Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Earth Overshoot Day

    Every body talks about development, connectivity, which somewhere translates to just  construction work, this is taking a toll on our ecology, the list that is damaged is so long that I am using a cheat sheet. We have out shot the planets capacity to support the need and the greed of the global population. To…

  • National anthem and Song

    August 15th, Indian Independence day, the day the nation passed on from the English Babu’s to the Oxford-groomed Desi Babu’s it is time we introspected. ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g8nQuX8dUg Here I am judging the dance competition and this happens to be the fifth troupe performing Vande Mataram. Last time as the Judge for Karnataka’s Dance India Dance it…

  • When I was Young…

    #BachpanWithFlinto A legacy I received… I wish I could hand it down Do I remember the good old days, of course the time I we played hide and seek and how we played it climbing roof tops and tree tops, baking when our mothers were not around, waiting for the letters from cousins after holidays,…

  • The chaatwallah at Himmayatnagar

    https://adigebhatta.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/549/  A favorite eating out when at Hyderabad, very convienently located at the crossroad junction near the Narayanaguda flyover.

  • The South Paw survivors

    The South Paw survivors

    13th August is the international Left handers day. “Two and a half thousand left-handed people are killed every year using things made for right-handed people.” ― Maggie O’Farrell, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lenno Being a South Paw some forty years ago was a nightmare, I am still living it. Sharing this may be a good way…

  • Weavin’ th’ threids.

    Originally posted on Cantadora – The keeper of stories.: Writing fiction is the act of weaving a series of lies to arrive at a greater truth. “Jaya, the dress is totally faded,” “That’s okay, Amma, but the jade green, with gold embroidery it is so beautiful” replied sushila’s daughter. Like this one here, “I’ll get…

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