Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Does beer make you fat?
Many a people use “beer makes me fat” argument, when describing their favorite drink, or talking about how it is bad for health. Even I have been on receiving side of this argument hundreds of times. But is it really a truth, or just some excuse which has become a myth? Today we will discuss…
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Digvijay Singh Controversial Quotes and Comments
Yesterday, Digvijay Singh called BJP as a party of "nachaniyon (dancers)", he also added that the party leaders violated the sanctity at the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi and should apologize. "The way in which party leaders breached the sanctity of Rajghat by dancing there is condemnable. The party should tender an apology to people. Yeh…
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What Swami Ramdev wants from Indian Government?
Without any doubt, Baba Ramdev is the most popular Baba of India. He has gained great popularity in recent years due to his teachings of Yoga and Pranayama. Now a days, you can find him always making entry on front page of newspapers for his peaceful stance against corruption. Though he has not any political…
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Who is Raghu Ram?
He is the media person and reality show producer who glamorized the use of abusive words and foul language on national television. He never hesitates using extremely obscene language on television or any public function. We know him as the bad and bald guy on MTV, who host reality shows Roadies, grilling the contestants, using…
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iPhone 4 features, specifications and price in India
The iPhone 4, the fourth generation of iPhone, and successor to the iPhone 3GS is now available in India. The iPhone 4 runs Apple’s iOS operating system, the same operating system as used on previous iPhones, the iPad, and the iPod Touch. The most important difference between the iPhone 4 and its predecessors is the…
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Latest Amul Ads
Cartoon artist Bharat Dabholkar designs Amul ads which are basically topical ads, relating to day-to-day issues. Amul Ads are included in Guiness world record for the longest running ad campaign in the world. Despite encountering political pressure on several occasions, Amul Ads continue to include different social and political controversies in their campaigns. These are…
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Life is beautiful !!!
The Hindu, dated 19th May, 2011, Thursday, speaks ‘Techie strangles daughter, hangs himself’. In a tragic incident, a 31-year-old software engineer, Santosh Sarade, who recently resigned from Infosys, murdered his two-year-old daughter and committed suicide yesterday. He was living with his parents and wife and daughter in an apartment at Koodlu on Hosur road. It…
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What causes Obesity and Overweight?
Being overweight or having more body fat than is optimally healthy can never be a good sign for anyone. It is an open invitation to several harmful diseases. But now a days it is becoming very common due to modern lifestyles bad habits of eating junk food and drinking alcohol. You would be surprised to…
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Typewriter :: Blast from the past
In 1976, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak got the idea for the 1976 Apple 1 from a typewriter. These days, everyone seems to be paying homage to this great machine. Social networking sites such as Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter are buzzing with posts of typewriter lovers. Paying tribute to typewriter has became a hot topic. People…
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