Sorry, Greta… – Tanvi Kamra
The little colleen looked up at her mother, Asking if the bad men were at it again. The world shook as the matriarch pondered upon her sins, Apologizing, for her…
2021
A Swansong – Adya Chauhan
Autumn has arrived, with auburn leaves and perpetual rain, sad eyes, sombre skies. I wonder where you are. Ever since I’d been freed from the burden of a heavy heart,…
All About Vici – Stuti
Imagine Vici (*insert Italian hand gestures*). Vici is an aphid, a small insect in the same order as cicadas, stink bugs and bed bugs. Aphids’ prey are plants. Specifically, the…
Sand Eaters of Madagascar – Ishita Gupta
“Even sand is delicious when you starve for months….” Fragile, febrile bodies Breathing in, the sweltering heat Baked in the sun, covered with mud Swollen bellies, clay filled stomachs. The…
Heaven is a Place on Earth – Aadya Handa
I confess my love to the roses by the brook, Each minute, every second I spend here Is in peace, the superficial and inane long forsook. I am entranced by…
Gaia – Anjali Bansal
From Chaos, you were born, and from the void within you gave life. You gave birth to the Sky, the Sea and the Mountains, but he trapped your children inside…
A Reincarnation – Saara Mathur
Brutal wars have been waged, With fires, oils and guns, Crisis looming in the air, Impending doom. My trees have been cut, My grass has been burnt, My waters have…
A Curious Earthling – Anvii Mishra
Dear Nature, You have borne so much for us. Floods. Earthquakes. Bodies. Your fragility is such that a butterfly’s wings could engender upon you a thunderstorm, and yet you stand…
A Cinematic Approach to Climate Action – Shruthi Nilla
Climate change can be viewed in terms of the typical school essays highlighting the environmental concerns that every student has been obligated to write at some point, or perhaps to…
Epic | Movie Review – Vaagisha Kanwar
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when someone says the word ‘epic’? Is it a legend, your history textbook definition, or maybe how grand something is? The…
Disclaimer
Some of the content in this issue may be potentially triggering for certain audiences. Please proceed with caution and as per your capacity. Moreover, we recommend contacting a clinical professional…
I Am – Yashasvini Verma
Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Mention of death/loss, and content entailing the current pandemic and general despair. Proceeding with due discretion is advised. For the most part, I am numb. Used to…
Uncertainty – Ishani Singh
All acquired one moment Slipping out the next Promises once made so strong Not meant to thrive for long Mind traipsing in chaos Never braced for a face-off With the…
Twilight Hours – Vrinda Rastogi
Trigger Warning: Mention of death/loss. Proceeding with due discretion is advised. 1// I Don’t Know What To Do Now That I Have Lost You Can you hear me? I’ve been…
Sal(vation) – Tanvi Jain
Content Warning: The following piece contains content entailing general despair. Proceeding with due discretion is advised. The tears They won’t come I feel my heart Weeping But my vision, not…
Instrumental – Vinayak Raina
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The April Rain – Adya Chauhan
Trigger Warning: Mention of death/loss. Proceeding with due discretion is advised. The sky is raining; how lovely and lonely. It’s drenching the leaves, the trees, the buildings, birds, people, feelings.…
Teenage Limbo – Aayushi Bawa
You are never more alive than when you are a teenager. Your brain is flushed with chemicals that can turn your life into a story of epic proportions. A good…
A Village Life – Sruti Das
I am tired of being competitive I want to leave this city life. Oh! The hustle and bustle here It is so peaceful there. I am talking about a place…
Monachopsis – Shreyas Dhar
I think of the life I’ve seen Over the past 17 years I didn’t always feel so blessed I didn’t always conquer my fears What can a boy of 17…
Broken Glass – Sara Maheshwari
Content Warning: The content in the following piece entails the current pandemic and general despair. Proceeding with due discretion is advised. In an Italian premium restaurant, the head chef came…
Trying to Try – Samiksha Dubey
Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Mention of death/loss, and content entailing the current pandemic and general despair. Proceeding with due discretion is advised. Here we are again, Back to chugging dalgona coffees…
Who Am I? That’s a Secret! – Elisha Khaneja
Everybody thought she was delighted, Her life was the mixture of a unique shade; But I knew, the tint diminished, And it was turning to fade. Her eyes could indicate…
For Those We Lost – Saara Mathur
Trigger Warning/Content Warning: Mention of death/loss, and content entailing the current pandemic and general despair. Proceeding with due discretion is advised. In a state of crisis, You left us all…
The End of Humanity – Ananya Mishra
Content Warning: Please proceed with due discretion if you are sensitive to content that entails the current pandemic and/or general despair. It is ludicrous when someone says the end of…
A Whirlwind of Emotions – Shweta Bahal
Content Warning: Please proceed with due discretion if you are sensitive to content that entails the current pandemic and/or general despair. Deeper Deeper Deeper I drown, in the pool of…
Revenge – Samiksha Dubey
Chalky, monotonous white walls, The professor talking on and on. The dim lights flicker out in the hall, Waiting for the bell to ring so I can be gone. But…
From the Editor’s PC – Yashasvini Verma
Mild TW for a mention of EDs. There is only so much I can say about food, and all its aspects, without undermining its value— because placing a physical, innate…
Masterchef Australia: A Review and a Plea – Tanvi Jain
Masterchef Australia, the Australian adaptation of the original British Masterchef, completed 12 seasons in 2020 and has recently teased its new season on Instagram. It is an opportunity for amateur…
Cookies and Brotherly Love – Ananya Pareek
The wind smells of earth. It has started raining; the only time I resent rain. We are supposed to collect his ashes, but fire and water usually don’t match, so…
To All the Maggis I’ve Eaten Before – Aayushi Bawa
Dear Maggi, You probably already know this, but I need you. You bring my family together. You make sleepovers even more exciting. You are the ultimate midnight snack. You are…
Focaccia – Stuti
Sometime, in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century, William Cobbett, a journalist, wrote “Without bread all is misery.” Today, more than half a century later, I would like to…