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Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • At the Museum.

    Somewhere the definition  of public spaces and private seems does not seem exist in our culture. I am not talking about the shomeall social network nurtured culture. I am talking of people who in their 50’s too. Just look at our temples, we are so noisy so crude and me first. we don’t even attempt…

  • Ulooka—the owl

    The owl is one of the most curious creatures. A bird that stays awake when the rest of the world sleeps. They can see in the dark. That is so interesting, to be mired in reality when the rest of the world is dreaming.  I wonder what the owl see, and does that the rest…

  • moon gardens – experiencing nature by night.

    Ratri Suktam the rigvedic hymn to — Ratri Devi—the divinity of night, is one of my favourite hymn. A whole other world exists in the light of a moon filled night something that we rarely take the trouble of noticing. My older daughter used to call it the “Moon Gardens” I prefer referring ratri in…

  • Public spaces

     A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness, bad manners, and lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, this is more significant than a riot happening. If we were go to by these symptoms we are dying. The way 12+ something’s, call them adolescents…  the language they use…

  • Steps to freedom.

    Changing what is not working. I am sure most of you some point or the other have been where I have been, that realizing something in our life is not working. It starts as a doubt, then nags and eventually we reach a point where we say ,”yes things have to change.”  We go about…

  • Aurangazeb’s City.

    I heard of Aurangabad, in early 90’s until then it was a nebulous town that we read in history. Finally June 30th I did visit the town. Nothing prepared me for this lovely town. Which was energetic without the hustle and bustle , an old world charm that was had interesting contemporary architecture juxtaposition. Right…

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