#BreakingCodeSilence – Tanvi Kamra
Trigger Warning: Abuse, Rape, Suicide Her mum was crying by the door and apologizing. Strangers woke her from her sleep and only uttered the words, “You can go with us…
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Embracing the Echoes of Silence: Discovering Inner Peace in the Whispers – Aashvi Vig
In our bustling world, where noise and constant chatter surround us, there lies an overwhelming beauty concealed within the echoes of silence. These moments of tranquility offer us a precious…
Indian Sports Federations Need Urgent Change – Yashasvini Verma
Disclaimer: The following article contains the ideas of the writer alone and does not represent the views of the magazine. If you ask any young woman playing at any competitive…
A Quiet Place – Fatima Arif
Silence is suffocating. All these people who desire silence, who crave the village life, long for the serenity of the mountains, yearn for the peace of it all. All these…
A Curse Felt Through Time – Saumya Sharma
The history of India is an intriguing tapestry consisting of tales of rulers and the ruled, beliefs of different religions, and traditions of several cultures- all woven together into beautiful…
Beyond the Deafening Silence – Alvina Parvez
Does no one ever notice or at least try to listen to the deafening silence— so loud, so clear and so uplifting? The silence hadn’t always been the way it…
Stories of Silence – Sara Maheshwari
Instagram, WhatsApp, friends, Self-help books – various resources speak volumes about tools to live a successful, meaningful and sorted life. However, I’ve noticed there to be one beautiful tool that…
When Latin Ended And Romance Began – Kashvi Arora
Ancient Greek is a difficult language, one could study it all their life and still not know it properly. For in our world of meta and micro dopamine, the simple…
The Symbolism of Harmony – Prisha Gangwar
“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…
The Dreamers and the Rationalists – Vaagisha Kanwar
“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…
Chroma – Parignya Sanghvi
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…
Three Men Walk Into A Bar – Praneel Dev
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…
Song of Solemnity – Yashi Sharma
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.…
Coexistence – Kashvi Arora
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…
Hormones and Health – Prisha Gangwar
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…
The Disney Princess Dilemma – Tanvi Jain
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…
Plotholes and Popcorn – Ishita Gupta and Tanvi Kamra
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…
Louis Malle’s “Choses Vues à Madras”: The Cinematography of Capturing Bharatanatyam – Aliyah Banerjee
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…
Shiny New Toy – Samiksha Dubey
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…
Flowers that Brightly Blaze – Stuti
“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…
Michael Jackson: The King of Pop – Advaita Tyagi
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…
James Dean and Jung Kook – Vasudha Sharma
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…
Ready or not, hair we are – Stuti
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…
We Need to Talk About Periods – Stuti
Just a few days ago, a friend and I were talking. In our long conversation, we didn’t just procrastinate on completing our English project; we also ended up talking about…
The Beauty of Monotony – Samiksha Dubey
I sit here staring at this box of a room, a cage rather, all alone. Secluded from the usual bustle, which is probably proceeding without me, miles away. The white…
Venere Vulgare, Venere Celeste – Vasudha Sharma
The female body has been the unfortunate subject of the unabashed male gaze which was encouraged by the age-old institution, patriarchy. Sigmund Freud’s dichotomy, ‘The Madonna-Whore Complex’ is an accurate…
Get Up and Go Again: The Biggest Lesson Sport Has Taught Me – Yashasvini Verma
It’s nothing new to hear if you’re a sportsperson, a coach, a journalist, a fan— really anyone who has any connection to or interest in the sports industry. It’s what…
A Casket of Memories
“I’m here,” Nina whispered to the gentle sea breeze, hoping it would carry her words to the places she couldn’t herself go. Leaving a small trail along the seafoam studded…
The Blame Game Ends – Shreya Mittal
Disclaimer: The theories presented in this write-up are through the eyes of the writer and do not represent the views of the magazine. An interpretation of the word ‘development’ is…
Power of Ponytails – Competition Finalists
Power of Ponytails is an initiative of RID 3012, the Roteract District Organisation that covers parts of the Indian National Capital Region. It is all about empowering people and enabling…
The Fault in Our Stars: A Deep Dive – Parvathy Chaithanya
It is probably for the best that most of us don’t know when we shall succumb to the call of the Grim Reaper, but that is not the case for…
How to stay ✨Healthy✨: Exam Edition! – Tanvi Jain
Hello to all high-schoolers reading this! Because I am fond of irony, I will be writing a short guide on how to stay physically and mentally fit during the high…
Just a Call Away… – Suvangana Aulyaman
Trigger Warning: This article talks in depth about death/loss, and serious medical conditions. Proceeding with due discretion is advised. I thought I’d keep up with my fate of encountering the…
Access to Accessibility – Samiksha Dubey
All of us must’ve seen ramps beside staircases in buildings, especially hospitals, and even a few residential buildings. As a child, I always played around on the ramp, thinking it…
Underwater Colonisation – Stuti
How many people can Earth support? According to the BBC, our home planet’s capacity is 11 billion people. And that is after we change our present consumption habits. As of…
Substance Abuse – Ishita Gupta
According to the World Drug Report by the UN, 35 million people suffered from drug-related disorders in 2019. Only 1 in 7 received treatment. Substance abuse is a serious concern,…
My Take on the Social Determinants of Health – Saara Mathur
“The greatest wealth is health.” Our health is, no doubt, our greatest wealth and sometimes there are factors in the environment that can affect our health. The conditions in which…
A Tribute to Cancer Survivors – Anjali Bansal
My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer this year. And I had to watch the person I loved the most in the world feel down and uncomfortable with her own…
Am I Depressed? – Snigdha Chauhan
The title surely reflects a question that you might find asking yourself when you feel sad for absolutely no reason. You may even find yourself following up on Google to…
A Letter to Myself – Anvii Mishra
To my body, I write this letter to you as a token of my gratitude. Countless times I have berated you, taken you down simply because you didn’t look “perfect…