The Football Monopoly: Colonialism and Gatekeeping
Football or ‘soccer’ is the unrivaled champion when it comes to global sports. It is extensively played all over the world, in schools,...
Aakriti Parashar (Delhi South ‘21)
Aakriti Parashar (Delhi South ‘21)
Aakriti is an observant and intuitive writer focused on bringing a change in other people's lives, which helps add nuance to her work. Besides the sincerity, she can always be counted on to break the ice with hilarious anecdotes, and engross people in ideas she is passionate about - be it her favourite books, a random conspiracy theory, or politics!
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Advice from Seniors to Underclassmen
As I sit at my desk writing this, I clamor through all the end-of-term assignments I have due in my head; somehow trying to rationalize...
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A Recipe From India
The best part about it is the simplicity with which it’s made.
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A Sinking Ship: Queers and Women in Sports
‘Mentally disturbed,’ ‘having a meltdown,’ ‘furiously ranted’ were only some of the biased phrases associated with Serena William’s clash...
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Agrarian Crisis: The Need for Nourishment
“Never take anything or anyone for granted,” is an ideal most of us are faced with, no matter which side we lie on. We’ve also constantly...
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No Clinic for Earth
How dare you — these audacious words spoken by Greta Thunberg in her famous speech in 2019, challenging world leaders, resonated in every...
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To Understand and Be Understood: Representation in Pop Culture
I grew up watching a lot of Disney shows, like many people my age. The beautiful beachfront mansion that Miley ‘Stewart’ lived in became a...
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The Perception Paradox
“There are several ways we judge each other for our mistakes and choices. The easiest thing in the world is to look at those mistakes and...
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Safely Perilous: Social Media Today
I was in the fifth grade when I joined Facebook as a result of some peer pressure. To a naive nine-year-old, it all seemed super exciting...
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An Ideal Identity
What does it mean to be Indian enough? For me, it’s wanting the country I was born in to strive. It means to feel safe and welcome and to...
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Fractures of Felicity
Fake a smile, lie and say, you’re better now than ever and your life’s okay. Well, it’s not. - The Script. “Why are you so negative?” is...
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A Faithless Religion
Another article about religion? One must think, “Oh God! Not again.” I know I do, when I come across the incessant stories about the...
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The Facade of Perfection
I distinctly remember my first ever tennis class: A bright-eyed 12-year-old walking onto the court with a novice Prince racquet, excited to...
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The Cost of Free Speech
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” - George Orwell Every evening, I try...
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Human-Wildlife Conflict: Whose Planet is it?
Throughout the pandemic we have come across various news articles referring to wild animals making appearances in urban areas, in typically...
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A Brown Frown
I love going back to my hometown to meet my extended family, be it a wedding or a birthday since it brings back a lot of childhood memories...
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Technoprivilege
“Sorry ma’am, I cannot hear you properly,” says the student with perfect internet, as an excuse. Easy escape for when you don’t know the...
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NEP: Fulfilling the Ideal?
During my school days, I was part of the minority which opted for Sanskrit as their third language to ‘get marks’ since that’s what really...
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The Confined Creative: Artists Amid Pandemic
“Get a real job!” is a phrase most artists are familiar with. The sheer invalidation of their craft in just four words, by someone who...
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Touch Untouched
“Children are God’s gift to Mankind” was among the most popular phrases that was told to us while growing up. Our young inquisitive minds,...
