Harini Calamur's Writings
The Kailasanathar Temple (Lord of Kailasa) , is an awe inspiring temple complex in Kanchipuram, the Pallava Capital. Built in the classic Pallava architectural style, the temple is a carved out of massive sandstone. About 1400 years old (give or take a few…
I had storified these series of tweets 5 years ago. Now, with storify’s own future in peril, time to move it to my blog i believe we should declare the 13th of April to be the day of remembrance – a day…
Collateral on Netflix, is a taut tight thriller, that is at the intersection of three organisations linked to the murder of a pizza delivery boy in London. it is based around the frissions between important people in , what Marx would term,…
Kurma (the Tortoise) is the second avtaar of Lord Vishnu. The first being Matsya or the Fish. The first time you encounter Kurma avtaar is during the great cosmic ocean churn (Samudra Manthan), the great mount Mandara is being used as a…
I gave up watching TV news in 2008. In the aftermath of the coverage of the attacks on Mumbai, in the event that we call 26/11. There were a variety of reasons for me stopping watching news – the fact that news…
Gender and Indian Classical Music : An edited version of this appeared in the Indian Express as the “Songs they Sang, and the Songs they Didn’t” Jalsaghar is the National Award winning Satyajit Ray film, that tells the story of one man…
It began as one of those really lovely twitter chats. A conversation about music. About love. About friendship. And, before i know it, i was looking at music that is about an all consuming/consuming love for Agents of Ishq There is lust….
In the film Sophie’s Choice, based on William Styron’s novel of the same name, Sophie has to decide, which of her children she will save. The period is the second world war, and the Nazi Officer tells to her to choose, which…
Years from now, a child will ask – what started the 3rd world war? and, grandmother would answer- an idiot on twitter North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.” Will…
The videos of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s family being harangued by the Pakistani news media were cringe worthy. This is the kind of stuff in bad shows, when you you want to show the media in bad light. Where paparazzi and TV journalists, shed…