Harini Calamur's Writings
Somehow when we mention these words in the context of business in India, we expect the Government run enterprises to behave well. So a MTNL has to deliver phone connectivity, a SBI has to be customer friendly, a UTI has to be…
I was surprised to hear that there was something called the World Stupidity Awards, but not really surpised that George W Bush won. Everytime I see him in action, I thank God for being born an Indian and being blessed with an…
Human Rights Watch says that: In Saudi Arabia foreign workers—who comprise one-third of the kingdom’s population—face torture, forced confessions and unfair trials when they are accused of crimes The 135 page report published earlier this month is a damning indictement of the…
Dear Blog, Today I dumped IE for the final time. there will be no going back to it….. …..Many moons ago, when the net first came into India (1996) – I wrote and directed the country’s first Internet popularisation TV show. Called…
Today i went into viewing the rushes from the shoot. All you can see is dry heat and warm tones. And viewing the footage made me realise that no matter what the fuckups the story that is going to be told is…
“It costs Rs.3 lakhs – Rs.300,000 – to get into the army. About Rs.1 lakh to become a teacher and something inbetween to get a job as a pune in a college. where do we get that kind of money from?” is…
“we need books” is the answer. The question is ‘what can be done to improve the situation of Dalits in rural Maharashtra.’ Gyaneshwar Suryavanshi tells me that students from Dalit backgrounds who have graduated high school (12th) or even graduation with high…
TDSS funds four projects and over 50 scholarship holders in this region. The four projects are: a) The Maharashtra Samaj Unnati Mandal (MSUM) -the social upliftment forum of Maharashtra – implemented Self Reliance Programme for widows and destitute women. This is the…
The term Dalit – means “a broken people” – a term used by the people labelled “untouchable” for centuries. Traditionally the Dalits were beyond the Hindu caste system – living in the outskirts of villages and performing a whole host of manual…
… TDSS – Training and Development Scholarship Society – a Catholic charity based in the Indian city of Pune does a fair amount of work in Dalit and Tribal areas in Marathwada. It is a 3 member office with one head –…