Author: Article 19
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This too shall pass…
Read more: This too shall pass…— Sadhana NJ I’m standing at the grocery store in a socially distanced line, waiting to get my items billed. I look ahead, there are 3 people standing in front of me. It’s going to take some time because everyone buys monthly supplies these days. The man in front of me is middle-aged, with two…
7–11 minutes
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Report | Prof. Vipin Veetil on the Economics of Caste, Merit and Discrimination
Read more: Report | Prof. Vipin Veetil on the Economics of Caste, Merit and Discrimination— Article 19 Correspondent On Sunday 22nd August, Professor Vipin conducted an interactive webinar on The Economics of Caste, Merit and Discrimination as a segment in the All-India OBC Students Association channel. The following article is a brief summary and excerpt. The webinar begins with an attempt to challenge some of the common assumptions regarding…
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When I finally made the call…
Read more: When I finally made the call…— IV Year, HSS Dept. I never cried when I was younger. And when I say that, I mean it. Before the last year, I remember maybe 2 times in my whole life when I cried. I thought I was incredibly strong-willed and things just failed to faze me. I was proud of it before…
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HSSpeak #9 | Subaltern
Read more: HSSpeak #9 | Subaltern—Yatin Satish ‘Subaltern’ is yet another term you will hear being used as a buzzword by HS boffins fresh out of class – all off their rockers on Sociology. Rather well-known, it is used in every context imaginable – and is also the subject of the worst pun I have ever heard in my life.…
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Overcoming the oxygen shortage of the Second Wave: A case of civic action
Read more: Overcoming the oxygen shortage of the Second Wave: A case of civic action— Neeraj BR After a year of being locked up in our homes, when COVID cases began to drop and vaccination drives commenced across the country, India believed it had reached the end of the tunnel at the start of 2021. People gathered in large numbers without masks and social distance for the elections, and…
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Bojack Horseman and many shades of forgiveness and change
Read more: Bojack Horseman and many shades of forgiveness and change— Sharanya Kannan The article contains spoilers! BoJack Horseman, in its six-season run, explored an absurdist, fictionalised version of Los Angeles filled with anthropomorphic talking animals. BoJack is one of the wittiest shows to be made, that is full of clever dialogue, hilarious guest performances, animal puns and innumerable background gags. At the same time…
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To Be Human
Read more: To Be Human–Gowri Raj Varma I didn’t know what to call this mood board, so I came up with the most pretentious title I could think of. The best way to describe it would be to call it a ~vibe~ of sorts because there’s no assertion that one can make claiming they know what it means to…
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Report: Interactive session on Mental Health
Read more: Report: Interactive session on Mental Health— Samyukta Mahesh At a time when online education has become the common practice, students have begun to experience burnout, emotional fatigue and helplessness with regard to the ongoing pandemic. The mental health session was conducted to address the general and specific concerns in this regard. A survey was sent out in the morning of…
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Review | Portrait of a Lady on Fire – Unsaid but not Unexpressed
Read more: Review | Portrait of a Lady on Fire – Unsaid but not Unexpressed— Devika Deevasan Before one reads the article, it is advised that if they have not watched the film but wish to do so, they should not go ahead, as there are major spoilers. Although personally, I found the film beautifully devastating despite having known the story in advance. Nevertheless, be warned. Portrait de la…
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Ripe Vinyl #15 | Phir le aaya dil
Read more: Ripe Vinyl #15 | Phir le aaya dil— Gowri Raj Varma Somewhere in the crevices of my memory is a song lying dusty and forgotten. I know not what the melodies are, I know not the pattern of notes strung together. But what I do know is that in the depth of my dreams, I dance to it. Languidly, with no hurry,…
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