Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Fudge, the dog who is actually a cat

    The pressure of turning 40 is tremendous if you don’t have anything to brag about on social media. It had been a good ten months since I had crossed the big four-oh, and I had no milestones to flash. So, I decided enough was enough, and I packed my bags and went to Goa for…

  • #ResolutionBinge January

    2020 has set in and one of my New Year’s resolutions is the same as last year’s – binge-watching web-series’. And ZEE5 has made it that much easier with their myriad online programs. So, irrespective of whether I manage my other resolutions or not, Operation January #ResolutionBinge 2020 is underway.   Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.…

  • Rangbaaz Phirse Review – The new crime scene

    Web series have changed how people devour digital content. And ZEE5 has always been a front runner when it comes to bringing quality content. Their digital arm has been showcasing fabulous stories catering to all genres. So, when the Rangbaaz Phirse trailer launched, there were no brownie points to guess that it was going to…

  • Why I write what I do – Guest Post by Kiran Manral

    It gives me great pleasure to host Kiran Manral on my blog today. Kiran and I are ‘powder-puff girls’ as I like to call us. The first time I met her, I was bowled over by her soft voice and her easy-going nature. Instantaneously, I knew she was a woman I’d like to call a…

  • Say Yes, We Are The World

    As a babe in my mother’s arms, her warm embrace was my world. As I grew, my world expanded to include my home and the neighbourhood. Slowly, it accommodated my school, college, friends, and family. As an adult, it extended to work, colleagues, and a family of my own. My world, as I knew it, kept…

  • Lucky Ali Live in Concert

    It said Lucky Ali Live at Dublin Square. I almost closed the notification when Phoenix Market City caught my attention. OMG!! This was right down my alley and not in Ireland, duh! Well, with the metro, it most definitely was. I began to check if anyone wanted to go to the show and decided to book…

  • Sridevi – My North Star

    I woke up yesterday morning like millions of others to the tragic news of Sridevi’s demise. And my immediate reaction was that of disbelief. She’s too young to go was my rational argument. Maybe, it’s a hoax, you know? Unfortunately, the deft hands of time had worked stealthily through the dark night. That dull ache…

  • Have you caught Breathe on Amazon Prime?

    The year ends and begins on an expensive note for our family. We have both our birthdays and the anniversaries, ours and our parents’ all between December and January. Over the years, we’ve combined our gifts for the occasions, but post 17 years of marriage, what do you gift the man who has everything, including…

  • Beyond Board Exam Marksheets

    The board exam, three words that are the bane of every student’s existence. Once upon a time, 150 students were appearing for this dreaded SSC board exam and you’d almost miss Farha* in this sea of students if it weren’t for her sitting on the first bench. You know the one that is conjoined with the…

  • The VLCC Elixir Therapy for a New You

    If there were one superpower that I could have, I’d opt to turn back time. Wouldn’t you? Most of us folks revel in the memories of our youth and carefully box them under the Summer of ‘69. The ever-evasive fountain of youth is practically on everyone’s wish list. What with the kind of life we…

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