LOG 4.1: Thoughts on a rainy afternoon

 Posted on September 14, 2014  |  7 minutes  |  1313 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

14th September 2013 Hello everyone, I live close to the Uni so my daily space is very small. But recently I have visited my old flatmate Lea in Bremen once for dinner and once for their housewarming party. [Read More]
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LOG 1.15: Rise and Fall

 Posted on October 27, 2012  |  3 minutes  |  485 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

22nd April, 2011 Janani’s log; Solar date: 220411.12 Last week I had crammed too many activities into my schedule; attending multiple classes, working on the programming, in aerobics, music group and a Greenpeace meeting. [Read More]
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Fair is not Lovely

 Posted on May 25, 2012  |  3 minutes  |  622 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

Dear Women of India, I hope you will soon learn to laugh at the ads which endorse the notion that having lighter brown skin makes you more beautiful than you are already. [Read More]
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LfE 17: Brain Scan

 Posted on October 24, 2011  |  3 minutes  |  510 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

26/01/2010 Hello, It feels like a long time since I wrote. My project is now developing and I have a better clue about what it is about. [Read More]
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LfE 8: Gifford Lectures and Indian Festivities

 Posted on October 7, 2011  |  2 minutes  |  426 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

23/10/2009 Greetings! I recover from a cough as I write this. The reason for the long silence is the fever I had last weekend. I know you kind-hearted people are starting to worry already! [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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