Harini Calamur's Writings
…. and the Dog(ess) who rules our household with a firm paw. She has perfected the art of division of labour in the household – dad is for treats, mom is for feeds, i for grooming, and JD for playing … though…
via @beastoftraal on twitter 🙂 the Worlds’ largest circulated English Daily The Masthead of the World has obviously become an Equal Opportunities Employer – hiring a Dyslexic to edit copy …. may their tribe increase !
Last Saturday, Nokia India teamed up 3 tech bloggers – Aditya Singhvi, Kunal Gangar, and Nikhil Pai – and 3 non-tech bloggers – Deepak , Tarun Chandel and yours truly – and let us loose in Mumbai with the Nokia N8 –…
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…