The Joke

 Posted on December 29, 2011  |  1 minutes  |  47 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

August 23rd, 2008 If I was constantly aware of my place in this universe- as an individual of one of the millions of species of one of the billions of planets- it would constantly strike me a little ridiculous what a big deal I make of myself. [Read More]
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Jalanethi

 Posted on December 28, 2011  |  4 minutes  |  655 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

Jala= water (Sanskrit) Nethi= clean (Sanskrit) For the past few months I have been practicing Jalanethi. It is part of Yoga but to my surprise, I find people of other countries also practice it under different names: Nasa dusche or Nasal Irrigation. [Read More]
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Insanity?

 Posted on December 26, 2011  |  2 minutes  |  332 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

From May 2008 How intensely have you questioned your sanity? Today my brain perceived differently- I saw at angles I hadn’t seen before and heard at times I couldn’t explain. [Read More]
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Written in the moonlight

 Posted on December 22, 2011  |  2 minutes  |  322 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

From May 2008 For too long I have absorbed. Here in this moonlight. I still see colour. I breathe. I create. There is no romantic breeze [Read More]
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Our part in world violence (Tibet)

 Posted on December 13, 2011  |  3 minutes  |  485 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

From May 11, 2008 Violence and aggression rise from fear and greed. What gives the Chinese the right to violate human rights? To kill and torture people? [Read More]
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God and Love

 Posted on December 12, 2011  |  3 minutes  |  574 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

From April 2008: Words like love and god are of the most ambiguous. What do people mean when they ask ‘do you believe in god’ or say ‘I love you’. [Read More]
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A Study of Communalism and Identity

 Posted on December 11, 2011  |  10 minutes  |  2069 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

A Study of Communalism and Identity (First published in May 2008) I Identities Preferences and Behaviour Where does the self come from? Identity and our definitions of our ‘self’ are a result of what we’ve been taught from the beginning of our lives. [Read More]
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