Category: Reflections
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Two Worlds
Read more: Two WorldsConfronting another’s pain from within the safety of one’s own world evokes both discomfort and self-realisation. In “Two Worlds,” Alphin reflects on this uneasy distance between privilege and suffering.
1–2 minutes
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Grieving the Unknown (Over Cups of Tea)
Read more: Grieving the Unknown (Over Cups of Tea)Grief may be the thing with feathers, or a bitterness worn thin, consumed between sips. Reflecting upon the persistent weight of grief, Anoushka grapples with love that binds, one teacup at a time.
4–6 minutes
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Lecture Notes#3 | Bandung at 70 or, What really happened in the world’s most famous International Conference by Prof Itty Abraham
Read more: Lecture Notes#3 | Bandung at 70 or, What really happened in the world’s most famous International Conference by Prof Itty AbrahamProf Itty Abraham’s lecture on the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference traced the complex roots and far-reaching legacy of the Bandung conference. Held in 1955, this landmark event gave newly decolonised nations a space to resist imperial binaries and reimagine global solidarity. Asha T writes a report of the lecture.
3–5 minutes
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I Belong to a Different India
Read more: I Belong to a Different IndiaBorn at the crossroads of two Indias, the one before 1991 and the one after, our alumnus Harshmann reflects on how the transformations has shaped his childhood, memories and imagination.
3–5 minutes
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One Hand on the Bag
Read more: One Hand on the BagSet in the warmth of a family gathering in Assam, the women in One Hand on the Bag by Anoushka, including herself, share quiet memories of learning to navigate public spaces. Rooted in the textures of place, this quiet yet powerful reflection reveals how generations of women have built an unspoken map for survival.
4–5 minutes
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Perennial Mirrors: A biography of the unfinished self
Read more: Perennial Mirrors: A biography of the unfinished self– Satya Priya We find ourselves in people, places, poetry and perennial mirrors divulging the endless wavelength that is the self. But who is ‘I’? A fragmented whole in quest of coherence, of sense that selfhood makes and doesn’t. An essence, treading the speeding path of light, I traverse multitudes and reach the end empty…
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A Woman Inside a Woman Inside a Woman
Read more: A Woman Inside a Woman Inside a Woman– Hanna Any woman who is capable of expressing herself artistically yearns to dive deep into her relationship with her mother. To draw her, to write about her, to dream of her, and to worry about her seems to her as primal as breathing. I do not call myself a writer; I am merely a…
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Dan’s farewell speech
Read more: Dan’s farewell speech– Harshaman What have I learnt in my two years of MA? Is what I keep thinking now and then these days. When I was 16 years old I dreamt of doing Aeronautical Engineering from IIT Bombay. I was reading Wings of Fire back then, the book’s influence had rubbed off on me a little,…
4–7 minutes
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Watching the World Go By
Read more: Watching the World Go ByThe thing no one tells you about the looming storms is the way the winds buffet you in every direction possible – continue studying no go to work no take a break no find an internship no go abroad no family comes first no no no no – until you stand, somehow fully clothed yet…
3–5 minutes
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Harry Potter Kinder Joy and nostalgia for sale
Read more: Harry Potter Kinder Joy and nostalgia for saleFor many of us, Harry Potter isn’t just a book series—it’s a cherished part of our childhood and school days. We still remember sneaking the books into class, staying late to finish just one more chapter, and passionately discussing the stories with our friends. What if that Harry Potter magic could return to our lives…
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