken to the United States by foreign non-government organisations “to…
Putting together this weeks’ blog mela was an incredibly rewarding experience. I had a wonderful journey through Indian blogdom. There are almost 50 posts featured here. My thanks to all those who nominated. Without Bloglines this task would have been chaotic:) I…