LfE 15: A visit to Oxford and Thoughts in Slough

 Posted on October 22, 2011  |  5 minutes  |  857 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

29/12/2009 Hello 🙂 I have been in Slough, a town near London, for around two weeks now. It has been restful to spend time with family, watch movies, go shopping etc. [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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Letters from Edinburgh (LfE) 5: Settled and Rocking!

 Posted on October 1, 2011  |  2 minutes  |  422 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

**28/09/2009 JANANI IS SETTLED AND ROCKING!** Hello everyone! I’m well and I hope you are all in a well too :):) (Sorry, I had to crack that 🙂 ) [Read More]
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The First and Last Freedom: Thoughts during Chapter 1

 Posted on September 18, 2011  |  4 minutes  |  784 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

Different approaches are necessary for different types of books; Novels and most popular science books are meant to be read cover to cover. Dictionaries, encyclopedias and other factual texts are meant to be looked up for specific information. [Read More]
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No Two Sunsets Are Ever the Same

 Posted on January 10, 2011  |  1 minutes  |  48 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

August 30th 2008 Everything passes Good and bad, Small and big, Everything. The easiest thing to do is let them pass. Holding on is an effort. [Read More]