Harini Calamur's Writings
….election results are being counted. it looks like a nail biting finish. The BJP is trailing the Congress in an election they called 5 months before schedule. Gujarat seems to be making up for its vote in the assembly elections and the…
This story was related to me by an old Congress hand, a TV and film actor. He acted out this scene for me when we were working on a project together – his acting was definitely more engrossing than my recounting. Indira…
It wasn’t the lies that damned them – when they said they were a progressive party but continued supporting the RSS line on implementing ManuSmriti It wasn’t the damned lies that damned them – the crocodile dears on Gujarat, the message that…
A young American, Nicholas Berg – was beheaded today by brutal murderers, who claimed that it was in revenge for Abu Ghraib. They Said: “For the mothers and wives of American soldiers, we tell you that we asked the US administration to…
“Take the worse case and multiply it several times over.” – Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore. on the pictures of abuse and humiliation from Abu Ghraib. How much worse? I have, like millions of others, seen selected pictures in newspapers, television channels, and…
The RSS is getting into the Channel Business. It wants to launch a patriotic channel to give ‘marg darshan’ to the youth of today. . The Sudarshan Channel – i hope that it doesn’t go around in circles – wants to instil…
The greatest entertainment show in India has just begun.Campaigning is over, all the votes have been cast – and it seems that the Indian people don’t trust any of the parties or alliances enough to give them an absolute majority. So now,…
Many moons ago, a young dynamic Congress leader – Rajiv Gandhi – visited one of the most under developed states in India – Andhra Pradesh. The local fawning Congres leadership headed by Anjiah met him at the airport with garlands, fanfare, and…
A few years ago, when i was working for Zee – I was working on this TV series on the internet. Needless to say one of the key instruments at my disposal was a modem. It was my first series as an…
Extremely good article by Fareed Zakaria in the Newsweek. Somehow leaders and Governments have begun behaving as though by attaining power they are above the law. Across the world, leaders no longer seem to think that they are answerable to the people….