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Articles from February 2020

  • Rohan Gopakumar
  • February 22, 2020
  • Leave a Comment on FAC: From A Coord

FAC: From A Coord

Rohan takes his readers through the ups and downs of the rollercoaster of being a coord. Read on for a well-written piece that vividly narrates…

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  • Amina Mehboob
  • February 20, 2020
  • Leave a Comment on Parliament Trip 2019

Parliament Trip 2019

The Student Legislative Council’s delegation went on the Annual Parliament Trip from 9th to 13th December 2019. The delegation consisted of  64 students from all…

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  • Devika Dinesh
  • February 17, 2020February 17, 2020
  • 1 Comment on A Short Guide to Why You Only Think in Memes

A Short Guide to Why You Only Think in Memes

I hope everyone can appreciate the remarkable irony of an article on memes. Just pause to consider how the entire purpose of memes is to…

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  • Adriza Mishra
  • February 12, 2020
  • 7 Comments on TT: My Cup of Tea

TT: My Cup of Tea

  My day usually ends around 5. I trudge back to my hostel room, weary from the day’s work. I crash-land on my bed, leaving…

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  • Adriza Mishra, Burhan Sabuwala and Neha Anand
  • February 11, 2020February 12, 2020
  • Leave a Comment on Is the IIT dream worth the tradeoffs?

Is the IIT dream worth the tradeoffs?

Editor : Sankalpa Venkatraghavan Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction, and represents one viewpoint. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events and…

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  • Shreethigha Ganeshan
  • February 10, 2020February 10, 2020
  • Leave a Comment on Interview with Raftar: The Formula Bharat Win

Interview with Raftar: The Formula Bharat Win

Each one of us has watched on in awe of their sheer passion as this team tested their brainchild around the Gajendra Circle into the…

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  • Aditya Jeevannavar
  • February 9, 2020February 9, 2020
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2farce 2first

Yes! Branch change is final! Unless you happen to have some dirt on the dean the likes of which our iron-willed* (read stubborn) lad had…

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  • Sharayu Shejale
  • February 6, 2020February 13, 2020
  • 1 Comment on (G)olden Tickets: Reminiscing with Mr Bawa

(G)olden Tickets: Reminiscing with Mr Bawa

It took me at least five attempts to get a steady line while calling Mr Bawa in Delhi. The connection being annoyingly scrambled, I could…

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  • Surya Suresh
  • February 3, 2020February 3, 2020
  • 1 Comment on Core? Kya Core? Kaunsa Core? Kiska Core?

Core? Kya Core? Kaunsa Core? Kiska Core?

Or for the Tamil-phones, the best equivalent I can come up with is: ‘Core aa? Enna periya Core da?’. You’ve finally made it. The dropped…

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