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Self-Compassion does include treating yourself to luxuries once in a while but more importantly, self-compassion encompasses paying heed to what your mind, body and soul needs. - Nia Jain, FYJC ARTS Dear Teenagers, Before you all dive in, please take a few deep breaths and feel all the exhaustion leave your beautiful body. Smile. Life... Continue Reading →
“O ' Son of Surya, Your benevolence is astounding. Did the fear of death and agony not hold you back even for a second? That smile on your visage puts me to shame but it delineates your pride. No human can be as charitable as you thus I declare that you shall henceforth be known... Continue Reading →
For the first time in her whole life, Tara felt happy. Truly happy. Maybe the secret to happiness is to make someone else happy.-Priya Misra, FYBA (MCJ) Mount Mary Church glittered in yellow, red and green lights as it stood tall, all decked up for Christmas. Throngs of people, all dressed in their festive clothes... Continue Reading →
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 →
The Laughing Hippo 