Harini Calamur's Writings
This From Today’s ToI If the state government has its way, it won’t be possible for students to dream of a seat in a professional degree course merely because they have been born in Maharashtra or because they have passed their Std…
A frame filled with History On the right is the “Gateway of India” – built to welcome King George the V – at the height of power of the British Raj. It also marked the point from which the last British troops…
I spent 90 odd minutes today debating – “challenging Left Liberalism” on the offstumped community portal I am pretty much a Liberal centrist moderate who has a 10 degree oscillation on issues to the left and right. There are policy issues on…
My mother told me, a long time ago, never to debate religion or politics with strangers. i am breaking that rule tonight! there is a panel discussion (more like panel typing) on “Challenging Left Liberalism” . It is being ‘held’ at the…
March 12th 1993. A time when Mumbai was still Bombay. Lokhandwalla was a set of buildings in progress, where gangs regularly went to war. Where In Orbit & Hypercity Malad were rubbish dumps, when the expressway didn’t exist, when Asiatic and Akbarally’s…
It is good to know that the film that you have believed in and backed – is appreciated 🙂 9 nominations at Sanskruti Kala Darpan Awards. As Shyam would say in the film “jhing Chik Jhing” Best Film – Jhing Chik Jhing,…
November has been an eventful month in terms of remembrances. So much so that i have forgotten half the things that we are supposed to remember. The most noise however, was for Nehru’s & then Indra Gandhi’s birth anniversary, the Babri Masjid…
Over the last year, I met many people who wanted to enter politics. Students, CEO’s, Social Activists and the rest. I have been giving some sort of general gyaan on the how’s and the what’s of politics – especially building core support groups and…
It’s been three Diwalis since Vikaram Buddhi has been locked up in jail in the USA, without a trial after a trial lasting 3 days (thank you Rahul). He was accused of posting on-line threats against George & Laura Bush. He maintained…