SVL 1.9: Palo Alto and Cousins

 Posted on October 13, 2015  |  2 minutes  |  247 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

Two days after that I went to meet a member of TransForm – an organisation that works on improving public transport http://www.transformca.org/landing-page/our-approachbecause one of the events I had previously attended was hosted by them and I had taken a short survey saying I wouldn’t mind being contacted for more information/clarification of my ideas. [Read More]
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LOG 1.13: Spring 'time', German and the 60´s

 Posted on October 13, 2012  |  5 minutes  |  1062 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

31st March, 2011 After some rain last night, the air smells like monsoon in India; so fresh and clean! I´ve opened the window to let it come in and along with it are the chirps and tweets of the birds. [Read More]
1960s  23 hour day  60s  ability  america  babies  Beatles  bird chirps  cello  challenge  christmas  deaf  disorienting  diversity  Elvis  equinox  flowers  german classes  german sign language  get ahead  I Dream of Jeannie  Japanese  less flashy  melodious  mexican food  mongolia  monsoon air  monsoon rain  music and dance  namibia  networking  portuguese  professors  romantic  science  seaside town  spring  summer time  switxerland  violin  wilhelmshaven 

LOG 1.12: DMT, The Discovery of Dro"gen Hasen Weg and the Super Extreme Moon

 Posted on October 6, 2012  |  4 minutes  |  740 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

18th March, 2011 Hello everyone, I watched this video recently. http://www.esoterictube.com/dmt-the-spirit-molecule.htmlIt corresponds with what Joseph Campbell says about the spiritual world (as represented by myths and anecdotes from those who meditate, and shamans), drugs and psychological diseases like schizophrenia. [Read More]
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A Brave New World of Equilibrium

 Posted on September 22, 2012  |  7 minutes  |  1438 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

The battle between emotion and control is an old one. It is fought by each of us in our lives as well as philosophers at a more conceptual level. [Read More]
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Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen: Lyrics and translation

 Posted on August 10, 2012  |  2 minutes  |  358 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

Here is another Kamal song sung by SPB. This is from the movie Aboorva Sagotharargal where Kamal acts as brothers. One who looks normal and another who is very short. [Read More]
Aboorva Sagotharargal  heartbreak  Kamal Hassan  love song  lyric translations  lyrics  song lyrics  tamil lyrics  tamil lyrics translations  tamil songs  translating tamil songs  translation  translation from tamil  Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen 

Vidai Kodu Engal Nade: Lyrics and Translation

 Posted on March 10, 2012  |  1 minutes  |  98 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

This song is from Kannathil Muththam Ittal. It is a touching story about little girl who tries to find her biological mother after finding out she was adopted. [Read More]
A.R.Rahman  Amudha  country  home  ittal  kannathil  kannathil muththam ittal  leaving  Madhavan  Maniratnam  mutham  political situation  Rahman  refugees  Simran  Sri Lanka  Vairamuthu  violence 

Fire 1996: Exploring Lesbianism in the controversial contexts of Feminism, Religion and Sexuality

 Posted on February 21, 2012  |  8 minutes  |  1511 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

This bold movie tells the story of two women who are married to brothers in a joint family. Through shared loneliness, they soon start a secret affair within the household. [Read More]
A.R.Rahman  affairs  baby manufacturing  barren  Bombay  china  chinese  chinese girlfriend  deepa mehta  Fire 1996  girlfriend julie  gods  good wife  hinduism  infidelity  jatin  joint family  krishna  lesbianism  love  loveless marriage  myth  radha  ram  rama  ramayana  secret affair  sex  shabana azmi  sita  unable to bear children 

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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