Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Cupid and Psyche

    A love story that inspired me There are love stories and love stories, with a hero, a heroine, sometimes, two heroes, and two heroines various permutations and combinations. These are accepted norms of love stories, but then there are love stories. The love story of the soul with life and its romance with romance. That…

  • The Burden of LPG

    The revised price for the LPG cylinder is now Rs.573/- that is from September 1st. 2015. The consumer awareness cell GOACAN has a request that we as responsible citizens request for a computerized bill, when we pay 573/- the commitment is that the cylinder is to deliver to our kitchen. the tip that the delivery…

  • The Inheritance.

    “Imagine getting an old, heavy book and a letter from your ancestors.”  Bella was saying. Well, when I did it was not an old heavy musty book, but set beautiful lemurian crystals. They were sleek, shiny with as though with barcode within, this was the legacy of my clan, the snake people, I never really…

  • International day of the disappeared.

    International day of the disappeared. The Salman Khans and Sanjay Dutts are making a mockery of the word imprisonment.  Coming out on Furlough and god knows what. But there are N-number of people languishing in prisons unknown to their kin, or  legal representatives.  The 30th of August of every year is remind the people of…

  • Pep-up for a new day

    Pep-up for a new day

    Maximize your freshness “No my friend i am not drunk, it is that I have been to the dentist and I need not go again for six months, thats a beautiful thought” this is a quote from my favourite character, Hercules Poirot created by Agatha Christie Remember dentistry is not expensive neglect is. Truth be…

  • BNLF beckons

    BNLF beckons

    I am looking at BNLF, event,  if this was 2013 I would have turned my nose up and said in disdain, it’s for this kids who are trying to spread their wings. Still worse I would have looked at the name Preeti Shenoy and said forget it; she is a speaker then takes a walk.…

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