Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Shirin Farhad ki toh nikal padi.
Shirin Farahad ki to nikal padi, star cast: Boman Irani, Farah Khan, Daisy Irani, Kevin Dave A great movie full of fun. A much needed break from the violent high school romances that seem to dominate. What I did like about the movie was the whacky sense of humor. Boman Irani as a bra and…
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Viola Bibula Vita
Very often I think of myself as a sponge, soaking in information, and then soaking in the atmosphere and somewhere along the way the information blends with the atmosphere to create a story, so that all the ink gets out, for me soak in new hues. Every hero worth his salt, be it Krishna, Christ,…
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Paani-puri
Here I am in my kitchen and soaking takes a new connotation. The begins with making usal/Misal with soaked grains, ends with soaking for Idli/dosa/or whatever. Today, I am planning pani-puri where soaking manifests at many levels. For those who are interested and follow my footsteps in stupidity, here is making pani puri…
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Spongy dosa
3 cups dosa rice 4 tsps methi seeds 1 cup avalakki(beaten rice) 3 cups sour curd Salt to taste Soak the rice and methi seeds for about 2hrs. Grind with sour curd once the batter turns smooth, add in the beaten rice and grind further. The batter should be of dropping consistency. One ladle of…
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Estranged from myself.
Urvi has walked the earth 40yrs, today. Yet the excitement of a birthday is still there. God knows why. Of course her father, would no more call her, “tring tring” She looked at it with a smile on her face, her mother. “Uri, I want you to go to the school, and find out…
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