I never could’ve imagined a night so long, Such chaos of buzz and flash. What deadly of a weapon a single bullet is. I say this as I see the world around me crash. To not see that my end is near would be foolish. The longer I sit in this whirl of dust, the... Continue Reading →
Dear Malala, An infinite level of courage, an unfathomable limit of confidence, the wizened face the twenty-first century has symbolised as standing up for what you believe in, irrespective of circumstance. As a young female of today, I look up to you. You, who literally took a bullet for the present girl child, to safeguard... Continue Reading →
You're woven from the fabric of space, magnetic fingertips pulling me somewhere astronomically far away. You're an ethereal dream spun from the laws of the universe, taking my mind light years away from my home planet. You're the friction defying the principles of gravity, skin on skin refusing to adhere to conformity.... Continue Reading →
An otherwise hushed space, T.M.A. Pai Hall 1 saw speakers and delegates from varied medical and academic backgrounds break the ice on a pertinent issue in the medical fraternity: how can we cut down on antibiotic use to improve the efficacy of treatment of future illnesses? A collaboration between Antibiotic Guardianship and Education (AGE), Kasturba... Continue Reading →
Dear Jane, I was thirteen when I was given my first copy of Pride and Prejudice. It was bent on the edges, and the pages had turned yellow with time. What I had first thought would be just another period novel soon turned into an intrepid journey of a young woman battling against the hackneyed... Continue Reading →
On the fourteenth of February 2019, a cowardly suicide attack on a convoy of vehicles carrying Central Reserve Police Forces(CRPF) personnel in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir shocked citizens in every corner of the country. Hours later, Pakistan based Jaish-e-Mohammed(JeM) claimed responsibility. The carnage claimed the lives of 46 CRPF personnel and of... Continue Reading →
Greeted by a quaint sense of familiarity amidst the lanterns, and 90s Bollywood music, we tried Coast Asia's exclusive first-anniversary menu today. Available only from 18th to 20th of March, all items on this menu cost a mere ninety-nine rupees for each non-vegetarian dish, and eighty-nine rupees for their vegetarian alternatives. At such low prices,... Continue Reading →
Dear Stephanie, My earliest memory of you is a defining moment in pop culture; a moment which, I remember, became synonymous with your name for the years to come. The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards was characterized by your stand out dress of raw meat. Your outfit, complete with boots and a hat made of... Continue Reading →
5:30 PM The workday is up, classes are finally over. Walking out, you call your friends up as you head to your room to get ready; they're just as excited as you are. You agree to meet outside the venue at 6:30. Now in your room, picking an outfit is a hard decision to make.... Continue Reading →
Dear Ada Lovelace, I first saw your name in a corner of my computer science textbook, packed between the likes of Alan Turing and Bill Gates. I'd only just recognised my love for programming, but even then, seeing a woman's name amongst the many men piqued my interest. You may not have set off my... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes it is the people who no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.” Alan Turing My monotony makes me forget something important about today. What is it? I keep asking myself this as I trudge through the gates into college, expecting another day of pretentious soap-opera drama... Continue Reading →
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