Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Pt. Rajan and Sajan Mishra- making music alive
Indian classical music- situation today After attending many concerts, given by many different and famous musicians of India, I and Dakshayani always discuss that the situation of Indian classical music, especially that of vocal music is quite disappointing. This disappointment is not because of lack of exposure or organisors, but it is out of our…
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Annapurna Devi – So far, so close
Life is really strange. I am always fascinated about Indian Classical Music performers. I always attend the concerts, listen to the records and am submerged in the world. As the years passed, this affection moved to a higher state. I entered a state where I wanted to meet the artists and talk to them. I…
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Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia in Pune Festival 2013
Generally, in India, Kerala is considered to be god’s own land. For me, Pune is gods’ own land. Of course, my context is totally different. Kerala, one of the most beautiful states in India is blessed with incomparable natural beauty. Pune has its own reasons to be called as gods’ own land. Pune is gods’…
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Can you measure creativity?
I enjoyed a long discussion which went on on a forum. The topic of the discussion was- Can we measure creativity. The most of the replies posted in the forum said that yes, it can be measured. On the other hand, we had a few members who thought that measuring creativity is very difficult task.…
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Did engineering teach me this?
In my life, I have always experienced educational gaps. I took my education in all types of schools and colleges- from dirty and ugly village schools to one of the best institutes in India. I always used to face a gap. When I passed out of my engineering college, which is supposed to be one…
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Some of my friends…
Someone has said that success of your life depends on the friends you have. I would like to correct it a bit. The success of your life depends on the friends and enemies you have. Let it be. When I start thinking about my friends, I realize that I do not have a single ordinary…
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Osho on Zen – Do not wait for right time
Insights of Osho on Zen are the answers for the common questions which all of us encounter, everyday in our lives. These questions which we encounter, are not necessarily spiritual in nature. They can be related to our day to day life.Insights of Osho on Zen are the answers to all these questions. One of…
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Rakesh Chaurasia – The rebirth of flute
Why Rakesh Chaurasia? In many previous articles, I talked about famous musicians of India like Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia and Pt. Nityanand Haldipur. These articles can be read here- Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia – a living wonder Pt. Nityanand Haldipur – Essence of simplicity This is for the first time that I am talking about Rakesh Chaurasia.…
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Pt. Nityanand Haldipur – The essence of simplicity
Flute is the magical instrument, which is more magical in hands of Pt. Nityanand Haldipur. It is utterly simple yet very mesmerizing. To play flute is an art. To play it nicely is a meditation. To be honest, I have heard almost all the flute players India has. I liked Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia the moment…
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