Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Writing Right Retreat

    Writing Right Retreat

    Noololyako chenni, noololyako   the base voice of the singer was crooning.  Asking his glamorous lady love, why doesn’t she spin? “ratiyillelo jaana ”she replies, that she needs a spinners wheel…the dialogue goes on in the nasal twang of the folk singers. Once upon a time these singers would never enter Durbar-e-khaas. But the song is…

  • A Crappy Affair

    A Crappy Affair

    World toilet day The UN has declared Nov.19th as the world Toilet day. We have lived and grown up with toilets, of course during our younger days when we travelled we never used public toilets since we were worried about hygiene with the advent of pay toilets those are taken care off too. The impact…

  • Internation Choreographers Day

    Internation Choreographers Day

    On International Choreographers’ Day, choreography emerges as embodied knowledge—where text, terrain, ritual, and lived experience converge to shape meaning through movement in theatre.

  • A Quiet Audit.

    A Quiet Audit.

    The Ticking clock, things to be done, everything can be so overwhelming. But pausing while, with no interruptions transiting from one year to the next with clarity.

  • Two Influencers.

    Two Influencers.

    Using history as metaphor, this essay examines how societies create, reward, and sustain influence—whether it comforts power or confronts it.

  • When The Gods Sleep

    When The Gods Sleep

    A Sunday morning unfolds around Tiruppavai, huggi, and quiet conversation, revealing how Dhanurmasa transforms ordinary kitchens into spaces of ritual, memory, and song.

  • 2025 The Year End Reflection.

    2025 The Year End Reflection.

    “Reflection isn’t nostalgia or regret; it’s how we honor loss, harvest lessons, laugh at ourselves, and step forward carrying wisdom instead of unfinished baggage.”

  • Saiva Siddhanta Church

    Saiva Siddhanta Church

    A Pancha Ganapati reflection using gentle humor and Gurudeva’s teachings to reveal how Saiva Siddhanta guides us beyond comparison into devotion, discipline, and inner freedom.

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