Harini Calamur's Writings
…. says [tag]Uddhav Thackeray[/tag] – to counter his more charismatic cousin, undoing the last year of the [tag]Shiv Sena[/tag] trying to reach out to ‘other’ communities. “Outsiders coming to Mumbai hoping to work in the airport project would be packed off and…
Today is [tag]Basant Panchami[/tag] – the day traditionally marked as the first day of spring. It is that period of time when the world is so very beautiful, that love blooms….. The [tag]Siva Mahapuran[/tag] describes the first day of spring as the…
The last of the Gandhians passed away today… [tag]Baba Amte[/tag], who brought so much hope, not just to the communities that he worked with… but to all others who saw his work and got inspired. Today as I read the obituaries, there…
In the last week, a simmering problem just boiled over. There has been violence against the “North Indians”. And, I am surprised that people are surprised. I am appalled. I am horrified. But, I am not surprised. Infact I expected it to…
Yesterday, on a chilly winter’s afternoon. On a Sunday – no less- I overcame severe inertia to visit the [tag]Kala Ghoda[/tag] festival. The journey was itself adventurous. A fully packed local train with its assortment of characters. Fights between sales people who…
The Palmist, Mumbai As the economy booms, and education booms, and other influences bounce into India, one would think that stuff like palmistry would take a back seat….. but no…. From the K serials, to people adding extra alphabets to their names,…
I had earlier posted a version of this post on Blogbharti, as a part of the spotlight series . Today, on the 58th Republic Day, I thought that it may be appropriate to post it on my blog… This version has pics……
…. is a [tag]Fundamental Right[/tag] as per the Constitution of [tag]India[/tag]. But, this is a criminal…. Right wing religious outfit called Hindu Samrajya Sena ransacked NDTV’s office in Ahmedabad to protest against the news channels running a SMS poll on M F…
[tag]Coca Cola[/tag] meets [tag]kumkum[/tag] – only in India….. The red powder on the plate is kumkum – a powder that is traditionally a symbol of fertility. Married women in many parts of [tag]India[/tag] use kumkum either as a round on their forehead…
There are tons of things to do in and around the house in [tag]Lonavala[/tag] and now that the house is more or less settled, I have begun exploring around….. Winters in the [tag]Western Ghats [/tag] – means hues of brown and green….