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Writer: Abigail Rodrigues Cover design: Racheen Kaur Mehta One of our final blogs for the academic year, this piece re-interprets the concept of a lighthouse in keeping with the Lighthouse Series. It shines light on the inner life of lighthouses; people who are primarily defined by the light they channel for others as their needs... Continue Reading →
Writer: Taranjyot Arora Cover design: Gabriella Pereira “Being of service to others is what brings true happiness.” -Marie Osmond All of us lose our way from time to time. Out at sea, when the night is plunged in darkness, and we are powerless to the wind, where do we go? A lighthouse is a beacon... Continue Reading →
Writers: Angel Teresa and Yashvi Pai Cover design: Gabriella Pereira 1. The Power of Fashion as Self-Expression There are many ways in which people work towards healing themselves, and self-expression through fashion is one such method. Clothes speak without words. Every clothing choice, whether it is a favourite colour or a specific garment, reflects who... Continue Reading →
Writers: Reya Shah and Rebecca Dsouza Cover design: Natasha Maben "You have to grow from the inside out. No one can teach you, no one can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul." - Swami Vivekananda. The past few years have been turbulent worldwide. It is such times, when the... Continue Reading →
Writers: Ruju Apurva Shah and Swara Rane Cover design: Natasha Maben "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." - Martin Luther King Jr. Forgiveness is the intentional decision to let go of resentment towards someone who has hurt us, regardless of whether... Continue Reading →
Written by: Abigail Rodrigues and Cleandro Rozario Cover designed by: Abigail Rodrigues and Gabriella Pereira This piece is our postcard from the East Indian community—a snapshot of their lives told through the flavours that they treasure most. After all, food speaks louder than words. Their culture blends folk Catholicism, Portuguese heritage, and regional traditions, which... Continue Reading →
Written by: Joanne D'souza and Pranita Kiran Sonawane Cover designed by: Gabriella Pereira In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly declared August 9 as 'World Indigenous Day' to celebrate the contribution of indigenous communities to global culture and ecological well-being. It marks the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations in 1982.... Continue Reading →
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” - Jalāl al-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī. When I first read this line, I thought it romanticised pain. A wound was a wound after all: it ached and ached until it didn’t; before being replaced by another wound. What was so glorious about it? Yet the line... Continue Reading →
-Eve Remedios, FYBA As each year moves toward spring, periods during the Christian calendar like Lent and Easter invite us to pause, reflect, and be transformed. For many, this season of Lent begins quietly, a time to reflect, and an opportunity to be renewed, until we reach Easter, a celebration of life, and renewal. What... Continue Reading →
- Avani Venkatesh Kumar, SYBA Part 1: The Paradox and Purpose of Love: A Philosophical Exploration When John Dryden wrote, "Love is the noblest frailty of the mind," he referred to a certain paradoxical quality of love. When we surrender to love, we let it consume and reshape us. It penetrates our defences and reaches... Continue Reading →
The Laughing Hippo 