The Relevance of Culture

 Posted on July 5, 2015  |  16 minutes  |  3291 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

A conversation with an old friend of mine revealed to me that the word culture is too often associated only with religion and ritualism and dismissed as irrelevant. [Read More]
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Home Remedies from South India: Miscellaneous

 Posted on January 10, 2013  |  2 minutes  |  225 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

This is a continuation of the series which started with Hair Care. The other posts covered Eye care, Coughs, Digestive disorders, Head aches, and Skin Careamong other topics. [Read More]
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Home Remedies from south India: Fertility and reproductive troubles

 Posted on January 3, 2013  |  1 minutes  |  120 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

This is a continuation of the series which started with Hair Care. The other posts covered Eye care, Coughs, Digestive disorders, Head aches, and Skin Careamong other topics. [Read More]
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Home Remedies from South India: Honey and Cinnamon's other uses

 Posted on January 3, 2013  |  2 minutes  |  339 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

This is a continuation of the series which started with Hair Care. The other posts covered Eye care, Coughs, Digestive disorders, Head aches, and Skin Careamong other topics. [Read More]
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Home Remedies from south India: Chicken pox

 Posted on May 5, 2012  |  1 minutes  |  79 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

This is a continuation of the series which started with Hair Care. The other posts covered Eye care, Coughs, Digestive disorders, Head aches, and Skin care among other topics. [Read More]
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Home Remedies from south India: Dental tips

 Posted on April 24, 2012  |  1 minutes  |  79 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

This is a continuation of the series which started with Hair Care. The other posts covered Eye care, Coughs, Digestive disorders, Head aches, and Skin care among other topics. [Read More]
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Home Remedies from south India: Digestive Disorders

 Posted on April 16, 2012  |  0 minutes  |  0 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

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