Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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In APJ Kalam’s memory
If you were to say shut your eyes and give me the 10 ten things that pops up when I say APJ it would be Scientist who was willing to take a risk. Articulate person Went by the book the book, even if he did circumvent the book he knew how to do it within…
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Getting my Hands dirty
Here I am working my morning pages. Strangely the things that come in space are gardening, trekking and swimming in the river and not what I thought were my standard hobbies that are theatre and dancing. Strange isn’t it. Even as a child when I was very upset a walk in the garden or sitting…
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Saddula Bathukamma
https://parwatisingari.wordpress.com/2015/10/19/bathukammadurgashtami/ The ninth day of Bathukamma is also the last day of the festival and is called Saddula Bathukamma. On this day the Bathukamma is immersed into the water. Conical creations of cow dung decorated with flowers is the Bathukamma, this is a folk art. The immersion is done with great devotion, accompanied by rhythmic…
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Bathukamma@Durgashtami.
Sometime back I was researching the nature related festivals in southern India. The floral tributes of Onam ruled the roast, somewhere between the lots I found a lesser known festival of Telangana One very interesting festival I came across was called the Bathukamma, and it is celebrated in the state of Telangana. This is a…
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The first step.
Arjun drove all night He had to reach Panchagani by morning he would check in to the hotel freshen up. Over breakfast he had just enough time to give final touches to his presentation. Not bad he thought the going was good. Driving through the nearly empty streets unknowingly the speed had accelerated to 120km/hr. …
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Bombe Habba@ Navaratri.
Naada Habba, the land gets festive, the triumph of the Durga over Mahishasura Mardini, this was what navaratri meant to me, it meant the best of music Kutcheri, the vibrant classical dance festival, visiting friends to see the doll display. most important the ten days of holidays. Navratri is back and it is rather sad…
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