Essay

By Shaunak Bakshi None can dodge the inevitable embrace of death. It seems to be an unjust albeit necessary feature of existence- all...

By Shaunak Bakshi The beauty of time lies in the fact that no moment lasts forever. Every event occurring in our lives is fleeting and a...

By Tanaya Manchekar [- Architecture and Nation Building – Smart city mission – Slum development – Economic development – Effect of...

By Tanaya Manchekar Architecture to me is about re- creating space. It means to imagine “light weight” experiences in personal or urban...

By Uroosah Ehsan we were meant to meet and talk and love and similarly depart but don't worry we'll meet again and catch up with all the...

By Sanaa Shaikh It was the November of 2017. I was visiting Dubai for the first time and my eleven-year-old self was completely and truly...

By Sanaa Shaikh “Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is...

By Sanaa Shaikh How do I begin to describe what being an adolescent feels like? Its terrifying, yet mesmerising at the same time. You...

By S. Viswanathan Wisdom lies not in playing the right cards, but in discarding the rest. It should not be taken as an offense if the...

By Uroosah Ehsan I’d never known its true power until it had a hold over me. It feels like I’m disappearing into a bottomless pit, the...

By Ankur Das I'm not the perfection that you are trying to find in me. I'm just as imperfect as your old grandfather whom you don't take...

By Viji Nair We often hear people saying I quote: ‘I have not lived my life’. There is a very thin line between living your life and just...

By Mukta Passi The Partition left an indelible mark on the history of many families of the subcontinent. My Nani's family was one of...

By Manjori Sanyal Hello and welcome to this wonderful event, a talk show, an Elocution where I get the whole stage to myself to talk to...

By Debanjan S Kundu It is a great feeling when the blood gushes through your veins, you feel the rage coming out of your mind and you...

By Jaya Chandrashekar Siru thurumbum pal kutha udhavum! (Even a tiny stick can be useful to pick our teeth) The above is a Tamil proverb...

By Jaya Chandrashekar Malini, my domestic helper of many years, had to leave on a moment’s notice for a compelling reason. She was a...

By Jaya Chandrashekar Over the years, I have realised that while socioeconomic, cultural aspects determine the characteristics of...

By Snehasree Senthilkumar The water crashes with ability downstream, a cacophony of sounds rising powerfully at its surface. Its brute...

By Snehasree Senthilkumar Golden snowflakes forged from chemical fire, I watch the sparkler’s flickering fingers outstretch into the...