Introduction to the Indian Caste System

 Posted on April 10, 2013  |  8 minutes  |  1506 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

Let me introduce you to the caste system in India. There are four main castes usually listed in the following order; The Castes Brahmins, the teachers, and priests who occupied themselves with the task of performing common ceremonies such as weddings, naming ceremonies, funerals and house-warming as well as yagnas and other religious activities. [Read More]
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Letters from Oldenburg, Germany 1.2: A Good Week

 Posted on July 28, 2012  |  4 minutes  |  679 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

12th December, 2010 Hi Everyone 🙂 It’s been a strangely wonderful week 🙂 Things happen here the way they are supposed to. Traffic lanes, bike paths, pedestrian paths. [Read More]
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LfE 19: Work and Tea

 Posted on November 5, 2011  |  4 minutes  |  781 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

22/02/2010 Hello everyone, It’s been a long time since I last wrote, partly because I’ve not been doing too much of new things – the project develops, and software glitches occur daily that I patiently overcome. [Read More]
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