Harini Calamur's Writings
It is that time of the year when I trudge down to Kalina and correct exam papers of would be journalists 🙂 Some papers are true gems – where students show great insight and understanding of both India & the media. Others…
One of the terms that I have never figured is “Civil Society”. I am a citizen, and I am a member of Society – but I find my self at odds with what the bulk of ‘civil society’ gets upto. It’s not…
I have had a mobile phone from the time I got locked out of my building by a sleeping watchman after a late night edit- almost 15 years ago. In those days phones used to weigh a ton, cost Rs.16 for outgoing,…
How many people in India have the ability to bring people from various parts of the political spectrum together ? One and only one, Arundathi Roy. After putting me off the Narmada Bachao Andolan, feeling sorry for tribal development or lack of…
For me, there was nothing quite as awe inspiring as seeing a live volcano. A year and a half ago, i had visited the Indonesian city of Jogjakarta (Sanskrit yogyakarta) to shoot a part of my documentary on Disaster Risk Reduction. The…
My city. Am not quite sure if it is my city of dreams – but it is my city. A crowded, bustling, never stopping metropolis – I have been stuck in a traffic jam at 3 in the morning – yet one…
Our Marathi Feature Film “Jhing Chik Jhing” closes the Nave Valan (New Wave) film festival running at NCPA currently. The film screens on the 13th of October 2010 at 6.30 p.m. It is being shown with English sub-titles. The film tells the…
Dear Editor, The Times of India – the world’s largest English Language Daily Siva – is the greatest of all Gods, beyond space and time. Eternal. can neither be born nor can he die … Visa – is the permission to enter…
A long time ago, in a life time far away, i read Malcolm Gladwell’s “The Tipping Point” and remember being impressed with the insight on what causes mass behavioral change. I was so impressed that when Blink came out i bought a…
The last fortnight has seen some heavy debate on the Kashmir issue. What can the Government do, what should the hardliners do, what should the moderates do, what should anyone and everyone do …. I have not been following this on TV…