Harini Calamur's Writings
For sometime now I have been thinking of starting a media blog that looks at various Media – primarily from an Indian perspective. I have also been experimenting with various blog sites that offer idiot proof blogging facilities. Well, I found the…
Uma Bharati wants to resign as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. This is because a court in Karnataka issued a non bailable arrest warrant against her for inciting a communal riot. My first reaction was – good. I am glad that…
One more group in the world is pissed off with the American President, George W Bush. This time it is football players from Iraq – who are offended by the Bush’s campaign ad At this Olympics there will be two more free…
This seems to be a month for obituaries of photojournalists. First there was Henri Cartier Bresson who passed away at the begining of the month. And today it is another great photographer Carl Mydans. I wonder if there is a major event…
Mirch Masala is this great film by Ketan Mehta – shot completely in shades ofearths and reds. Starring Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Deepti Naval and a whole host of incredible actors, Mirch Masala is the story of a woman Sonbai…
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad claims that the Gujarat Riots had the blessings of Lord Ram. The Indian Express quotes Ashok Singhal – the VHP president: “What happened in Gujarat after the Godhra carnage had the blessings of lord Rama,” I wish that…
I saw the Swiftboat Veterans Anti – Kerry ad on the net today. Quite an impressive piece of communication. It says just one thing, and keeps hammering that one thing over and over again. The one line communication of the campaign is…
The split second before an accident is probably the longest second of them all. You can see the accident about to happen – and then everything moves as though it has been slowed down, till the crash. And then the world comes…
A brilliant description from the Angry Arab News Service The only reason that somebody like Muqtada As-Sadr (who has limited knowledge, no oratorical skills, and no charisma) can achieve this level of popularity is only due to the incompetence, stupidity, and unpopularity…
Today is India’s 57th anniversary of independence, it is also her 57th birthday. Before this day 57 years ago there was no India as we knew it. It was a land of many peoples, and many nations and today we are unquestioningly…