Harini Calamur's Writings
Someone sent this to me as a forward – really couldn’t resist sharing it Happy new month everyone. July was probably the worst month in half a decade. and believe me, when i tell you i have had quite a few lousy…
The success of Harry Potter not withstanding, it is a bit difficult – for someone brought up as a religious rationalist – to believe in witchcraft. Not that I don’t know people who don’t. I have an aunt who told me that…
There was a story of a boy called Ramu who herded sheep deep into the forest. Now Ramu was a lazy boy and didn’t like long walks into the forest. He would rather sit by the edge of the forest and play…
Yesterday the terrorrists bombed a whole bunch of Churches in Iraq. No that is not what is the glimmer of hope. That is provided by the senior Iraqi Shiite Cleric – Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani – who condemned the attack and…
Just when it seemed that the rains will fail in Mumbai, it rained. And how. The last 6 days have been almost non stop rain. And this wasn’t the drizzle sort of rain, but the full bodied down pour that washed Mumbai…
Never ever name a Dog(ess) Rani or a Dog Raja (Hindi for queen and King) – they get the idea that they are. Above is Rani – a breed apart – which means that we don’t quite know what breed she is:)…
For those of us long used to glancing at covers on Femina and Cosmo which tell us 20 different ways of keeping our men happy in bed (and out of it), here comes a slightly differnt take on sex enhancers. The BBC…
Today while travellig around the WWW, I came across a link that got my attention – Microsoft has put up a newsbot or a newsrobot – rather like Google News. The newsbot scans the net every so many minutes and updates the…
You wouldn’t know that it was election year in the US by a comment made by a GWB campaign worker.. She said: American workers unhappy with low-quality jobs should find new ones — or pop a Prozac to make themselves feel better….
The best way, if you are a Government, to divert attention from your fuck ups is to ensure that your armed forces is engaged outside its borders. So anyone who cribs and complains about your government can promptly be accused of being…