Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Madhusala – Bachchan
Madhusala by Harivansh Rai Bachchan is one of my favourite Hindi poems of all time. Below are a few excerpts from it. You can read the entire thing here. मुसलमान औ’ हिन्दू है दो, एक, मगर, उनका प्याला, एक, मगर, उनका मदिरालय, एक, मगर, उनकी हाला, दोनों रहते एक न जब तक मस्जिद मन्दिर में…
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Love & Hate
Excerpts from the same blog on which I tumbled on to the song in the previous post. Something from the guy’s personal dairy. Somehow touched a cord with me. That explained a lot to me. Now, I think I know exactly how they felt at that moment. She smiled and after a silence she said “I…
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Yakeen
Got this song by Atif Aslam, of Tere Bin fame recently, from some blog on the net. Contains very melodius music and awesome lyrics. You can download the song here. आज दिल दुखा है .. तुम याद आए अनजाने लोग हैं .. अपने कहाँ ढूँड पायं जागे हैं .. सोए नहीं .. ऐसी है मेरे…
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Tech and Art
Do you see beauty in a recursive loop?? Do the curves of a V-twin engine of a Harley Davidson remind you of finely carved Greek statues?? Do you hear music in the sound of a V-10 F1 engine (you will be missed)? If your answer to all of these is a yes, then you are…
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Top 5 U2 Songs
Ojas once said, “Anybody who likes music cannot hate U2”, or something to that effect. I sure like music and U2 is a personal favourite. Here is a list of my 5 personal favourite U2 songs: 5. The Hands That Built America: Sheer melody and awesome lyrics. Also contains one of the most memorable lines…
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