Sri City : We have all wanted to be that kid, that student who does it all. An all-rounder balances the ideal grades, one sport they excel at, one art-form to serenade you with and an impressive list of extra-curriculars, of course with social work and after all that, time for a happening social life. An all-rounder is the epitome of balance, passion, and effective time management.The desire to be an all-rounder has had a firm hold on me for the entirety of my school life, a

Sri City : A few weeks ago, I went to this café in Chennai for breakfast. They had these long wooden tables, the kind clearly meant for groups. But when I sat down, I realised I wasn’t the only one sitting alone. Three other people were also at their own large tables, each occupying a space meant for many. Four people, four tables. No one looked up. No one even seemed aware of the others. It wasn’t awkward. It was completely normal. And that’s exactly why it stayed with me Be

Sri City: We have conversations, we communicate, share opinions, and express our thoughts; that's what makes us human, but is there a limit to this? Since a very young age, I have seen people overshare as a means to be a part of something or as a way to get close to someone, but why should one overshare to be accepted? Why is it about how much you share, and not about what you share with a person, group, or anyone, for that matter? We have created this norm, which I feel is a

Sri City : About a month ago, a friend and I found ourselves discussing our favourite childhood books, a conversation that, in hindsight, revealed far more about our present than our past. We were both once voracious readers, the kind who tore through fantasy novels with a kind of religious devotion. Yet somewhere between adolescence and the pandemic, this habit disappeared entirely. The more we spoke, the more difficult it became to ignore the uncomfortable correlation betwe

Sri City: Two days back, I was lying on my bed with a deep thought in my mind. It was about the courses and the career path that I should choose. By reading books like, Ikigai, “The Japanese Secret to a Long and a Happy Life” , I know how to choose the right career path because it is a  book that beautifully defines ikigai as a “reason for being”. It mainly focuses on four major elements: what you love (your passion), what you are good at (vocation), what the world needs(miss

“Babumoshai zindagi badi honi chahiye, lambi nahi” - Anand My family is a classic Marwadi household, structured, disciplined, and driven by an unspoken rule that money isn’t just currency, it’s survival. We are five: my parents, my two elder sisters, and me, the youngest, the quiet observer, the one who saw things not necessarily as they were told but as they unfolded. My father started his journey at 17, taking charge of a small shop in Chennai. He didn’t have dreams in the

Sri City: At the fear of sounding like a nostalgic parrot to my friends reading this, back in my first year, the campus culture was very different in many ways. But one of the most profound ways definitely has to be the way that information was passed about events, i.e. marketing. There was a film club then that would host events like movie screenings and discussion circles, and they had one rule- no whatsapp messages, or stories, or any form of digital communication. Their

Sri City: I remember watching October  in theatres when I was thirteen. I didn’t understand much, only that it felt unlike anything I had seen before. Years later, I watched it again. When the final frame faded to black, I saw myself on the screen,  two versions of me, quietly facing each other: the one who started the movie and the one who finished it. In that unspoken moment, I realized that some films don’t simply end. They linger, and in subtle, unexpected ways, they gro

Sri City: Speed, swipes, and short-term “talking stages” characterize the way Gen Z connects, fast, fleeting, and always replaceable. But there is fear behind all this, the fear of running out of time, fear of being rejected, and, most importantly, fear of being hurt. In an effort to protect ourselves from heartbreak, we have turned love into a temporary, safe, and easily disposable thing. Still, ironically, a quiet craving exists just under this defense mechanism , a desire

Sri City: Nostalgia while rooted in the past, persists and lives on through our senses, allowing memory to be an alive experience. Sometimes I’m convinced I live in my memories more than in moments. The irony of being eighteen and feeling nostalgia’s hold is not lost upon me. I feel nostalgic about moments while I am living them, perhaps because I understand the value of these moments. Nostalgia in Greek means “ pain from an old wound”. Described by Don Draper  as a  feeling

Image Source : https://in.pinterest.com/pin/3237030977769824/ Sri City: Navratri, the nine nights of devotion, celebration and togetherness. In different parts of India one will find different mythological stories around navratri being followed which shape the rituals and customs of those people. For example in the Northern states, Ram Leela (The play of Ramayan) takes place. The entire story of Ramayan, from Lord Ram being sentenced to Vanvas (exile) to his wife Sita gettin

-Joel Ernest Gonsalves, M.A. Philosophy Sri City: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s the illegal immigrant, the baby refugee, who entered America without any papers! James Gunn’s Superman has been the subject of criticism and debate since its release, and even a little before it.  A lot has already been said about the movie, and the reception has been extremely divisive: With the conservatives’ vitriolic condemnation  of Superman’s “wokeness”, and the left/liberals’ appreciation

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