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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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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Types of Love: An Analysis.

 Posted on July 23, 2011  |  8 minutes  |  1516 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

It is perhaps important to differentiate the various meaning that we refer to when we say the word love. Often ‘love’ is used in the place of a more suitable word. [Read More]
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Kannathil Mutham Ittal

 Posted on February 15, 2010  |  1 minutes  |  108 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

An honest story about how a young girl learns that she is adopted. Through this story, the larger inner turmoils of Sri Lanka are portrayed. A pregnant newly-wed woman goes to India as a refugee, gives birth and returns to join the movement in her dedication to her husband who believes in Tamil independance. [Read More]
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Boosting Mental Health services in India

 Posted on February 14, 2010  |  3 minutes  |  483 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

I attended a lecture on CBT- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and how it is being made accessible in Scotland. Check the website below. http://www.livinglifetothefull.com/index.php?section=page&page_seq=13Can we bring this to India? [Read More]
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