Harini Calamur's Writings
Guard at the Hazira Port – found the contrasts fairly interesting. I think the guy had snuck out for a smoke … the shot definitely made it seem that way. This was interesting for another reason, because of the nature of the…
(Mumbai from the 12th floor of India Bulls) I physically miss Mumbai when i am away from it. There is something about the city – the sheer energy, the sheer buzz, the lack of pretense. that is missing elsewhere. Maybe people from…
My column in today’s DNA Psychiatry identifies a condition called Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), popularly known as Multiple Personality Disorder, in which two or more distinct identities or personalities compete with each other to take charge of the patient’s behaviour. If…
That Mumbai’s open spaces are under threat is no secret. slowly but surely playgrounds, parks, maidans have all made way for concrete & steel buildings, shanties, garages, small businesses and large, giant parking lots, dumping grounds. Near my house in Andheri (E)…
Those who believe that Mumbai is modern, a British creation, have never been to Banganga. is said that the source of the Banganga Pond, in Mumbai, is the Ganga itself. And like the Ganga, the pond is holy, and can wash away…
It has been raining non stop since last Thursday night in Mumbai. I haven’t ventured out of the house since Saturday, when i got home all soaked – after wading through god knows what …. It has, gotten worse or better. the…
Near my office, the place where most shop for grains and pulses. Hypercity and Spencer are on a parallel road. where a different India shops. A road away, a world of difference. there is a long post somewhere in this short blurb..
Days like this, thankfully, do not occur very frequently. Finished very late last night. Was working on a proposal that is just not gelling together. I have all the data points. I have all that is needed – but the proposal itself…
My blog is going to sound like a litany of driving woes. But, talking about the problems of driving – the bad roads, the unlocked interlocking tiles, the construction work that never seems to end, the roads that prepare ISRO for creating…
Yesterday was a strange day. a Good day but a strange day. Morning was lectures at Sophia’s…interactions this term is on “Features & Opinions” and yesterday’s scheduled activity was film viewing. I had a list of serious documentaries to show them, but…