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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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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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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