Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Figuring out– Airbnb

    Originally posted on Parwatisingari's Weblog: I am playing the devil’s advocate and am on a fault finding spree kindly read this with a sack full of salt. I guess bnb stands for bed and breakfast. When this happy hour came by since I was absolutely depressed and wanted some entertainment I decided to look into…

  • Travel and Kids!!

    Originally posted on Parwatisingari's Weblog: with my daughter at Husainsagar Traveller Kid, Before I even tackle the questions posted in the happy hour, what  would be a vacation. To me, a period of suspension of work, study or other activities. It is usually used for a rest, recreation, or travel and of course a holiday.…

  • Naraka-Chaturdashi

    Naraka-Chaturdashi

    Today is   Narakachaturdashi, The organic nature of this festival doesn’t cease to amaze me. Growing we heard the story of Narakasura who  captured 1600 women, made them his slaves eventually Krishna the Yadava rescued them. The legend also as it that Narakasura could only be killed by his mother. As Deepavali approaches kids begin collecting trash like old clothes, and old news…

  • Meet The World’s First Woman Programmer

    Meet The World’s First Woman Programmer

    The second Tuesday of October is the day the first ever woman computer program is remembered, it the known as the Ada Lovelace Day –ALD – in honour of Augusta Ada Lovelace, the daughter of Lord Byron and his wife Annabelle. Ada was born in 1815, as her mother feared that she might inherit her…

  • Discover the secret contributor to socio-economic growth

    Discover the secret contributor to socio-economic growth

    On World Post Day The Postal department — Papa would enter the compound just before lunch and tell us,”I am the postman” All of us kids playing “house game” would giggle, but the Postman, with his heavy bag was always fascinating. I am talking of days before the email posts, or the courier boy,  I am talking…

  • Chai and Khana

    Chai and Khana

    It was one of those days.. I was sheathing at having to drink terrible coffee at an unnamed station – instead of the comforting Deja Brew of Coffea Robusta at Ram Bhavan (our sanskari Drone’s club). It was time to declare war. This required great planning, and everyone in the world and her husband knows…

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