Because I Wanted To Thank You
To a precious but slightly tired soul,
I noticed you’ve been struggling a bit. The pressure to be functional, productive, and perfect member of society is crushing. Sometimes the oxygen escapes your lungs, and darkness is all you can see. You’ve been fighting battles no one else knows about. Keeping … Continue Reading
Genesis– “NUOVO INIZIO” 2023 – 24
The Annual Student Council Inaugural event of Manipal Association of Pharmacy Students (MAPS), GENESIS – “NUOVO INIZIO” 2023 – 24 was held at TMA Pai Halls, Manipal, on September 5th, 2023 and was made all the more notable by being held in conjunction with Teacher’s Day celebrated worldwide on this … Continue Reading
Unearthing The Unreal
“Would things be easier if there was a right way?”
“Honey, there is no right way”.
Stealing Hozier’s lyrics to describe him? Something I would ABSOLUTELY do.
Andrew ‘Hozier’ Byrne released ‘Unreal Unearth’ on 18th August, 2023. Let me tell you, it is nothing short of an experience. Every aspect … Continue Reading
Cognisant Citizen: Treat the violence before treating the violent
“My only mistake was that I was a doctor.”
June 10, 2019
West Bengal, India
A regular day for a medical intern comprises assisting operations, monitoring vitals and filing endless paperwork. Dr. Paribaha Mukhopadhyay and Dr. Yash Tekwani, two interns at NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, probably left … Continue Reading
What’s beneath the Canvas?: Art and its Emotional and Physical Aspects
The Artistic Alchemy: Merging Emotion and Canvas
“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” – Henry Ward Beecher
In the enchanting realm of art, where colors dance, words sing, and shapes whisper, there lies a hidden tapestry woven with … Continue Reading
Cognizant Citizen: Afghanistan, Taliban Rule, and Women’s Rights
“Silenced Voices: The Ongoing Struggle of Women in Afghanistan”
The Taliban orders Afghanistan’s beauty salons to close. Afghan women barred from gyms. Afghan women in mental health crisis over a bleak future. Taliban ban women from working for NGOs. Afghan girls deprived of education. “They left us without … Continue Reading
Honey, What Are The Kids Watching? – Barbie V/S The Idol
Two mega production houses.
Two very anticipated releases.
One scored a billion dollars at the box office, and the other only achieved one-star reviews.
The perception of women in the media has always been a controversial subject. The objectification of women has been rooted in cinema and television for … Continue Reading
Oppenheimer: Regret and Relevance
The Final Shot
The harrowing eccentricities of his conscious brilliance, dwindling around the gallows of his pearly, expanding eyes.
Contemplating, brooding, and self-sufficiently scathing from the daunt of a historic concoction. A birthed might, a genocidal discrepancy turfing necessary, and evil.
Oppenheimer stands erect yet debilitated, by the scenery ailing … Continue Reading