Written by: Vedant Gunda Edited by: Iniya J Graphic Design By: Vedant Gunda Where one loses oneself in the mind, disturbance and possession become mysterious. There is something very unsettling about seeing a person transform into someone they do not seem to recognise. Voices change. Actions become erratic. One withdraws themselves from everybody, speaks to objects that nobody else can see, thinks frightening thoughts, or engages in actions that seem alien to their persona

Written By: Niharika Singh Edited By: Japleen Graphic Design By: Vedant Gunda Disturbance seldom introduces itself as an ending; rather, it ushers in a drawn-out and uneven process of becoming something else. The home is very often much more than mere space, something well worth noting instead of accepting it as an empty metaphor. It is a language that runs across many generations. It is a pattern which shapes the contours of a day. It is a series of connections strong enough

Written By: Muskaan Kaushik Edited By: N. Roshini Reddy Graphic Design By: I gave you a name Some worth, a meaning I added color to you Even if it meant Making your life colorless You became important Stability, as I'd call it A story that could always define you And now you're leaving? "Healing" you say But who are you without your wounds When they were the only thing that made you special The scars were a map That I drew carefully Engraving into your soul I was the fir

Written By: Aleena Sebastian Edited By: Malaika Noorani Graphic Design By: Iniya J The girl was allowed to walk back to her street in Kerala after the 2018 floods. The water had vanished; the immediate danger was behind them. Her house had been reduced to a shell. Her school, which was just ten minutes away, had been damaged and operated on shifts. Her neighbour’s family had moved to a city three hours away. The market where her mother worked had been closed, and her father h

Written By: Aleena Sebastian Edited By: Malaika Noorani Graphic Design By: Aleena Sebastian On July 6, 1942, Anne Frank and her family entered a hidden apartment behind her father's business at 263 Prinsengracht in Amsterdam. The space was cramped and concealed behind a movable bookcase that was deliberately designed to be invisible. For two years, Anne lived in that space alongside seven other people, never able to leave because of the uncertainty of the next day. In her dia

A conversational essay that attempts to explain Satyajit Ray’s DEVI through a gendered cinematic lens. Written by: Makkanthra Aditi Edited by: Iniya J Graphic Design By: Makkanthra Aditi An idol made of clay opens her eyes and stares at us. Her face merges with that of the human Doyamoyee, a seventeen-year-old girl. This is the beginning of the end of the life of the seventeen-year-old girl, not by being abused or having insults hurled at her, but by taking the form of a s

Written By: Sia Sirish Karanth Edited By: Malaika Noorani Graphic Design By: Vedant Gunda An Internet meme, or meme, is a cultural item (such as an idea, behaviour, or style) that spreads across the Internet, now primarily through social media platforms. Internet memes manifest in a variety of formats, including images, videos, and other viral content. Memes have quickly turned into a key communication tool on the Internet, as a way to connect with other people on the basis o