Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • One Month to Reclaiming Your house from CHAOS

    One Month to Reclaiming Your house from CHAOS

    If you suffer from CHAOS that is can’t have anyone over syndrome, like I did step in and see if my experience helps. Amma got into the car her luggage in the boot, while she and I sat comfortably behind. Ganesh is a safe driver; I do not need to worry about the road. “How…

  • Why I am not an motivational speaker.

    Why I am not an motivational speaker.

    With the thunderstorm and pouring rain, like all respectable residents of the Mango meadows I am nursing my Robusta. How wonderful the aroma is and the annoyingly familiar flavour is comforting and irritating at the same time. The familiarity is comforting, and the fact that I find familiarity comforting is annoying. My belief system tells…

  • world cultural diversity day

    world cultural diversity day

    In a new place just talk to your auto driver, you will learn a lot. One thing that impressed me was the anger that the auto driver at Trivandrum had against Amity Shah for his insensitiveness is wishing people happy Vamana jayanthi without realizing that Onam is the festival of Kerala and not just the…

  • Musing on Museums

    Musing on Museums

    May 18th is the International Museums Day. It is a day created to raise awareness on how important museums are in the development of the society. Museums have been around since 3rd century BC, and the first ever one was at the University of Alexandria. Then came the European custom of family owned museum which…

  • Healing the Mother on Mother’s day

    Healing the Mother on Mother’s day

    Its mother’s day. What can I gift my mother for mother’s day. We have been fed with amazing stories of mothers, Kunti, Jijabhai’s and Kaikeyi’s. From our tradition. Coming to independent India we have the all we have that lady I forget her name, the abused sacrificing doormat mother. I think her name was Sulochana…

  • Five things that matter when you choose a career

    Early this morning a friend’s wife called up. She has never called up ever, but as of now, she has taken the trouble of calling my mother, taking my number and calling me up on it. Half way down the conversation she cut it off, then did not bother to call back. A colleagues wife,…

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