Unknown: A Feeling – Ichcha Walia
“There are known unknowns” ~Donald Rumsfeld Does something like the “unknown” even exist? The knowns were once unknown and maybe in incognisant ways, we step into “unknown” situations every day.…
2020
A Not-So-Boring Film Recommendation – Jai Gupta
I’m sure everyone has spent a considerable amount of their time thinking about the uncertainties of life. At least for me, as a kid, I was often befuddled in my…
Why India’s Economic Fallout Should Worry You – Jasmann Singh Narang
The lockdown of an entire country of over 135 crore people seemed quite unrealistic & unanticipated at first thought, making it frightening when it actually happened. At the very beginning,…
The Water in the Pothole – Adya Singh
Day in, day out The young and tough The old and stout Venture around Grey skies, a smoky atmosphere and dreaded souls trudged on, disheartened by the drudgery that was…
Abate the Unabated – Arshia Khanna
I stood there tenacious, I stood there quavering, But Reluctant to mess up, Refuted to stand apart. Giving wings to her dreams, Giving air to my flight, All in all…
Unveiled – Ananyaa Mihir
The home I could never visit, The heaven which has its history with blood in it Fuming red with the sky so blue Every moment brings something new A new…
And I Turn Ophelia – Anandi Ganguly
The vow to cushion one and thee ‘One for all & all for one’ you joyed, I packed your bags when you were gone And stood by, you told me…
Misogyny in Bollywood – Kisha Goel
Indian cinema, over the years, has normalized abuse, objectification of women, and misogyny through love and romance. In a country where crimes and violence against women are at an all-time…
From the Editor’s Mac – Ananya Grover
Recently, I keep trying to ignite a fire of passionate anger that I know ought to be there—usually it stutters in the winds of complacency, flickering ambivalently. Ever so often,…
From The Editor’s PC – Yashasvini Verma
Time, for me, has passed by wearily under the perpetual ticking of an old analogue clock. Months feel like weeks as monotonous days fly away, the pages of the calendar…
An Affair with Storytelling | TCWL – Siddhant Chandak
To Cinema, With Love Episode 10: An Affair with Storytelling ————————————— Although none of you actually care, this is my final time writing for the series “To Cinema, With Love”.…
Etch Me, Virtue – Manisha Mishra
Blazing past the norms, isn’t that the norm of audacity? Paints and pencils that enliven scathing originality… Dear youth, Etch me, virtue. In the parched grounds of morality with scarce…
Off-Colour – Ananya Tandon
Concept – Today in the United States, it seems as if race determines the gravity of the crime a person commits. If a white person commits a crime, they are…
A Tribute to the Sparkling Outsider – Anandi Ganguly
“I was alive in true sense when I was performing” –SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT (1986-2020) With a mind as bright as the Sirius A., with the unparalleled wisdom it nurtures. With…
Fading Faces – Savyasachi Singh
They survive their days, And they close their nights, With their gaze all a daze, When they can’t stand upright. They hunger the eyes of the world, Rustling fingers against…
I’m Okay – Ishita Yadav
You know how adults ask you ‘How’s school?’ and ‘How are you doing?’— and you respond with ‘School’s fine. I’m okay’ even though school is really not fine and you…
Bichromatic – Mira Sehgal
Lingering around town Is a man dressed in bichrome– With a splash of night on one side And a spill of milk on the other– Separated by F E A…
Marble Cake Friendships – Vrinda Rastogi
“1 cup flour ½ cup powdered sugar 1 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt 1/3 cup oil 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 cup milk ½ cup dark chocolate Oven preheated…
Rough Realities – Neil Mirakhur
Concept – Both of the designs are kind of similar in a way– the hand reaching out from the bottom represents the homicides caused by gang related activities, police brutality…
A Mammoth Injustice – Tanvi Jain
It’s almost cruel how a sudden twist of fate can create an impact so monumental that it can change one’s life forever. The little life does not recollect much. At…
Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits: A Forgotten Tragedy? – Ishani Singh
The cold, dark night of January 19, 1990 had stirred into life the worst nightmare of Kashmiri Pandits living in the valley. It had snatched away from them not only…
An Unfair World – Sanjali Sharma
He stood for hours in the long queues, worked incessantly to improve his credentials, You didn’t give him the opportunity because Being your son is all that’s essential . He…
The Darkness We Can’t Escape – Aaliyah Banerjee
Some of the incidents below are actual incidents, and some are fiction. Finally free, I can only look on helplessly, As my sisters are sent one by one up here…
S.O.N.A.T.A (Part-1) – Justice Beyond Just Us
sonata /səˈnɑːtə/ noun a composition for an instrumental soloist, often with a piano accompaniment, typically in several movements with one or more in sonata form. Embark upon a melodious journey,…
History’s Unjust Escape – Vanya Tandon and Kavesha Raina
Justice that is yet to be delivered after a war is a slow and long process. While the whole world watches what happens to the perpetrators of such major crimes,…
The Papuan Protest for Peace – Aayushi Bawa
The worst form of injustice is pretended justice. Papua in Indonesia had become a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who were evil but because of the…
Yemen: A State Of Injustice – Adya Chauhan
Yemen has been devastated by a humanitarian crisis that has sadly stretched for more than 5 years now. Roughly 24 million people, including 12.3 million children, are in dire need…
Under The Microscope: Shikara – Bhavya Nayak
“Ae Wadi Shehzadi Bolo Kaisi Ho, Bin Tere Khali Hu Main, Kya Tum Bhi Waisi Ho”. Written, produced, and directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Shikara is essentially a love story…
Shattering Shackles – Jasmann Singh Narang
The hand is moored, into and beyond the rails, Perspiration throughout the body has ceased, The time for rumination has gone, As defunct and departed your soul may seem, With…
Catalysts of Change – Piyush Senapati
We’re the novice generation of young revolutionaries, The teenage Gandhis, young Lenins and Mussolinis. Trying to fix a future bursting at its seams, We weave tapestries with our hopeful dreams.…
Canvas – S. Mysha Urooj
Staring at the canvas, How can we fill it? Glaring the pallet, The paints sit still. A breath in, eyes closed. Picking up the paintbrush, Now no turning back. The…
Fighting For Reform – Dhwani Arun
“Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future and renders the present inaccessible.” -Maya Angelou Racism had existed in the world since the 15th century- in the…
Lockdown – Aarushi Alok Tiwari
Every day in this lockdown We will cherish one day Time with family That we spent all day Schools and colleges are closed But minds are open Every day can…
Injustice – Ishita Misra
What is injustice? Now that the word is being thrown around more than ever, it is about time we reflect on it with deeper sensitivity. The emotion that we feel…
The Silenced Defendants – Aayushi Bawa
More than 1,700 activists have been killed this decade defending the environment. According to records compiled by the campaign group Global Witness, 1,738 people described as environmental defenders were killed…