Months of dragging yourself through classes, weeks of the same mundane routine, days of ruffling through pages, and managing to squeeze in a few hours of sleep. There’s a way out of this dull clockwork life of ours. ‘The Adventurer’ program brings to you an opportunity full of zest and … Continue Reading
Secrets of Tashkent- The Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri
While paying our respects to the Father of our Nation, let us dedicate our Anthem today to another great Indian national who was also born today- Lal Bahadur Shastri. Shastri Ji was the second Prime Minister of India in Office from 9 June 1964 to 11 January 1966. Prior to … Continue Reading
Double Bill- A Review
Jag ki jo sunta jaega, vo mu ke bal gir jaega. Jag ki nazron se tu na dekh, tu dekh dekh aaina dekh!”
The Aaina Dramatics club of Manipal has once again outdone themselves and proved their merit to the college. For their first production of the new academic year, … Continue Reading
Bade Miyaan Deewane: A Review
As the title and poster might suggest, the play ‘Bade Miyaan Deewaane’ is set in retro Bollywood style. It is light-hearted comedy enriched with subtle humour, satire, and the occasional Urdu ‘Shayari’. Being the main production of this semester, the Aaina Dramatics club made sure that the play successfully captured … Continue Reading
Mist – Day Five of NaPoWriMo
A few more hours to dawn,
the full moon radiating in the sky.
A cold winter night and the rain had just stopped.
The brothers stepped outside the tiny shed
wrapped in thick fur from head to toe.
Making their way back home after a year at trade.
A … Continue Reading
Saudade – Day Three of NaPoWriMo
It felt like an eternity,
since the old yellow pages stuck to each other,
and the dust which resided between them started whirling around my head.
They refused to be separated from each other and I do not blame them.
Ten years to be left stranded was unforgivable.
I … Continue Reading
Celebrating A Year in Town: Coast Asia
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 … Continue Reading
To Gruber and To Snape
“Always”.
Who would have imagined that one simple word could ever mean so much to millions of people all over the world? One word that would teach so many people what love is. Every single ‘witch’ and ‘wizard’ reading this will be able to understand who is being referred to … Continue Reading
Before I Go
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 … Continue Reading