Category: Features
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HSSpeak #2 | Post-Modernism
Read more: HSSpeak #2 | Post-ModernismAmong the many terms any student in the department comes across, the one term that successfully baffles juniors and seniors alike is ‘postmodernism’. Even though the term evades definition and has its own connotations across multiple domains like literature, philosophy, art and architecture, among many others, we shall try to understand some of the central…
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Ripe Vinyl #5 | Achilles Last Stand – Led Zeppelin
Read more: Ripe Vinyl #5 | Achilles Last Stand – Led Zeppelin(The four symbols representing the four members of Led Zeppelin taken from their fourth album – “Led Zeppelin IV”. From left to right – Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham and Robert Plant.) I will be honest with you here, I am a Led Zeppelin fanatic, hence there are hardly any songs of theirs…
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HSSpeak #1 | Structuralism
Read more: HSSpeak #1 | StructuralismAny HS student, who has spent enough money on coffee at the erstwhile Usha Café, would have come across the term ‘structuralism’ in at least one form or the other. Jargon can be a daunting monster to slay, especially when you’re fresh out of school. Let us break this term down into semi-comprehensible pieces. What…
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Ripe Vinyl #4 | Almost Blue – Chet Baker
Read more: Ripe Vinyl #4 | Almost Blue – Chet BakerThe first time I heard this song was on a warm July afternoon. I was immediately struck by the lugubrious nature of the piece. The soft rhythm had an ethereal quality that was missing in the other covers I had chanced to listen to. The depth and clarity of each note caught my attention and…
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Crying alone and with others, on receiving the book.
Read more: Crying alone and with others, on receiving the book.Book suggestions #0 | Prologue | by godknowswho. The book is here. She smells like guruvayoor-narangamuttayi* in A/C. Or like the Rasna** drink powder that I desired a lot in my childhood. I remember my father bringing a fiber-optic contraption that spread little dots of light in the semi-dark room, when I was lying beside…
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Ripe Vinyl #3 | Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
Read more: Ripe Vinyl #3 | Dreams – Fleetwood MacText and graphics by Naomi Karyamsetty. Disclaimer: I’m not very fond of critical writing about music, and I’m bad at this lyric interpreting thing. So I’m a little bit of a hypocrite. Lorde once described Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours as the perfect record, so I count myself in good company. My friend and I would listen…
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Ripe Vinyl #2 | Anchor – Novo Amor
Read more: Ripe Vinyl #2 | Anchor – Novo AmorRipe Vinyl #2 (Song Review by Ashraya Maria) Though I discovered Novo Amor through an indie page on Instagram a few months ago, I began to explore their discography very recently. Anchor was something I stumbled upon, something which stuck. I found myself playing it over and over again, often half listening to lyrics I…
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Ripe Vinyl #1 | Sign of the Times – Harry Styles
Read more: Ripe Vinyl #1 | Sign of the Times – Harry StylesThis is first among a series of song reviews titled “Ripe Vinyl”. It was penned by Charcoal Masks, who is not a Directioner and never was. I first heard Harry Styles’ more recent track “Sign of the Times” on a train. The feeling was overwhelming, probably because the circumstances reminded me of the familiar: sitting on…
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Echoes – Ten Year Special Edition
Read more: Echoes – Ten Year Special EditionSpecial Edition Ten years is not a long time in history but it is enough for us to look back and celebrate the existence of this unique liberal arts program in an elite technical institute in India. As a part of this celebration we want to highlight the creative outbursts of our highly accomplished seniors…
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