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...
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 a 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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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,...
