Harini Calamur's Writings
My column in today’s DNA Dominant narrative is a set of values, practises and norms that most in that society believe to be true and important. It is ideology that shapes the telling of history, the creation of heroes, and the…
(image courtesy – youth ki awaaz) …of reasonable, peaceful protest. Irom Sharmilla. it is shameful that a government that talks to terrorists, naxals, anarchists, nations that sponsor terrorism – will not talk to a lone woman fasting peacefully for the right to equality –yes,…
A long time ago, just about when i turned 10 – treats were comics. Dad would, twice a month, bring home Amar Chitra Katha comics. You must remember that this was a time when the main source of entertainment was radio. TV…
My column in today’s DNA Trial by media: Kejriwal is simply on a witch-hunt Madame Defarge is one of the most terrifying characters in modern English fiction. She makes her appearance in A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens’ novel on the…
Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, IBN 18 network, had a column that talks about the anger against the ‘leaders’ and their families. He notes the only (or maybe one of the few) exception to the rule More equal than us: Why netas face the…
I had written this piece for the #VAW month , it is cross posted on the VAW blog It was a long time ago. I was thirteen and we lived in South Bombay. Family friends had come over to stay with us….
My column in today’s DNA It is difficult being a woman and read the papers or watch the news and not pull out your hair in sheer frustration at the views being expressed on gender. On Gandhi Jayanti the Union Minister for…
When i was younger, and far more hard headed and terribly more cynical, i found the realm of Magic Realism to be strange. Maybe growing up with Hindi films with God in special appearance, or a dream sequence did that to me….
My column in today’s DNA The cornerstone of a free market economy is competition – many suppliers who compete against each other for the attention and custom of the consumer. For the buyer there is a diversity of products to choose from,…
just began reading, Salman Rushdie’s book Joseph Anton. This is the first part of the paragraph AFTERWARDS, WHEN THE WORLD WAS EXPLODING AROUND HIM AND THE lethal blackbirds were massing on the climbing frame in the school playground, he felt annoyed with…