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“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 →
-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 →
The Laughing Hippo 