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Six Lessons from Six Months of Writing

So, this Saturday marks six months of thendraluthaman.com! SIX! I used to roll my eyes at people who celebrate monthiversaries, but after six months of running this website, you know what, I get it. I totally do.

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An Ode To Beauty and My Grandmother

My grandmother would promptly wash her face every single day at around 6pm. As soon as it starts nearing 6pm, she would finish up the chore she was doing and head on out back to wash her face.

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Tamil New Year

When I had finally gotten the grasp of how Tamil New Year is not the same as the New Year based on the Gregorian calendar, I thought, "Why A

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Biryani

Hello! Come on in! It's so nice of you to join us for dinner today! What am I making? Pfft. Briyani, of course!

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The Curious Case of Women in Tamil Cinema

Once upon a time, the Tamil society had Goddesses and a book of virtues on exercising dharmam (Dharma) in conjugal love. In 1936, Tamil movie industry saw it's first female director. T.P. Rajalakshmi wrote, produced, directed and composed music for her film "Miss Kamala", a film with a female-centric story that can stand the test of time.

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Weddings and Marriages

For those of you who don't know much about me, or is your first time here (Hi!), I'm 26 years old. I'll be 27 this November, which essential

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Mixed Identities

I was born in India and moved to Singapore when I was 2. Actually, in all honesty, can you even say "moved" when you have no idea what's goi

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Religion 2.0

I am someone who believes that religion needs to be updated constantly. By who you ask? I'm not sure, but it needs to be updated.

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Train Rides

The display screen reads "5 mins" for the next train. "Oh okay" I think to myself, and gaze out at the escalator that brings people up to th

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