Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Authorspeak

    Authorspeak

    Two old men. Two little girls. Two nineteenth-century novels. What if loneliness is not cured by insight, but by becoming necessary to another human being?

  • Essence of Andaal

    Essence of Andaal

    Andaal bicycled through life wearing an intellectual mask, hiding a delightful mad-hatter soul that craved solitude, coffee, complicated love, and permanent escape routes.

  • The Sholay Toss

    The Sholay Toss

    A coin spinning in the air reminds us that life is part choice, part chance. In surrendering outcomes, we discover acceptance, kindness, and unexpected wisdom.

  • Multiple Sclerosis Awareness

    Multiple Sclerosis Awareness

    The 2026 World MS Day theme explores “Invisible Exhaustion.” True healing requires a mind-body approach, bridging clinical care with hypnotherapy and Ayurveda to release hidden trauma.

  • The Round and About.

    The Round and About.

    The experts call it the “Hermit Economy,” where people stay home buying gadgets instead of meeting friends. But in Chennai, there is simply no room to be a hermit.

  • Cultural PTSD and COVID

    Cultural PTSD and COVID

    How COVID lockdowns and media-driven political memory created lasting cultural PTSD—reshaping rituals, trust, polarization, and the “hermit economy,” deepening collective stress.

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