Harini Calamur's Writings
My column in the dna, last week There are milestones and there are millstones. The former help you in terms of direction, the latter become a weight around your neck dragging you down. Often, the same event is both. And, a…
My column in the DNA, last fortnight Forty five years ago, the United States of America, did the unthinkable — it put a man, actually two men, on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin went into the history books as the…
My column in yesterday’s DNA All events take place from the point of view of the observer. With every observer, the perspective is different; the angle with which they see an event is clouded by where they stand — both physically and…
Last week’s column for the DNA The horrors of child sex abuse can be offset by a few simple but essential measures There are many brutal things that one reads as a part of our news consumption – passenger airlines shot out…
There has been a fair amount of traffic on my twitter TL on an article that was taken down in the DNA . People have, rightly, asked for an explanation. Fact checking, misrepresentation of facts etc all good excuses/explanation to give when…
I have been missing the time to shoot. Film or Photos. Been really missing it. Feels like a part of me has been carved out. Also, been looking for a new camera – if that makes sense. And, the question i ask…
He thought she was a warmonger; she thought he was helping along a genocide. Bass, Gary J. (2013-10-01). The Blood Telegram (Kindle Location 5592). . Kindle Edition. (Gary Bass on the relationship between President Nixon and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi) Among the…
An edited version of this appeared in the DNA last week What differentiates our species from the rest of the animal kingdom is, not just the use of words, sentences, grammar and syntax for communication, but also the way these…
Monsoons finally arrived in Mumbai yesterday. The city wore a fresh look – all washed and cleansed. Traffic went for a toss – honking levels were off the scale. Western Railway trudged on. Central railways and harbour lines had issues – and…
Sometimes I wonder about this term process. There is, IMO, something called process that is needed to maintain a basic system that is geared towards a goal; And then, there is “over process” that becomes a goal in itself. There must have…