Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Safety of science in India, is Indian Democracy in control of science in India?

    I have teachers from where I come from, who are the alumni of IITs and likes and they are all engaged in some sort of activities related to science and research, say teaching. They are also of the best quality as I have come across, but when it comes to finding a structure that recognizes…

  • Will Vedanta University be the modern renaissance ?

    Will Vedanta University be the modern renaissance ?

    The situation is this. The shear effectiveness and capability of the project implementing organization. What does really, their vision mean when it comes to carving out an unique academic citadel in a region which has its tremendous resources but lack of truly enlightened visionaries and leaders with the right educational background to spearhead this project.…

  • Is Science a Page 7 culture?

    When I was teaching in a college last year there were plenty of students of my college who were so enthused about the concepts of science of the day that they would often greet me with a great deal of honor (a la Indian, Namaskar, bowing with visible respect) and ask me their questions such…

  • Is Science a Page 7 culture?

    When I was teaching in a college last year there were plenty of students of my college who were so enthused about the concepts of science of the day that they would often greet me with a great deal of honor (a la Indian, Namaskar, bowing with visible respect) and ask me their questions such…

  • A satanic memory

    So these chaps would go to a nearby village and steal coconuts. Now the villagers discovered this and gave these Coconut Mujahideen group a chase for stealing their coconuts. These guys successfully managed to elope. But the villagers were smarter and they were locals. So they went to the railway station in a group.

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