Sharasekaram

LATEST ARTICLES ( 160 )

• Summer: The Time of Possibilities

  There is something about summer and the magic it brings. As someone once said “summer is like the ultimate one night stand, totally thrilling, hot as hell and... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 DIARIES

• In Memory of 30 Years Since July 1983

  (This post is dedicated to the memory of those who suffered during Black July and the torturous events that followed)Yesterday marked 30 years since the blackes... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 DIARIES

• Let’s Really Talk About The Zimmerman Verdict

  

  The latest jury verdict, regarding a case of murder in the United States that has generated national (and thanks to widely accessible information –... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2013 DIARIES

• Why Age Is No Barrier In Toastmasters

  A year ago when I attended my first Toastmasters Division conference, I was sorely tempted to lie about my age. APIIT is one of the youngest Toastmasters clubs... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 DIARIES

• Why I Studied Law – but Don’t Want to Be a Lawyer.

  The minute you tell someone that you’re a law student – they assume one thing right off. You want to be a lawyer. You want to practice law. Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2013 DIARIES

• Homeland

  SomewhereThe state of our homelandBecomes a conversation piece(Have you heard the latest on the Geneva Report?)For people to deploreAnd pityAnd we frown. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 DIARIES

• Missing Them

  (This is something that I have always wanted to write - my reach-out the legions of broken-hearted people who wonder amidst the love poems, and the Romeo and... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2013 DIARIES

• Choice

  (Fictional prose after a long time - although this is not quite a short story, somewhere in between. Pain, frustration, love and fear - all best written than... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 DIARIES

• 55 Word Stories

  (This is a wonderful imitative by @SriLankaDiaries for writers. Essentially what they do is give you a words for the day and you write a 55 word story for it. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 DIARIES

• Of Diaries, Drowning, and Confusion

  I have almost forgotten how to write one of those long ambiguous posts that is essentially just a bunch of my thoughts falling all over the place - that I have... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 DIARIES

• Media and the Law (Beyond Borders): Thesis Extract IV

  (See Part One, Two and Three - this section covers the Amanda Knox Trial and the Oscar Pistorius shooting. Also the last section I will be sharing, the... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 DIARIES

• Media and the Law (USA): Thesis Extract III

  

  (Find part one here, and part two here. This time I looked at 3 famous American cases - I included all 3 this time. Enjoy!) O. J. Simpson Trial: People of the... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 DIARIES

• Media and the Law (United Kingdom): Thesis Extract II

  

  (Part two from my thesis, find part one here. This time with the section on the UK. I did look at a few cases but I'm only sharing what I wrote about the killin... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 DIARIES

• Media and the Law (Sri Lanka): Thesis Extract I

  (I have been tweeting and Facebooking endlessly about my undergraduate law thesis which is on media and criminal law. Essentially I look at how the media has... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 DIARIES

• Ignorance: People I Come Across

  I love Twitter (Follow me!). I have engaged in many a lively 140 character debate, met some interesting people, and shared/found some wonderful ideas. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2013 DIARIES

• From Another Blog: No Title

  (A friend of mine found this on Tumblr and it was so heartrendingly beautiful, it was criminal NOT to share it. For anyone going through a breakup, or a lost... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2013 DIARIES

• Victoria's Secret: Now Contaminating Our Pre-Teens?

  

  This issue first piqued my interest when I read Rev. Evan Dolive's open letter to Victoria's Secret about their decision to launch a new line of underwear... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 DIARIES

• Try to Break Me With Your Words

  Freak. Weirdo. Nerd. Fatty.Freak. Freak. FREAK. Children are cruelYou realize laterThey throw wordsExploding like greneadesLeaving scarsWhy are you like this?Wh... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2013 DIARIES

• Smooth Talker

  The smoke curls around sleathy and steadyYou take a drag and let it outPass it to meI sip my drink, avoiding your gazeNoticing that it lingersDon't think I... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 DIARIES

• Sign up and Switch Off: Earth Hour 2013

  

  Did you know that if we keep consuming and multiplying at this rate - we will need 3 planets to live on by 2030?Its a scary thought to me. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 DIARIES