Harini Calamur's Writings
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 –…
10 hours from Pune by ST (State Transport) Bus, is the town of Udgir. Like most small towns in Rural Maharashtra – Udgir is dominated by a giant Shivaji Statue in the centre of town. This is a town where the top…
Cogito TV – my company – has just been commissioned a documentary film. I will be out filming in remote districts of Maharashtra. I take off on Monday to the back fo beyond and am thrilled to bits. The documentary is on…
US Vice President Dick Chenney told someone to f*** off on the floor of the US senate. And that has made headline news across the world. Senior Representatives of the Government are not supposed to use such language. I wish someone will…
In an attempt to rein in filesharing, the US sentate has introduced a bill to bring heavy penalties, including upto 10 year jail sentances. In an attempt to stifle p2p, they plan also to impose penalties on devices that enable filesharing. This…
It is with a certain amusement that I see the BJP behaving like the Congress. The Congress since the death of Mrs.G has been a factional party that sways between abject sychophancy and acute back stabbing. Party stalwarts didn’t seem to know…
Last month, a survey was conducted by the U.N. worldwide. The only question asked was – “Would you please give your most honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?” The survey was a HUGE failure….
…. (if you kill one of ours, we will kill four of yours) – or something very close to that – were the immortal lines spoken in the film Sholay. The scene is stark – Ahmed (Sachin) on his way to town…