Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Taking the risk to be real
“Perfume was first created to mask the stench of foul and offensive odours… Spices and bold flavourings were created to mask the taste of putrid and rotting meat… What then was music created for? Was it to drown out the voices of others, or the voices within ourselves? I think I know.” ― Emilie Autumn, The Asylum…
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Unearthing menstrual wisdom – Why we don’t go to the temple, and other practices
Originally posted on Mythri Speaks: On the second year of the world menstrual hygiene day on May 28th, I write this blog. I write it as I read articles, posters and materials dismissing cultural practices around menstruation, calling them Menstrual Taboos. I write it as I read about organizations deciding for Indian women based on…
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Knowing Our Heart’s Desire
Welcome to the wonderful world of jealousy, for the price of admission you get a splitting headache, a nearly irresistible urge to commit murder and an inferiority complex… feeling jealous is a common human feeling and usually stems from a place of lack in our lives. I am not going to share the exact moments…
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The unclaimed relics at sawantwadi.
One of the sights we were told to see in Sawantwadi was the Chitnis Wadi we drove down looking for it, we told the general directions. I realized that navigating from landmark to landmark we had a better shot at reaching our destination than asking the entire route. From the Moti tala we went towards…
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The Bike Week
Bike week International Bike week is an annual event that originated in Europe. This is usually a seven day even that advocates the importance of bicycle as a means of transportation. This event is slowly becoming popular in North America over the past decade. What happens is there are city wide cycling supplemented events throughout…
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