Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • To perfect Divahood.

    The first time I noted this word DIVA it was in reference to Shobha De and she was a page 3 person, then called Shobha Kilchand, editor of a long forgotten film magazine, I think Stardust. Who read film magazines, we read The Illustrated Weekly (kindly turn a blind eye to the Filmfare between the…

  • Listen Well

    Originally posted on ANAHITA: “You have to be willing sometimes to listen to some remarkable bad opinions. Because if you say to someone, ‘that’s the silliest thing I’ve ever heard; get on out of here!’—then you’ll never get anything out of that person again, and you might as well have a puppet on a string…

  • fear factor

    We have all have great confidence in something; it could even be a lack of our self confidence. Faith is the most powerful word in our vocabulary fear is even greater. We fear so many things, the past, present future, success, failure anything and everything. Best way to build faith and confidence in you is…

  • The Diva-state-us

    DIVA-STATING Dedicating this blog to the dynamite DIVA’s in my life mom Shyla Rao,Aunt Meena Agarwal and my Daughters. Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily. If a person does not invent herself, she will be invented. So to be bodacious enough to invent ourselves is wise.” Maya Angelou By Countess of…

  • post 365-House

    Originally posted on Cantadora – The keeper of stories.: Like Maya Angelou  says the ache of home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned. That would be the noun defined as human habitat. Synonyms: abode, apartments, box, building, bullpen, castle cave –. The…

  • Post 365-Mistress of spice

    Originally posted on My Bookshelf: Mistress of spices Author: Chitra Divakaruni ISBN: 0-385-48238-8 Publishers: Anchor Books. The novel tells the story of the expat Indian society through the tale of Tilo the mistress of who has transcended time and is now challenged by a forbidden love. An attempt to be magical tantalizing and sensual the…

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