Harini Calamur's Writings
HyperActiveX – came up with that title on a conversatin thread on FB. And, this was in context of Mr.Advani – the leader of the BJP – who has decided to use the net to reach out to audiences that extensively use…
The nationalization buzz – seems to be growing. i seem to be picking up the ‘n’ word everywhere i turn. when banks or companies collapse due to mismanagement and tax payers money is used to bail them out, then the tax payer…
Yesterday, elections results in 5 states were announced. The Congress won three of them. I wonder whether the disconnect between the media, the elite and the electorate is so much! I truly respect the PM. I like this government – possibly because…
My new hero is Baichung Bhutia and I don't even follow football. To stand up for what you believe in, and state that belief in a non violent and dignified manner is the basis on which [tag]India[/tag] fought for her Independence. To…
This from the RSS – [tag]The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh[/tag] not Really Simple Syndication According to RSS, everybody has a right to pray for his deity in his style. But every Indian should accept that [tag]Ganga[/tag] is a holy river and [tag]Ramayan[/tag] and…
… says the Speaker, Somnath Chatterjee , while speaking to journalists "I am not saying that media does not give space to our news. But they should give more news. Parliament forms laws to govern the state, they think about the future…
…. 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…
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…
…. 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…
Elections in [tag]India[/tag] make for great quotes. And, it is always fun to see what they said last time and contrast it what they are saying now! [tag]Narendra Modi[/tag] on [tag]Sonia Gandhi[/tag], now : “I have nothing personal against Sonia, our differences…