From the Editor’s PC – Yashasvini Verma
Some parts of the write-up below are fiction, and others are not. You can decide. Tuesday, 9:05 a.m. It had been a weird few weeks, to say the least. The…
Some parts of the write-up below are fiction, and others are not. You can decide. Tuesday, 9:05 a.m. It had been a weird few weeks, to say the least. The…
It’s 4 am as I’m sitting down to type this out. As my head is pounding and I can barely keep my eyes open, I ask myself why I never…
In between the end of something, and the start of something new, there is a moment of stillness and silence, a brief pause which doesn’t quite get completed when the…
“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…
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…
Oftentimes, when I sit down to write these editorials, there is a conflict in the avenue I wish to lead it down. It is a writer’s dilemma to an extent,…
I write against a backdrop of torrential rain lashing across my window. Of dark brewing clouds frequently lit by electric streaks, of roaring thunder interspersed with the calls from the…
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…
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…
A while ago, my mother was sorting through a pile of very old books she had received from my grandfather. The dates on the books were interesting: they ranged from…
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…
Some parts of the write-up below are fiction, and others are not. You can decide. Saturday, 1:22 a.m. Busy days. Tiring minutes. I could hear a clock ticking ever so…
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,…
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…
the thought of writing physically repulses me my body recoiling at the creative exertion the thinking, the feeling, the processing of emotions that are best left untouched. I tried writing…
Hey there, you! I’m so excited (and relieved) that the ‘Fall’ issue is finally here! It’s been an incredibly busy period for me, and for all of my fellow 12th…
As a child, I adored going into stores selling books, films, and CDs. I could spend hours browsing through their collection, gazing at the covers of films or DVDs, and…
The other day, I was watching the Slumdog Millionaire. I’ve seen it in parts a few times before when I was younger, but this seemed like the first time I…
Desire is a fickle thing; one moment it is safe in your hold and the next it flutters away out of reach. You feel like you have complete control over…
While the air we breathe deteriorates, millions continue to survive in poverty, and a host of massive global and local matters fight for our concern and attention, it is easier…
Hey there! So, I’m going to be going totally off branding; I’m not going be talking about a fandom that I’m a part of, or obsessed with (Yeah, surprising, I…
I didn’t know what the acronym LGBT stood for, let alone the meanings of the words constituting it, for a long time. In fact, I had never even heard the…
Can you believe it’s already nearing the end of April? That’s 4 months, equivalent to one-quarter of the ‘New Year’ gone. Here we are, done with our ambitious resolutions and…
Hello everyone! This is Ananya Grover, self-appointed Editor of Reflections. I was going through old notes on my laptop a couple of days back and came across a to-do list…