Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Zindagi, Mere Ghar Aana…
Chupke, chupke raat din, aansoon bahana yaad hai. Humko ab tak aashiqui ka woh zamana yaad hai… Ghulam Ali Sahab was a regular at home. He’d be closely followed by the Late Mehdi Hassan who crooned Beqarari si beqarari hai. The tempo would then be taken several notches higher by Abida Parveen’s Dama Dum Mast Kalandar. This pretty…
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Mumbai Metro One – Our Debut
Saturday saw the start of our much awaited ‘summer break’. With a change in the school academic pattern, we now break for vacations when majority of the kids get back to school. Yet, it was our first day of holiday and we decided to do something fun. The newly opened Metro along the VAG corridor…
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The Finish – The Black Dog Chronicles
Ah, I come to the end of my journey with Black Dog Whisky. I have learned a lot more than when I started out. It’s been fun to know the tiny details that go into the making of my Dad’s favourite drink. Over this one month, I have exchanged so many notes with him. I…
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Easy Evenings II – The Black Dog Chronicles
Easy evenings with Black Dog Whisky. What could they possibly hold? How could they make an evening easier, if at all? Is it because you can drown in its golden hues and not recollect how hard the day has been. Or is it because it promises to be your solace when you are but by…
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Easy Evenings – The Black Dog Chronicles
We love house parties ever since Mumbai’s night life has constructively been destroyed. The gang, consisting of the hubby boy’s childhood friends, simply comes over, we order in (I don’t cook, remember?) and we just have a good time. Black Dog is an integral part of all those celebrations. Well, they have graduated from…
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Bottle Art – The Black Dog Chronicles
Whisky is good for the memories, daddy has told me that a zillion times. And I have come to agree. He and I have had some of the best conversations over a bottle of Black Dog Scotch. He enjoys his drink, I enjoy his company. But then you know how it is. Familiarity breeds contempt.…
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Quick Fix – The Black Dog Chronicles
If you have been following my Black Dog Chronicles, you’d know about my Chakna fiasco. Oh, well, I am a fast learner and I knew that drinks are always meant to be served with accompaniments. And particularly those that bring out the flavours of the tasting notes. Yes, I had been well-informed, and by the best. But…
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Love. DOVE. Play.
Now, you have to be very ambitious to call for an all women’s meet. And insist they wear white! Purity in all shapes, sizes, cuts, and fabrics graced the ballroom at the J.W.Marriott Hotel, Juhu, the afternoon of 11th May, 2014. I swear it looked like a Yash Chopra Musical at first glance. The ‘filmy me’ set…
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Let the World Wait – The Black Dog Chronicles
Ah, the same ol’ story continues You wake, you run, you work Dreams are hidden somewhere To be fulfilled someday The time is almost never right There is too much to always do Perhaps, you are not ready either Then again, life is such And thus the years go by Black turns to grey eventually…
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Twelve Years Ago – The Black Dog Chronicles
I had just begun my third trimester. Things were looking good. Round, but good. So, I kind of took time to go from one place to the other. Think of a waddling duck, now just add the kilos and the mood swings to it. There you go. And so on some days I was all…
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