Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Berger Express – Painting ka T20
Indimeets are always fun. So, when the one with Berger Express was announced, I knew I had to go. Plus, it was about my favourite to-do activity. I am what they call a serial painter. All those who know me, also know of my annual home makeover activity. Yes, every year-end I employ the services of…
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Find your KOMMUNEity
I spent last Sunday evening amidst a big bunch of strangers; it wasn’t my first time. It was my fourth, to be precise. You see, I was at the KOMMUNE Storytellers workshop, and I felt completely at home. Kommune with a K (certainly not because of the planets and their warfare but due to the unavailability of…
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The London Diaries – First Impressions
We couldn’t stand each other as kids even though her mum and my dad were siblings. Thankfully, she stayed in London, and we hardly ever interacted back then except for the customary phone calls on special occasions. And then we grew up. We each figured that the other wasn’t so bad after all. Later, our marriages…
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How to lose out on being School Captain
At the beginning of the school term ‘Why don’t you stand for School Captain?’ I asked. ‘Nah’, she dismissed the idea with a wave of her hand. ‘Too much work.’ ‘How about House Captain then?’ I suggested. ‘Still too much work. My me time is precious’, she smirked. Towards the end of the school term…
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Today is #BookshopDay
Well, every day could be #BookshopDay in my case! And if I say I love reading after that euphoric statement, it would be underplaying it, no? So, I will start from the very beginning. As a child, books intrigued me. I don’t know about you, but every time I read a storybook, I’d have a…
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Hamara Station Hamari Shaan – A Mumbai First Initiative
Mumbai Trains could be the second most notable attribute of this city that never sleeps, the first being the Mumbai rains. The average footfall per station, per day, runs into lakhs. One of the busiest commuter rail systems in the world, Mumbai Rail Network witnesses severe overcrowding thanks to a city bursting at its seams.…
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Crafting the Tree of Life
I just got my old CPU going, a to-do on my 2016 list ever since 2015. Of all things precious, it was the photographs that I most wanted to salvage. Thankfully, I got it up and running, and my data was ready to be transferred. While taking the backup, a forgotten folder titled Tree of…
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Madaari – Irrfan takes it away!
“Yeh banda kamaal ka actor hai. NSD se hai”, dad said. I couldn’t help but agree as we saw Debu struggle to keep his relationship afloat. It was the late 90’s, and the TV series was Sparsh. The unconventional young man was yet to become the Irrfan Khan we know today. Over the years, Irrfan has…
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An Evening in Paris Birthday Party
Last year’s Instagram party was such a hit that I got my knickers in a twist for a theme this year. I know, I know I don’t have to do a theme party. But then again I don’t cook, so this is my annual showcase for the Best Mommy Award. As I was saying, when…
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Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma and I
*I cussed, and then cursed my inability to be online on WhatsApp. February 19th, 2016 there was an invite in my inbox to go watch Santoor Maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, LIVE at NCPA, 6.30 pm. Me being me, I read that message at 3.30 pm. The venue is 33 kms away from where I…
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