Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Prankensein Idea.
No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye. Winston Churchill Jester Idea is a thought, concept, or notion. The word prank was always associated with mischief that may or may not be malicious, I decided to find out what exactly the…
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"mdwt ntr" (god's words).
Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken. Orson Scott Card British Museum: Hieroglyphs Browsing through what Possessions could mean, Of all the act or fact that I possess, the most treasured one to me is the ability through the beautiful things that adorn the world. But personal possession I should…
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From Pune
Originally posted on Amit Paranjape's Blog: 12 July 1961 – this fateful day will remain forever etched in Pune’s history. A day that changed the history and geography of this great city. Call it a bad coincidence – but two events that happened almost exactly 200 years apart have played a critical role in Pune’s…
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Resident of the Rashtrapati Bhavan
Making of a president, 2012 Last week it was an interesting interaction with Retd. Major General Vinod Saigal of the Indian army. A well-known author and commentator on South Asian Politics. Was in town for the release of his latest book revitalising the Indian democracy. He really made us think in terms of our political…
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personal universe
We have all heard, of the atma and Paramtma. God made us in his model. For me these concepts manifested as the construction of atom and the parallel in the solar system. People of ancient faiths including Vedic Hinduism, lived in a spiritually alive from horizon to horizon where spirituality was a dimension of every…
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