Harini Calamur's Writings
India’s newest media darling – http://www.mahamaza.com A system to reach the best brands to the back of beyond. While other web sites – used up crores on hype, this one put its distribution in place. As Rediff reports: Why has Mahamaza clicked…
Yesterday we finished work early. So we sat there and chilled, listening to some music. And a fine collection it was too. There was Nusrat and Eddie Vedder singing Face of Love– an amazing protest against the Death Penalty. There was Mamas…
Two years after the Modi Government stood by and let Gujarat burn -comes a report that all is not well in the State of Gujarat. Discriminiation against non upper caste Hindus is still rife. The latest comes from Ahmedabad. The ToI reports…
In A Plea for Enlightened Moderation, President Musharaff – no less makes an impassioned plea – for, well, enlightened moderation. He says: The world has become an extremely dangerous place. The devastating power of plastic explosives, combined with high-tech remote-controlled devices, as…
In one of the most chilling articles, that I have read in recent times, author Steven E. Landsburg advocates the death penalty for computer hackers. He presents an extremely calculated basis for his recommdation. It is all in economics. The computer hacker…
As the web shrinks the world – the bizzare and interesting from the world end up straight in your in box. For me the high point of last week was two tales regarding sex. One from the west and the other from…
This weekend has been the longest that I spent on my blog site. I started somewhere on Friday evening and spent most of my spare time over the weekend sorting out my blog. I began blogging sometime last year – and at…
And why not….. after all Modi fiddled when Gujarat burnt. He spewed venom on those who couldn’t fight back.He justified genocide and ethnic cleansing in the name of religion and nationalism. And now the blue eyed boy of the raving right is…
After last week’s agitation by farmer’s in Gujarat to get Modi out – this week it is the turn of BJP MLA’s within his own party. They are calling for the resignation of Modi for his high handed behaviour and arrogance. To…
After last week’s agitation by farmer’s in Gujarat to get Modi out – this week it is the turn of BJP MLA’s within his own party. They are calling for the resignation of Modi for his high handed behaviour and arrogance. To…