Harini Calamur's Writings
This appeared in ‘splainer in November The heart of India’s rich cultural tapestry is woven with the vibrant threads of spirituality, and nowhere is this more evident than in the Bhakti movement. A surge of devotional fervour that swept through the subcontinent…
This appeared in the FPJ in November 2023 Earlier this year, Hollywood writers and actors felt the threat of AI’s shadow looming over their careers. Fearing job losses and losing creative control, they came together to strike, demanding protection and fair compensation….
This appears in Splainer in October 2023 If you are feeling low, and down—and want a pick-me-up raga, there is no better cheer than one brought by Raga Hamsadhwani—that literally translates to the song of the swans. Hamsadhwani flows effortlessly, filling the…
This appeared in the FPJ in October Last week, the National Health Authority (NHA) set the ambitious target of getting a 100 crore people registered for the Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA). The ABHA card is a vital component of the Government’s…
This appeared in the FPJ in October 2023 If you have been following the news in India around the raids on the news portal Newsclick and the arrest of its editor Prabir Purkayastha, you most likely would have been asking yourself News…
this appeared in the Splainer in September 2023 I fell in love with the song, before I knew the Raga it was based on. The song was ‘Hari Ke Charan Kamal’ (below) sung by Pandit DV Paluskar. The Raga was Shree. And, since…
This appeared in the FPJ in September 2023 In many ways, India is a land of multiple contradictions. It is the land of Khajuraho, where sexually explicit carvings abound with joy. Yet, it is also a land where the mere mention of…
This appeared in the FPJ, on the 23rd of August 2023 At precisely 6:03 pm, last evening, the Lander Module of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) made a gentle touchdown on the moon’s surface. Cheers erupted not only from the ISRO…
this appeared in the ‘Splainer on the 12th of August On the 15th of August 1947, as the world slept, India achieved independence from British rule. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the country’s first Prime Minister, raised the Indian national flag at the Red…
This appeared in the FPJ on August 11th 2023 About 18 months ago, as it came out of COVID lockdowns, the United States of America was staring into a financial abyss – a combination of high unemployment, and high inflation. During the…