Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Biggest Losers of Indian General Elections 2009
Indian General Elections 2009 results are out. The Congress party’s has shown spectacular performance in General Elections and secured its biggest win since 1991. The Congress party-led coalition is likey to win 261 seats, which is still short of majority by 11 seats. However the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led opposition alliance is lagging behind at…
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The Best Hair Loss treatment
Remember the old day when you had a full head of hair? Now you hate to see the mirror because hairs are going or better say they are falling, hair line is receding, bald patches are developing on head. All these are nothing but the syndromes of one of the most discussed problems of human…
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History of Mother’s Day
Today morning when I saw Times of India, I got surprised to see around 7 pages dedicated to only Mother’s day. That is how I came to know that today is mother’s day. So today I will tell you the history of Mother’s day. The modern Mother’s Day holiday was created by Anna Jarvis as…
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Complete list of 100 most beautiful people
People magazine has released its 100 Most Beautiful People list. The list has been topped by Samantha Who? star Christina Applegate. Other celebrities which are in the list are Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Halle Berry and reigning Sexiest Man Alive Hugh Jackman.United States first lady Michelle Obama has entered this list for the first time.…
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Ujjain :: The City of Gods
Ujjain is an ancient city of Malwa region in central India, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River. It is a holy city for Hindus. It is one of the four Indian cities where “The Grand Kumbh” fair takes place. The Fair occurs four times in twelve years at four different places and draws…
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What is Labour Day and why do we celebrate it?
Today the whole world is celebrating Labour day. My office is also closed on the eve of Labour day. It is an annual holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from the labour union movement in United States, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. The majority of countries celebrate Labour Day…
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Early days of Infosys
Infosys is India’s second largest software company. Today I will tell you the story of its birth, initial struggle, growth and success. As you all know, Infosys was founded on July 2, 1981 in Pune by N. R. Narayana Murthy, Nandan Nilekani, N. S. Raghavan, Kris Gopalakrishnan, S. D. Shibulal, K. Dinesh and Ashok Arora.…
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Office Locations of Infosys in India
Infosys Technologies is a multinational information technology services company whose headquarter is located in Bangalore, India. It is one of India’s largest IT companies with over 100,000 professionals. It has nine development centers in India and over 50 offices worldwide. Its annual revenues for the fiscal year 2007 – 2008 exceeded US$4 billion with a…
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Communication using Signs and Signals
Have you ever communicated using signs and signals? No, then you have missed the world’s one of the most powerful medium of communication. So what is a sign, a sign is something which refers to something other than itself. See the danger sign image, where a dog is biting a man. Words and images are…
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Slumdog star is available for sale
Surprised to read the title of the post. I am not joking. Oscar winning movie Slumdog Millionaire star kid Rubina’s father has put her up for sale for $400000. Rubina Ali, who played younger Latika in Slumdog Millionaire, lives in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum with her family. This news became hot shot last week, when British…
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