Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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City Energies
City energies. Coming from a semi urban background, for me large cities are extremely draining. I kept wondering how does one get to harmony. In an idiotic movie called Fanaa I heard a profound statement, every city has as a soul. Musing over it, Mumbai has a different rhythm from Delhi in the north or Chennai…
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Making a difference…
Khoobh Ladi mardhani woh toh Jhansi waali Rani thi, Well here we are talking about Filmwallah Rani hai, The promo says”meet Shivani Shivaji Roy tough times were made for her. She fought. Against the odd, against the tide. She made a difference. She fought like every woman should. She made every war personal. That’s why…
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Charm of the Charminar
A bustling Friday, My husband and i decided to visit charminar. The approach to charminar had quaint old Hyderabad buildings with street vendors displaying their ware. The products like the charminar very Hyderabadi. What stands out in the craftsmanship of the Deccan is the presence of intricate work that is where tidy, and sharp. Nothing…
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About — AD….
It was one afternoon, when my daughter who was reading a book, asked me what does in year circa … something meant. I told her it meant so many years after Christ. That’s when Aunt Vimala asked me, are you sure? Well I was not, when Aunt Vimala wags a finger the tough get shaken. So…
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Traversing…
“Toofan Mail, Ek Duniya hai Toofan Mail” Is an earworm that resides in me since I can remember, and it conjures an image of a train huffing and puffing into a station. People waving people off and people hugging them who get off. Then is the local train, like it is the rhythm of the…
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