Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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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…
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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…
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Ministry of Last Thought
After a lifetime of living, loving and muddling through, must we really pass a final thought examination? Perhaps the Divine has better things to do than mark answer sheets.
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Load Bearing Guilt.
For Caregiver Month and International Stress Awareness Day, a reminder that love may be limitless, but human resilience isn’t. Perhaps it’s time to redistribute the load. (25 words)
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The Unauthorized Hagiography of Mahāśvānamukhī Devī
Meet: Jagad-Vichitra-Chintana-Chakravartini Mahāśvānamukhī Devī, Keeper of Unrelated Insights, Sovereign of Filter Kaapi, Reluctant Guru, Patron Saint of Overthinking, and Supreme Abbess of the Order of the Sacred Dosa.
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Uncle Pai Turns In his Grave.
From Amar Chitra Katha to AI-generated kachra, our kings have acquired six-packs, greasy man buns and permanent indigestion, while history quietly weeps.
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Death By Indori Poha.
“The human mind can juggle being a Punjabi commando and a Delhi pensioner. But add an obsession with Ratlami sev, and the synapses blow a fuse.”
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Global Iodine Awareness Day
A single teaspoon of iodine spread over a lifetime fuels brain development, regulates metabolism, and preserves lifelong vitality. Protect your health simply with iodized salt.
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