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Book Review: On Philosophising, Philosophers, Philosophy and New Vistas in Applied Philosophy, by Dr. Sharmila Jayant Virkar

A little bit of context before you begin reading this book review. I have recently enrolled for an MA in Philosophy at the University of Mumbai. Philosophy is something I have been getting interested in, over the past few years, as those of you who have been reading my blogs and Instagram posts would know. During the pandemic, I thought long and hard about what I wanted to do next, and this is what I eventually came up with. It has been a challenge, getting back into academics as a student at this age, especially in a subject I have no academic background in. However, it has also been very exciting, especially thanks to my wonderful classmates (who, surprisingly, are of all age-groups, including some quite near my own) and my teachers, who have been very supportive and understanding. How well I will do is something that remains to be seen, but so far, I am enjoying this new journey and look forward to where it leads. Now that you know the background , you probably get an idea of how
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Featured on 'Pocket Cultures'

Navaratri is over, and it's time again to get back to our normal lives.... and what better way to start my other posts, than to announce that I have been featured on the site 'Pocket Cultures'!


As the name suggests, Pocket Cultures is all about cultures. The site has contributors from all over the world, writing about their own cultures, thus giving an interesting insight into places from people who live there! They divide their posts into 3 categories - Blogs of the World, where they feature blogs from different countries, Topics of the World, which consist of posts by collaborators about world cultures, and finally, People of the World, which also has  a section called 'My partner is a foreigner', about cross cultural encounters. Anyone can contribute to this section. Sounds interesting, doesn't it? So go right ahead and check it out!

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  1. SoulSpaceOctober 20, 2010 at 7:28 AM

    sooper!!

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  2. UshaOctober 20, 2010 at 8:22 AM

    This is excellent!

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  3. NatashaOctober 20, 2010 at 8:59 AM

    Congratulations, Anu.

    Your blog has never let me comment, so I do hope this one publishes.

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  4. Anuradha ShankarOctober 20, 2010 at 9:01 AM

    Thanks, Sowmya, Usha and Rayna! and Rayna, I dont know why thats happening... a couple of others have also mentioned it.... shall try to sort it out soon!

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  5. IndraniOctober 20, 2010 at 10:10 AM

    Congrats Anu!
    Well done. :)

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  6. AartiOctober 20, 2010 at 12:20 PM

    sooper cool, Anu... :)

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  7. subu.psOctober 21, 2010 at 12:27 PM

    Congrats anu!! You deserve it.
    Between thanks for your comment on my blog too. Well what is the name of the bike related book that u mentioned in the comment?

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  8. indicaspeciesOctober 22, 2010 at 12:35 PM

    Congratulations Anu.

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  9. flowergirlOctober 23, 2010 at 1:34 PM

    Wonderful Anu! I enjoyed the navaratri posts!

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  10. ArtiOctober 23, 2010 at 7:01 PM

    Well Done Anu!
    Your posts on Navratri were Informative and very interstesting too!!
    Congrats once again!!
    I have been facing some difficulty in posting a comment...

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  11. Sankara Subramanian COctober 24, 2010 at 1:11 PM

    This is great news! Congratulations! It always feels good to be featured!

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  12. Ladakh TouriamOctober 25, 2010 at 11:37 AM

    This is really very informative blog....Good work

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  13. BindhuOctober 25, 2010 at 11:16 PM

    Good show, Anu. Keep it up. :)

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  14. Anuradha ShankarOctober 28, 2010 at 10:25 PM

    Thanks everyone! It feels great to be appreciated!

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