Harini Calamur's Writings
The Untouchables (1987), the film based around the era of prohibition in the USA, tells the story of a unit of policemen who take down Al Capone. The film is set in the city of Chicago and opens with these lines :…
Scenes from here and there – from various visits and shoots … Balleshwar, Odhisha 2009 This was a little village near Balleshwar in Odisha. The village would fall prey to floods every year and houses would be destroyed.And the village would start…
My column in today’s DNA A utopian society is an ideal one, which is represented by a perfect balance of happy citizens, a responsible state, a cohesive society – where everyone lives happily ever after. In a Utopian society, there is…
My column in today’s DNA Dwight Eishenower, the former American President, was asked about his Vice President’s (Richard Nixon’s) contribution to the Presidency. His response was “If you give me a week, I might think of one.” This is the quote that…
Harish Hande Learn from the street vendor. My mother has been buying vegetables from a particular street vendor for two decades now. Think about it—irrespective of floods, strikes and holidays she comes around selling her vegetables. Every morning, she borrows money at…
Aurangabad: A woman has filed for divorce in a court in Aurangabad because her husband refused to change his relationship status to “married” on his Facebook profile. A report in the Deccan Chronicle says the couple married two months ago. The husband…
My column in today’s DNA Rinkle Kumari was a typical teenager, growing up in Mirpur Mathelo in Sindh, Pakistan. Given the attacks against Hindus in the State, especially girls from the community, her parents were extra vigilant about their daughter. One day…
My Column in today’s Lokmat Yes the Force will be with them A mother is the cradle of civilisation. We are what we are because of them. And, in Indian cinema, they are the scene-stealers. And, also the cause for your samosa…
60 years after the above cartoon was published, some MP’s had an issue with it being included in a NCERT textbook way back in 1996. Ironically the textbook was called “The Indian Constitution at Work” What also bothers me is that ‘offense’…
My column in today’s Lokmat The biggest open secret inIndia was her disappearing daughters. As prosperity has increased, family size has reduced, and advances in medical techniques have led to families choosing only to have a boy, by terminating pregnancy when a…