a DIRS blog
-Eve Remedios, FYBA Hello, everybody! Name's Eve Remedios- an FY student with curiosities for how it all came about and how we celebrate today. With the holiday season fast approaching, I thought it would be a great idea to dig into the roots of Advent, Christmas, and New Year's—the traditions we know so well, yet... Continue Reading →
- Eve Remedios, FYBA Society has undergone tremendous transformation through the ages, from deep-rooted traditions to modern and thought-provoking ideas that improvise on the prevalent status quo. Change is not limited to mere technology and fashion; it targets society at its core, critically reshaping the way people perceive their identity, values, and interpersonal relationships. In... Continue Reading →
-Shania Almeida, Maisha Kotyan, FYBA “I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself.”- Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis This quote strikes a chord in each individual and adolescent, who in the ambigous yet exciting transition from childhood to adulthood, experiences changes and... Continue Reading →
-Eve Remedios FYBA Diwali, the festival of lights, instils excitement and hope worldwide. However, how it is celebrated has evolved in response to societal changes. Diwali, traditionally a time for family and friends, has taken on a new face, raising questions about its meaning and maintaining its true spirit amid these changes. What is the... Continue Reading →
– Dr. Radha Kumar, (Associate Professor, Department of AIHC&A, Faculty Co-Ordinator Indian Knowledge System, Faculty Co-Ordinator of the Department of Interreligious Studies, St. Xavier’s College (Empowered Autonomous Institute) Every year the vibrant, dedicated team of students of the DIRS come up with a theme that will help to trigger a judicious and engaging discourse with... Continue Reading →
-Heer Lakhani SYJC, Rajvi Vaghani SYBA But I believe that happy days will break through the pain. The war will end, the air raids will stop forever. And our classrooms will be full of kids again, My school I’ll come, I love you. -Fedir, A 10-year-old caught in the Ukraine conflict The first image which... Continue Reading →
- Naveli, SYJC Arts Metamorphism? metamorphosis? morphing? meta? Another blog disregarding AI by a distraught writer? Ah. Changes. Metamorphism is the process by which metamorphic rocks are formed. Metamorphosis, on the other hand, is the phenomenon of change. Lots of things are considered to change. Growth, downfall, coloured hair, and coins. Life itself is always... Continue Reading →
-Ryan Dsouza SYBA, Zeel Sundhani TYBA When we discuss Indigenous people or see depictions of them in the media, it always tends to portray a schematic stereotype of what we usually label them as. It often revolves around depictions of tribal people as barbarous, uncivilized savages, or as destitute, struggling in cities. Isolated and cordoned... Continue Reading →
Discover the fascinating wind instruments used by different tribes through our blog, which is the first of a two-part series to commemorate the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on the 9th of August. Introduction Expressions are precious; they manifest in various ways both tangible and intangible. They are in fact reflections of the... Continue Reading →
“Everything is in a state of metamorphosis. Thou thyself art in everlasting change and in corruption to correspond; so is the whole universe.” - Marcus Aurelius In discussions of self-improvement and growth, the term Metamorphosis often emerges to refer to a phenomenon of positivistic change, or modification oriented towards betterment; whether it be of the... Continue Reading →
The Laughing Hippo 