A Passing Thought about 'Chicks' and 'Babes'

 Posted on November 6, 2011  |  6 minutes  |  1070 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

Published first on August 30, 2007 The brain stews some ingredients When the time is right, the aroma emerges… Thoughts are like passing clouds… It strikes me that respect is a rare feeling amongst people. [Read More]
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As an 'Equalist'

 Posted on November 3, 2011  |  3 minutes  |  509 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

First published on August 12, 2007 during my BSc in Bangalore. Before the first tests this year, there was a lecture on three consecutive days for the girl students of all three years of degree in the Multi-Purpose hall. [Read More]
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LfE 8: Gifford Lectures and Indian Festivities

 Posted on October 7, 2011  |  2 minutes  |  426 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

23/10/2009 Greetings! I recover from a cough as I write this. The reason for the long silence is the fever I had last weekend. I know you kind-hearted people are starting to worry already! [Read More]
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What I learnt from my Grandmother

 Posted on October 2, 2011  |  4 minutes  |  758 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

On Gandhi’s birthday I think of two people. One is my cousin who shares his birthday and the other is my maternal grandma who taught me most of what I know about Gandhian values. [Read More]
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Understanding India using Europe

 Posted on August 7, 2011  |  4 minutes  |  703 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

It is too difficult for a European to see India as one country when they understand it’s diversity is more at the scale of a continent – their continent. [Read More]
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Arranged Marriage

 Posted on August 5, 2011  |  6 minutes  |  1161 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

Arranged marriage is an old concept. It existed long before people accepted love (that occurred before marriage) as a valid reason to marry. The process through which this changed is reflected very well in the movie ‘Fiddler on the Roof’. [Read More]
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Balailakka Balailakka – Lyrics and Translation (with end notes)

 Posted on July 29, 2011  |  5 minutes  |  1016 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

A.R. Rahman had another party with this movie. He has explored several new styles including hip pop in the movie Shivaji – The Boss. Although it has some lines just for the sake of rhyming lyrics(I will mark these with a ‘*’), this song makes me long for home. [Read More]
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