Sunnyvale Letters (SVL) 1: Wedding and After

 Posted on June 21, 2015  |  18 minutes  |  3816 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

June 21st 2014 Happy Summer Solstice everyone! 🙂 I woke up at 5am because of jetlag and my husband, Santosh, is still sleeping. I’ve been wanting to write every day of the last month but things have been so busy. [Read More]
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How to encourage mutual respect between men and women in India

 Posted on January 11, 2013  |  7 minutes  |  1487 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

INTRODUCTION The gang-rape and death of Jyothi Singh Pandey who was previously known in the media as Damini or Nirbhaya, was the tipping point in bringing to focus a long suffered issue of disrespect and violence towards women in India. [Read More]
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LOG 1.6: Speaking German

 Posted on August 25, 2012  |  3 minutes  |  549 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

25th January, 2011 Hallo everyone 🙂 Hope you are all well and happy as you read this. Here is the latest news from me: The girl I live with got a new cat. [Read More]
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