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Your grandpa says you are still a kid, but deep down you know you have grown up, your mom says that you are lucky to not have the weight of the world on your shoulders, but you do know that if not the whole world’s , you do have some weight which you carry with... Continue Reading →
Often, the idols are so huge that they can’t be accommodated in artificial tanks and are thus immersed in the sea. Such a ‘disposal’ damages the marine ecology immensely. It is rather disheartening to see the half-broken idols strewn across the shore on the very next day of having chanted Pudhchya Varshi lavkar ya. An... Continue Reading →
The role of a teacher does not stop at educating the mind towards brilliance and productivity—it goes beyond that to include something even more beautiful: the education of the heart. - Fr. Keith D'Souza, SJ Teaching is still a “vocation” or calling. The word vocation comes from the Latin vocatio which means “call”. Unlike a mere... Continue Reading →
“Cricket is not gender-biased. It's not that men’s cricket is different from women’s cricket.” - Mithali Raj Cricket is a sport like any other. A game played between two teams on a field centered around a 22-yard pitch. Yet, cricket has always been perceived as a gentleman’s game. One would rarely find young girls playing... Continue Reading →
The assassination of Julius Caeser fueled, allegedly, one of the first known violent demonstrations in history. A crowd which had amassed at his pyre took pieces of wood from it, started a fire, and succeeded in damaging the nearby buildings. This incident can be traced back to 44 BC. So clearly, riots are not a... Continue Reading →
Thoughts, views, and opinions are inherent in humans, and we express them through a simple tweet, a blog, or even a casual conversation. In a similar way, art is a mode of expression and one of the most powerful ones. It is imagination given existence and form. An artist draws from their own experiences and... Continue Reading →
Folklore is the mirror that depicts people's lives, reflects their human history, and expresses the outcome of the individual experiences of the plentitude. From diving deep into Amar Chitra Katha’s folktales to listening to one of the treasured stories narrated by my grandmother, a huge part of learning what is the moral good and bad... Continue Reading →
I had always considered French literature to be romantic. But my love for the same began when I had to read Victor Hugo’s “Les Misérables”, the primary study in my French classes for my first year. I devoured the thick manuscript and immediately craved more from its author. This led me to “The Hunchback of... Continue Reading →
Zomato’s recent period policy has been all over social media. On one hand, it has garnered praise, while on the other, people have pointed out how it might hinder women’s progress in the workplace. “At Zomato, we want to foster a culture of trust, truth and acceptance,” writes Deepinder Goyal on the company blog. The... Continue Reading →
मुझे डर है कि जब यह खत तुम्हारे हाथों पड़ेंगा, तब यह पैगाम पहुँचाने वाला परिंदा जिंदा ना हो। शायद मेरे लफ़्ज़ों को तुम घूरते रहो पर, "यह क्या लिखा है?" यह सवाल पूछना तुम्हे सिखाया ही न हो। मुझे डर है... कि क्रोध के हवन में हमारी बस्ती राख से शांत होगी। मगर उस... Continue Reading →
The Laughing Hippo 