Harini Calamur's Writings
Got this mail from Patrix in the wee hours of this morning We are shutting down DesiPundit effective midnight (CST) June 15th, Tuesday. It has been a fun five years and we have enjoyed every moment. We wish to thank all Community…
finally. the baby is out. a labour of love, sweat, tears and a fair amount of screaming :). Some of us have gone bald, the others grey. we have lost weight, and sleep. The birthing pangs have been quite something. But, will…
Not the problem facing a third of Indian districts – but the colour. It is quite fascinating, how much of red pops up when you decide to see India through a view finder. When i first began working in television, one of…
Cogito Entertainment’s first Marathi Feature Film “Jhing Chik Jhing” releases on the 11th of June 2010. Promotion and Publicity are in full swing. The partners are all over Maharashtra holding Press Conferences. The promos will hit the TV channels by the end…
Cogito Entertainment’s first Marathi feature film Jhing Chik Jhing is releasing on the 11th of June . And, obviously before its release there are a zillion things to be organised and put into place. Distribution is the next phase of the film….
Every year, at around this time, I trudge down to Mumbai University – Kalina to correct/moderate papers. I, for my sins, am the chairperson for one of the papers. When asked the first time what does the chairperson do – I was…
I like watching movies uninterrupted. no breaks every 15 minutes, no phones ringing, no kids crying …. Which pretty much rules out watching movies on TV or even at the multiplex. At one point in time I had a huge VHS collection…
Two very different instances of religious/caste patriarchs intervening in civil society have come to the fore in the last couple of days. Both are Anti Constitutional. And, its about time the Government and the System said religious oppression in the name of…
when you are looking at the world through a viewfinder, it looks different. people, scenes, instances – that you will never register, seem different. One of the things that i have always enjoyed is taking candid shots of people on the street….
From the ToI, a couple of days ago : Those who speak in favour of Maoist guerrillas will face legal action and 10 years imprisonment, the government announced Thursday in a warning to civil society groups who raise voices in favour of…