Category: Features
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Rest in Peace, Danya
The chess world is mourning the passing of Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, a beloved chess player, educator, and commentator. As the chess community in collective grief takes a stance against social media vitriol, our correspondent Roshni Ramanan pens a heartfelt tribute that reflects on legacy, life and loss. Read More
6–9 minutes
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The Reality behind the Unreality of Pro-Wrestling
From the scripted fights to real-life battles with illness, WWE walks the line between fiction and raw emotion. And no one embodies that journey more than Roman Reigns. Our Guest Correspondent, Joseph Kumar ruminates on this journey of media, stories and fights. Read More
5–7 minutes
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Review | Partition, Borders and Refuge: Reflections on Gulzar’s Novel Two (2017)
They say a picture speaks a 1000 words. But the author Gulzar would say that memories speak infinite. In his book “Two”, he elucidates on the haunting memories of the refugees and their endless search for a home. One the occasion of Partition Remembrance Day and Independence Day, our correspondent Priyam reviews and reflects on… Read More
3–5 minutes
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Review | Learn to die, you learn to live | Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
In a world obsessed with hustle, Morrie Schwartz taught Mitch Albom to pause. To cry. To forgive. To love. And to do it all with open hands. Read this review of Tuesdays with Morrie by our correspondent Roshni Ramanan. She promises that this book will change how you look at love, loss and all things… Read More
4–5 minutes
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Things I Wish I Was Told When I First Joined!
There’s no one right way through insti. But there are a hundred wrong ones — and most of us have taken a few. So we asked our department, students and alumni, to share what they wish they’d heard when they were just starting out. Read More
4–6 minutes
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Ripe Vinyl #21 | I’ve Never Been Here Before: Songs Of A Lost World by The Cure
Even if I am frustrated with the unrefined and frankly monotonous sound of the album. I struggle to think of any change that could objectively improve the album. The band have enviably managed to capitalise even on their blemishes and create an imperfectly perfect album. Read More
8–13 minutes
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“We Are Also Culture” – Paromita Vohra’s Jaunt Through Art, Culture, and the Internet
In a candid chat with Bombay-based filmmaker, artist, and columnist Paromita Vohra, Sreepriya discusses what it means to write for yourself, and to find the right space and the right niche in the internet to exist, and above all, to be yourself. Read More
7–11 minutes
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Fear of Ageing and the Commodification of the Female Body in The Substance (2024)
The Substance (2024) is an excellent body horror sci-fi film directed by Coralie Fargeat. It follows ageing actress Elizabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), who uses a magical black market drug called the Substance to transform into a younger version of herself, Sue (Margaret Qualley). As her quest for youth spirals out of control, the film explores… Read More
4–6 minutes
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Ripe Vinyl #20 | Soulful Symphony: Entharo Mahanubhavulu by Vidyasagar
A review of “Entharo Mahanubhavulu” from Devadoothan (2000), where Vidyasagar’s masterful composition elevated Tyagaraja’s timeless kriti into an unforgettable cinematic experience. Read More
4–7 minutes
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A Life in Fiji, A Dream of Home
Judith Brown, in Making a Modern Diaspora, outlines that between the start of the system in 1834 and its conclusion in 1917, over 1.5 million Indians were shipped out to Mauritius, British Guiana, Natal, and Trinidad as indentured labourers. Most people, when they signed their contracts before leaving home, had no idea of the conditions… Read More
4–6 minutes
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