Looks like 2020 has finally lent an ear to all the bashing that it received since its inception. From being called a deadly witch, to being termed as a mean b**ch, 2020 had it all. Rumour has it that petitions are being filed to end 2020 midway and start with 2021 already to avoid the…
Category: Opinion
The Central Board of Selective Education
With the surge in cases of the Coronavirus, students are unsure of what lies ahead. The ambiguity of their academic future has certainly raised a lot of questions. However, on July 7, 2020, the CBSE made a startling announcement declaring that 30% of the total syllabus of classes 9th-12th will be cut-off for this academic…
In the business of not hurting “Feelings”
“Only courageous hearts can endure the bitterness of truth” – Micheal Bassey Johnson The administration has been keeping in touch with us and we appreciate that tremendously. The protest yielded some very good results one of which was taking feedback from the students at the end of every Academic Session. We are grateful that…
Selectively Woke
Life is indisputably full of variety. It is said that genes, though fundamentally the same, are engineered differently in all of us. It’s not just these cells that are different, there are also the quirks that one acquires in a lifetime.We become so full of these thousands of tiny quirks that make us different, that…
Finding Nemo
Getting lost was something of a habit for Nemo. Sometimes, he would start out knowing exactly what it was that he wanted to achieve but forget that life isn’t a straight road and after a few twists and turns, he would lose his will to carry on because there didn’t seem to be any end…
VERVE, VIGOUR AND VISION – The 5th CROSSROADS MUSIC FEST
Generally thought to be one of the world’s record-breaking most noteworthy guitarists and referred to among his companions as an incredible colleague, Eric Clapton started a custom whereby guitarists from throughout the world come to jam and exhibit their talents in a two-day music fest. Clapton recently declared the fifth Crossroads Guitar Festival open. Since inception,…
A Critique of The System, But Also Its Citizens
The British kept the Indians divided for as long as they could. Many authoritarian governments around the world, such as the Trump and the Erdogan regimes, continue to do similarly. They strategically lie, systematically polarize and enjoy the fruits of unfettered authority. Having an uninformed citizenry is the most dangerous situation for every democracy and…
Crusade for Equality
The Supreme Court had recently, in a majority opinion of 4:1 had lifted an age old ban on the prohibition of women from entering the Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Kerala. It was a battle between “the right to pray” and “the right to wait” in which, the former won and the Supreme Court…
Societal Perception of Beauty
I wanted to be pretty. That’s when it began. The toxicity only got worse with age. I remember the first time I actually realised, that ‘beautiful’ was what everyone around me was striving to be. As a little girl of 12, I understood vaguely what beauty is but it was very clear to me that…
THE TYRO LAWYERS, “WELCOME TO THE FIRST YEAR!”
While penning down this article, somehow sneaking in from underneath all the memories that we created and the occasions we celebrated, an element of nostalgia strikes hard. If nothing, then leaving the Single Wing alone is a thought that makes coming into Second Year a challenging though. Not that Double Wing is less ‘adventurous’ though,…
Fortune’s Fool, Born ‘Lucky’
[Note: This story is inspired by the very (mis)happening life of someone the author recently had the pleasure of meeting and knowing] He sought fun; trouble sought him. He flirted with danger… and woke up regretting his one night stands (some lasted longer than a night, unfortunately) with accidents. Trouble dogged his footsteps like a…
Optional Subject Guide for the Ninth Semester
The Ninth Semester provides for two optional papers, with a choice of three subjects in each. In an endeavor to help the upcoming fifth years, TBP has come up with a post which specifically provides for the individual experiences of the students who have studied these subjects. The choices for the Optional Paper IV are…
The Blue Pencil 