

Solace with Animals (Oil Pastels) - Lipsa Mishra
"Synthesis" - Nico
“Prolonged pandemic stress affecting physical and mental health” “Forces deployed amidst rising tensions between religious groups” “Russia-Ukraine war enters 250th day” In a world filled with events that will go down in history, rapid change in fields ranging from technology…
“Symbols are powerful because they are the visible signs of invisible realities” – Saint Augustine The concept of harmony, balance and peace is an age-old one. Since the beginning of civilization, mankind has delved into the spiritual and philosophical understanding…
The picture depicts harmony between time and the living. The gears of a watch turn in sync– symbolising the satisfaction I aim to feel as I work, the sense of peace that comes with knowing you’re doing fine.
1 Like 3 Comments“Opposites attract” is an axiom we’ve been hearing since time immemorial. From my ‘astute’ observations– it’s not just a concept related to magnets, nor is it limited to the realm of romance. As much as I detest physics and everything…
Harmony– what is it? Harmony is a moment and an experience– it’s the warm honey of sunlight on your skin, it’s one of those showers where every thought is as fluid as the frigid water crashing all around, it’s the…
Characters: Social – Representation of the social aspect of life, extroverted, over the top, and self-obsessed. Personal – Representation of the personal aspect of life, introverted, soft-spoken, and unsure. Academic – Representation of the professional aspect of life, confident, intelligent,…
A poem on how I feel connected with myself when I dance 🙂 My soul takes me to a land faraway Guided by the soft melodies, I sway faraway. I write music with my body, paint art with…
It was strange how often she sat by the windowsill, expressionless, as if she was delirious. Her hands played with the keys of the house she meant to give away. The window in question ran along the length of the…
The sea breeze trickles down my lungs– The taste of the sand lingers in the air. I walk barefoot, Back and forth, the soft beach trickling between my toes. I perch beside the seagull ashore with cold drops of sweetened…
There’s a soothing rhythm flowing through my brain when I hear the word harmony and when I picture it: it’s a perfect spread of balance. The most basic aspect of harmony is seeing things in a ‘negative and positive’ appearance.…
(A butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.) I look around, disorientated and dazed. The long hours of struggle, now all seem worth the wait. Around me I see countless others, Their wings majestic in…
Hormones are essentially chemical messengers that flow through our bloodstream and perform specific functions at specific locations in our bodies. We might not realise this, but they are highly influential and have a profound impact on our mental, physical and…
The intricacies of harmony, stay seldom discussed. The stories of violence, The endless mistrust. When the days end and the nights begin, the fear and repulsion one faces within. Where is harmony then? When hatred spews amongst our own– people,…
My head and heart Are often out of control, A constant struggle To wonder whether or not to do the untold. The relentless banter Keeps me awake at night Weighing the wrongs, Weighing the rights. The heart flies…
vox populi noun the opinions or beliefs of the majority Whilst creating this issue, I thought of this short Latin phrase a lot. As much as we like it, or we don’t, there are so many things we do or…
As I was researching for this article, I decided to ask Google, “who is a princess?” While the definition came up as expected –– ‘daughter of a monarch’ or ‘spouse of a prince’, the image results really intrigued me. In…
We are public about this — we are huge fan girls but being one doesn’t make us blind to the significant misrepresentation that comes along with the glimmer of chandeliers at the Yule Ball and the questionable tickling in our…
https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx3yYkEBiiufw1lh-KcsJe8jm8yB4U97hn (link to YouTube clip of video) A harsh sound rips into the viewer’s ear, the sound of the teacher beating out the taal on the mani kattai. The montage commences with a close-up of the young students of Kalakshetra, with rigid backs…
A realization dawned upon me recently, perhaps a little too late – we never discarded the habit of becoming obsessed with that one racecar, or barbie, or teddy at the age of five. That habit has stayed with us, in…
Dearest Hazel Grace, We are the same. Yet we are not. For starters, we both constantly feel like our final moments have arrived. However, pitting asthma against lung cancer is like comparing a wilted flower to a bud stepped on…
“Do you know why we have the Sunflowers?” Hannah Gadsby, an Australian comedian asks about Vincent van Gogh’s famous flowers. “It’s not because Vincent van Gogh suffered. It’s because Vincent van Gogh had a brother who loved him. Through all…
Michael Jackson is perhaps the one person whose impact on pop culture is so immense that it is unimaginable to think that it could ever come to an end. The culture that arose amongst the people during his time was…
Dressed in crisp black suits, BTS or the ‘Bangtan Boys’ entered the James S. Brady Room of the White House where they spoke about the continuous rise of hate crimes against the Asian community in America, minutes before they met…
If you peel back the layers of Rapunzel’s hair in Tangled, you will be able to see how complicated animating 3D hair can be. Back then, Disney mainly focused on straight hair, building on its previous 2D looks. Getting from…
Be it the hyphens in Dickenson’s poetry cascade, Or the shards of champagne glass in Swift’s lyrics. Be it the roads of trodden, untrodden leaves in Frost’s lovely, dark and deep woods, Or the paths in Steele’s novels plucking on…
made a strategic ‘joke’, testing the waters– saw the whatsapp forward you sent, my hope falters; sometimes all i want, is to react to those comments- not hold my breath, bite my tongue, because to you the spectrum of…
In the heavens high above, God, his angels (Ted, Sam and Trixie) and a mediator gather to ideate the most demanding project they’ve had in a while: a high school senior. ~~~ Mediator: The Board of Creators, led by the…
Harry Potter is more than just a piece of fiction. For me as well as for other millions of potter heads out there, it is a belief, a religion, and a popular culture It made me believe in a different…
Some parts of the write-up below are fiction, and others are not. You can decide. Friday, 3:04 AM The first thing I register as I open my eyes is that my project work is not on the screen. Sure, there’s…