From the Editors PC – Yashasvini Verma
There’s a lot that’s happened this year, this month, this week. Maybe even in the past hour. 2020 has been a rollercoaster for almost all of us in different ways…
Within the Surreal
Under the Microscope | Bulbbul – Anandi Ganguly
BULBBUL– A petrifying visual spectacle/A breathtakingly sinister revenge In 2020, we witnessed a dark, gripping and thought-provoking fantasy tale in the form of Netflix’s Bulbbul. Earlier this year, I came…
Parallel of Epics – Lavanya Agrawal
Glued to our screens, What is time? For our hundred year old peers, Nothing less than God we are. Moving faster than air on land, And beating the limits of…
Jar of Joy – Ananya Mishra
There once was a little boy, Who lived in a strange cottage; A shiny glass bottle was his favourite toy And his clothes were all different shades of beige Every…
Another Me – Aliyah Banerjee
That particular school building had always been a mystery. Rumours surrounded it, resulting in multiple stories circulating among the students like folklore among ancient villages. Although similar in appearance to…
Starry Night on a Sunny Day – Ananya Tandon
Something surreal is something unusual, like a starry night on a sunny day. If, some day, both day and night were visible at the same time — both stars and…
Heaven or Hell – Ananya Pareek
Don’t let me study momma I have yet to go A mile before I reach Heaven or hell I’ve known it 3 years prior That my end is with you…
High Fantasy vs. Low Fantasy | Paint the Town Read – Bhavya Nayak
Paint the Town “Read” Chapter 2: High Fantasy vs. Low Fantasy — a Detailed Guide – “Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It’s a way of understanding it.” –…
The Adventures of Mr. Teddy and I – Meher Narula
This poem has been inspired by the “dress-up” games played by children, where they let their imagination run wild, imagining themselves as valiant knights or regal queens. Today, I thought…
Rekha – Tanvi Jain
A line. A simple word, yet so many connotations. A simple stroke of the brush that later gives birth to creative masterpieces, a phrase that stands out in a poetic…
Review: Paranoia Agent – Vrinda Rastogi
“A world a person perceives is filtered by their own fantasy and paranoia” – Satoshi Kon From the mind of one of the most lauded creators of Japanese animation, Paranoia…
Ramayana as a Metaphor for Kalank – Aayushi Bawa
There is a wave of creators and consumers dipping into the rich well of Hindu mythology that never seems to dry. Hindu mythology has continued to remain a favoured trope…
Tenebris – Jasmann Singh Narang
“It’s beautiful,” he told himself. With nothing but hope in his heart, John finally swayed into the surreal, cosmic place he had always dreamt about. His heartbeat was so elevated…
Escape – Sanjali Sharma and S. Mysha Urooj
I wish for an escape so eerie I hope it never breaks my reverie I wish I would view the things that I’ve never seen Be lost and yet be…
The Tree of Life – Mohini Soni
I am alone, Crying in the dark, Where no one, No one leaves a mark. At the tip of the cone, Chilled to the bone, Thinking someone might arrive, Rescue…
Zombie Culture – Ishani Singh
Welcome to zombie culture! No, it does not refer to a culture where people cosplay with fake blood or have fangs in place of their canine teeth. It refers to…
The Boy who ?̷?̷?̷?̷?̷ Helped – Mira Sehgal
Sirius Black is trying to fly away with Buckbeak to escape the dementors. What happens next is quite ironical… As Black rose higher and higher into the air, sitting on…
S.O.N.A.T.A (Part-2) – Surrealist Music
“ the combination of historically devalued musical fragments by means of such editing that allows them to give meaning to them within the framework of a new aesthetic unity” –…
Lucifer, A Continuation – Vaasvi Sethia
This story is a continuation of the show “Lucifer”, from where it left off season 5. Beware of potential spoilers. “It is quite suffocating here.” Being in a storage room…
Black Magic: a Myth or a Reality? – Archisha Pahuja
Being a part of a country like India, we’ve often stumbled upon the term black magic. It has been a part of ancient stories like the Ramayana. In fact, the…