Harini Calamur's Writings
If a soldier refuses to obey orders, is it Mutiny or an act of conscience? One of the boards’ I am on is currently polarised on the topic. The topic, of course, is a report that states that an American Platoon in…
Saudi Arabia is finally having municipal level elections early next year, ushering in the first whiff of Democracy. In this too there is a caveat. Women cannot vote. The excuses offered are ridiculous. Lack of female staff and photo identity can both…
read about this bizzare gameshow in China – of all places – where contestants on an entertaiment show were asked to guess how many children died in Beslan. Pravda– yes it has survived the fall of the Soviet Union – reports: The…
Star’s new teaser campaign: given that Star has single handedly managed to turn many of us into non TV watchers – spearheading the dreadful Saas Bahu Sagas – i find their campaign highly ironical
a) too many chains of command b) no chain of command c) too much verbal communicaiton d) too much stress passed down the chain of command e) not enough stress passed down the chain of command My last month of consulting has…
…. the answers my friend is blowing in the wind. The answer is blowin’ in the wind sang, Joan Baez – , sometime last century. About another war based on another lie. Another people who were decimated at the altar of Democracy….
The Guardian today had a selection of letters from Iraq excerpted from Michael Moore’s new book. The letters are terribly heart rending. … I was so scared. Didn’t know what to think. Seeing dead bodies for the first time. People blown in…
The first schedule of shooting a “power Trip with Shobhaa De” finished last friday. I have been too pooped to blog. The show carried the who’s who of India. In the first schedule we shot with – Yash Birla – the poor…
today – October 5th – is Shishir’s Birthday. For the second year running his wife managed to surprise him with a party. Last year was an elaborate affair in a bunglow in Madh Island. Shishir resembled a gawking gold fish. Today was…
…In addition to being Gandhi Jayanti is my mothers’ birthday. Jayadev organised a surprise birthday party for her. I think what surprised her the most was me landing up for lunch – I was supposed to be shooting. Rani went bonkers at…