Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Salute the Slytherin.

    Salute the Slytherin.

    On World Snake Day… “Slytherin!” shouted the sorting hat. The boy was not happy to be joining the table, of silver serpents though it could his stepping glory to being invincible. —JKRowlings Harry Potter series. Snakes, are mysterious, terrifying, ambassadors of vice, propagators of victory they are beautiful and scary and an important link in…

  • World population Day

    World population Day

    World population The UN has dedicated July 11th as the day to create awareness and combat the population issue. The campaign of the World Population Day every year increases the knowledge and skills of the people worldwide towards their reproductive health and family planning. The governing council of UN aims to pay attention towards the…

  • A Xocolatl-Ode

    There are some days, that deserve to be drowned at birth and everyone sent back to bed with a hot brandy a box of chocolates and warm energetic companion, today is definitely one of those days, for today is the International chocolate day, an observance that occurs globally every year. Celebration includes consumption of chocolate;…

  • Free At Last

    Free At Last

    Off went her weight, Off went her pinched face, Off went her long tresses…with them like the strength that Samson lost, she lost the resentment she harboured, the yearning and the disappointment. Somehow he did not matter anymore nor did his indifferent behaviour hurt. No more were there cycles of hurt, forgiveness and Karmic bondages,…

  • On Co-operatives, Hugs and UFO’s.

    On Co-operatives, Hugs and UFO’s.

    There are reports of events that cannot be explained by natural  phenomena, or exploding outhouses and are known as UFO’s which is the official abbreviation for an unidentified flying objects, when we growing up in the med-school, UFO was the euphemism, for gravitational drainage of the middle finger, though I guess it could also stand…

  • July Morning

    July Morning

    Juno the Roman Goddess reigning June has gone by, marking the half mark of the year, this morning is the July Morning I am woken to the beeps from my mobile with idiotic “Happy doctor’s day message.’ Doctor’s Day is commemorated on 1st July in honour of the 2nd CM of Bengal Dr.Bidhan Chandra Roy.…

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