Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A Muslim beauty pageant to challenge Miss World
Islam has always been criticized for the treatment of women in Islamic law and practice. Another criticism of muslims is that they always try to protect their identity. Most of the time, you can easily recognize a Muslim even if you see them in Siberia or in the jungles of Africa or in New York…
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10 Reasons why Narendra Modi should become PM of India
The long wait is over! Finally, the BJP parliamentary board has nominated Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate for 2014 general elections. He has been the chief minister of Gujarat state since 2001. 3 month back in June, he was chosen to lead the party’s campaign for the election. He is the man who…
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India is not a secular country!
In simple words, you can define secularism as the method of separating state (politics and government) from the religion. The basic idea behind secularism is to eliminate discrimination on the basis of religion. According to Indian Constitution, India is a secular country as it prohibits discrimination against members of a particular religion, race, caste, sex…
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Top Ten Teachers Day Hindi Songs
The birth date of the second President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan is celebrated as Teachers day in India. He was highly respected scholar and teacher of philosophy. He started his career as teacher and went on to become the president of India. The day is marked by the different activities of celebration, saying thanks…
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How internet has changed in last 10 years?
I completed 10 years as an internet user. I still remember, in 2003, I used internet for the first time in my life. It was a small cyber cafe and I was charged 20 rupees for around an hour. The computer system was loaded with Windows 98 operating system and the screen resolution was 800*600.…
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Want to restart the blog after a long break!
It has been almost 6-7 months, I haven’t added significant content to my blog. In this period of time, I relocated to United States. This was a period of transition, from rupee to dollar. I got strong feeling that this blog was not getting me enough returns for my hard work and time. Frankly speaking,…
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Doordarshan is still alive, here is the proof!
I don’t have television in my house but I have never missed any of my favorite shows and serials on different channels, thanks to internet. Most of the TV channels have their dedicated internet websites where you can find the videos of their programs. Some sites also allow the live streaming of the channel. This weekend,…
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Revisiting the golden era of 90s
I always miss the golden era of 1990s. I miss that illusion of having no issues in the life. I miss that idea that biggest thing in this world was to pass tenth board exam. I miss the days when there were no mobile, no internet, no hundreds of channels, no cacophony of twnety four…
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Unforgettable Characters in the History of Hindi Cinema
The Indian film industry will hit the century mark in coming May. This is a great landmark for Indian Cinema. This industry has not just given audiences some of the most memorable films but it has also given some of the most memorable characters. Who can forget Daaku Gabbar Singh from Sholay, Inspector Vijay from…
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How to stop rapes in Delhi?
Once again Delhi, the capital of India, is in headlines for wrong reasons, for the brutal rape and torture of a five year old girl. She was abducted on April 15 and kept hostage by her neighbor for two days without food and water and repeatedly raped in east Delhi’s Gandhi Nagar. She is the…
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