I was in the 3rd grade when I saw something, something which seemed very unusual to me at that time. A friend of mine chose to abandon her canvas because of being judged by a group of girls from our class. This wasn’t something I was used to seeing. Soon,…
I have seen people in a constant wonderment about one pressing question: How do we change the mentality of such a big population? Some say raise awareness, some prefer fighting for change, and some opt for changing perception with an individualistic approach. Even though these approaches aren’t wrong, there’s a…
Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself -Plato Most of you would agree that the Yin and Yang more or less represent life. They represent a necessary balance that is present in every aspect of our world, be it nature, crime, humans, society, etc. But my philosophy regarding this…
I didn’t know what the acronym LGBT stood for, let alone the meanings of the words constituting it, for a long time. In fact, I had never even heard the term ‘lesbian’ until the age of about nine, when someone called me one. The loud shout of the word towards…
The sky was submerged in velvety darkness, with the moon peeking from behind a veil of clouds and the stars sparkling like jewels. Krishna was walking towards his home with the satisfaction of a fruitful day and full tummy. Today was the day when all the Gopikas churned milk to…
Scrapping Section 377 was a monumental step towards the acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community in our country, showing that we’re still in the decolonisation process over 70 years after independence. I see a lot of you expressing your happiness on this decision of the Supreme Court on social media, but…
It was Valentine’s Day, the day when most of the boys came to school with a rose hidden in their bags, and the girls brought the cutest handmade cards in the cluelessness of their parents. Many secret one-sided lovers were eagerly looking forward to meeting their crush or were dying…
Representation matters. But what matters even more, is how we represent anything. The show Brooklyn-Nine-Nine, in particular, has done an excellent job at this. I’m going to be talking about two characters from this show today: Rosa Diaz and Raymond Holt. Brooklyn-Nine-Nine is a fantastic show which shows great depth…
Who can give law to lovers when love itself is a higher law? Is it really justifiable to be biased and judge people on the basis of what they do not have any control over? This is what our so-called ‘smart set society’ with their ‘exceptional moral values’ has been…
If I were to talk about section 377, it would be nothing but a cluster of legalities and political priorities, added to which would be a dash of the so-called toxic-“against nature” ideologies. I am not gay. But I am a human. Therefore it is my affirmation that there is…
The carte blanche land of do-as-you-please also known as the 21st century offers promising prospects to its curious inhabitants. The century-old ideas of live, love, dance are replaced by f**k, drug and then post your perversions on social media: the indulgent alcoholic’s most prized rum. The music was loud and…
Music is a way through which people can express their feelings. A lot of musicians have also portrayed their sexualities through their songs. LGBT Music emerged in the 1890’s. It was a group of musical genres that focused on the sexual and gender minorities. Their music typically expresses the frustration,…
I can’t go through personally and believe what the LGBTQ+ community have gone through. Many people doubt or question their attraction to people of their own sex– Is it unnatural? No. It isn’t. It isn’t as uncommon as we think it to be either. It’s always been there, just hidden,…
For 9 short days, I and eight other delegates, from a school called Kantonsschule Wettingen in Switzerland, had the opportunity to visit Delhi as part of an exchange program with Amity International School. I appreciated such a fantastic chance and wanted to give India something back in return. I saw…
3-D printing is one of the technologies that is creating a big impact on the way we design and manufacture. The first 3D printer, which used the stereolithography technique, was created by Charles W. Hull in the mid-1980s. In the 1980s, 3D printers focused on creating scale models using computer-aided…
I sit and I think a very simple yet complicated topic. Why do people fight with each other? Why does that person do the things they do? What drives people to do the things they do? Human nature is a very messed up thing. You don’t know what it is…
We’re always taught that electrons, neutrons and protons are the smallest particles in the Universe. While some of you might know this, most of the world is unaware that for decades, scientists have known of the existence of various ‘sub-atomic’ particles, one of which is quarks. The obvious reason for…
Towards a Cleaner India- Nisha Kumari Kanya- Sanjay SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN- RAMA PANDEY Class Monitor – KARAN BHARTI GOOD MANNERS- Priya SWADESH PREM- vISHAL Save the Girl Child – CHAMELI MURMU These essays are written by the talented students of Sunshine Society, an NGO focused towards the betterment of…
What is depression? Google says that it means “a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest”. If Google says so, then it must be true; but is it? Yes, it is, but there is much more to it than that. I think depression feels like a state of…
Yashi Shukla, a career counsellor for High School students specialising in applications foreign universities, shares her advice and experience on choosing the right educational path for yourself. Further, she discusses ten common mistakes students make in their overseas college applications. When I recently met my high school mentee, I…
