Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • sound of music

    alone not lonely Nature Antarctica 11 Can I work with music on? Yes if the music is played by Mother Nature. She uses no percussions, just the whistling of breeze, the humming of bees and chirping birds. I like my solitude most of the time but once in a while yeah! Its party time. In…

  • reactions to life

    Every time I see a motorcycle turning the impulse is to scream to pull my leg into a secure zone, or when I see fire even on the television is utter panic. I want to push my kids out of the room! Though with time the panic of the motorcycle reduces it is still there.…

  • My Pets

    Fish tank 2 Do I have pets? No is we are talking of any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as companion and cared for affectionately. So the question of their names does not arise. Yes we are talking of teachers pet—among my dance students is simran who I indulge in, she is such…

  • haveli

    old houses are romantic and may would share a lot of history Oldest House in Keene New Hampshire Old abandoned buildings, cool or creepy? I would say romantic. When we explored one it had a main gate where the doorman lived with his family. They had lived there for generations. The old house almost falling…

  • education– literacy?

    will i protest, no since i have no solution to offer. Protest Have I participated in a protest? No. Would I? Yes, to change the education system. We scream about unemployment from the roof tops, yet there are so many jobs because there are no people equipped to do them. We have people trained in…

  • My Favorite Summer Drink

    Time for a cool drink Summer in my childhood meant variety of coolers as drinks, starting with Panaka, tandai, cashew extract, raagi milk, rose milk. But my favourite has been the Mung bean drink. About a table spoon of mung bean is ground with a pod of cardmom and a table spoon of jaggary adding…

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