Article 19

Tag: Alphin Tom

  • നിൻ ഋതുഭേദങ്ങൾ | The Seasons, Through You

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    ഇണയുടെ പേരോതുമ്പോൾ / വസന്തമുദിക്കും നിൻ / ചിരിയുടെ മാന്ത്രികവലയത്തിൽ / ചിറകടിച്ചുയരാനൊരു ശലഭമായി / ഞാൻ മാറട്ടെ? — In the magic of your smile / That blossoms like spring, / When the lover’s name is uttered – / Shall I take flight like a butterfly? Read More

    1–2 minutes

  • Lecture by Siddharth Sareen | Governing multi-scalar low-carbon transitions across sectors.

    On the 11th of August 2023, the HSS Department was fortunate to be able to conduct a lecture by Professor Siddharth Sareen, a student of the first Integrated MA batch (2006-11). Sareen, who serves as a Professor in Energy and Environment at the University of Stavanger, and a Professor II at the Centre for Climate… Read More

    3–5 minutes

  • Break or Burden?

    — Khushi M P I spent all semester waiting for the semester break, the time where I can do whatever I want and live life the way I want it. No college to decide when I get up, when I eat and how late I should stay up. I don’t need to adhere to any Read More

    3–5 minutes

  • Myriad Perspectives: On Restructuring the MA Program

    — Lakshmi Yazhini “Hello! Where do you study?” “IIT Madras” “Wow, that’s amazing! Such a prestigious institute. Which course?” “An MA Integrated in Development/English Studies, from the Humanities department” “What? An MA in IIT? Never heard of that. And what is this about Humanities?” Not sure about the rest of the HS student body, but Read More

    4–7 minutes

  • Review | Persuasion by Jane Austen

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    — Neha Cherian Not long ago, Netflix earned the dubious distinction of precipitating an unprecedented spike in the global demand for smelling salts with what can only be described as a truly horrific adaptation of Persuasion. The New Yorker sagely observed that “Fans of Austen’s novels often respond to new adaptations by following an Austenian playbook. Read More

    4–7 minutes

  • THE END.

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    — Adithya Beera It’s apparent that we humans are becoming more progressive by the day. Increasingly, people believe that no one should be discriminated against based on color, race, gender and the like. Breakthroughs in science and widespread education taught us that there is nothing stopping anyone from becoming the person they want to be: that Read More

    3–4 minutes

  • HSSpeak #11| Art and Authoritarianism

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    — Neha Cherian We stand on the last promontory of the centuries!… Why should we look back, when what we want is to break down the mysterious doors of the Impossible? Time and Space died yesterday. In 1908, a young Italian poet, Filippo Marinetti, was driving his Fiat near Milan when he encountered a cyclist. To Read More

    4–5 minutes

  • An Ode to Expired Friendships

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    — Devika Dinesh I’d read somewhere a long time ago that one’s twenties is characterized by the turbulent nature of one’s friendships. Essentially the notion that, ‘people come and go’. And yet, losing a friendship that had spanned half a decade felt like a cruel plot twist that I couldn’t have predicted.  All of a sudden Read More

    2–3 minutes