Positive Causal Sequences

By Atreyi Roy All of us must have heard about the phrase “domino effect” at least once in our lives, right? The domino theory started as a geopolitical theory prominent in the United States from the 1950s to the 1980s which was used to incite fear that if one country in a region came under…

Casual Observations- One Night In Miami

By Jia D’Souza and Natalia George Hey there! When it came down to deciding what to feature in this month’s Casual Observations, we were a little perplexed at what would be a perfect fit for this month’s extremely abstract theme of ‘The Domino Effect’. Then it hit us; The Civil Rights Movement in 1960s America…

Gaming Companies Put The ‘T’ in GTA

By Harshitha Veeravalli AI Ethics? AI ethics is one of the most unspoken aspects of the AI industry. I didn’t know about it until recently when I did some internet-digging. Everyone has talked about the inevitable robot-takeover without realizing how probable it is. I learnt about it when I came across an interesting article where…

Photojournalism- Food for Thought

By Aparajit Iyer and Arjun Kumar Food! Food! Food!  It’s something that resonates with each and every one of us in some way or the other. When we first got this amazing theme to work on, the plethora of colours, the variety of tastes, and the joy of eating all of it once the shoot…

Casual Observations- Dinner Time

By Natalia George, Jia D’Souza and Sneha Thomas Hello There! Casual Observations is delighted to bring you a vibrant, diverse and flavourful selection of our personal favourite places to grab a bite with friends or family. We have tastefully included an amalgamation of restaurants and cafes of different cuisines and price points so you can…

Growing With Food

By Siddharth Janarthanan I know, it’s not a unique or minority life experience, as we literally can’t grow without food. And no, I’m not referring to my expanding waistline either. I am talking about growing up to be more refined, broad-tongued (I think I just made that up), creative, and kind through the lens of…

A Plant-Based Diet – It’ll Grow on You!

By Krittika Shastri and Neha Cardin A few years ago, the terms “vegan” and “plant-based food” were alien concepts, but since the rise of social media, they have created a buzz. Numerous celebrities like Ruby Rose, Evanna Lynch, Pamela Anderson, Venus Williams, and Lewis Hamilton have used their social media platforms to reach out to their fans and implore them to…

Casual Observations- A Teacher Interview on Behaviour

By the Casual Observer Team, Mr. Bhatt, Ms. Smitha, Mr. Mani and Mr. James Hi there! The Casual Observer is delighted to bring you the Casual Observations segment for February, which brings back the highly requested teacher interview segment! We chose to interview teachers who we expected to give us varying perspectives, and evidently, we…

A Chat with a Professional Beatboxer

By the Casual Observer Team and Harry D Cruz Hailing from Bangalore, Harry D Cruz is one of India’s finest beatboxers, with an impressive catalogue of achievements to show for it. He has performed on hundreds of stages, become a certified TEDx performer, acquired numerous accolades, been recognized for his talent by various media firms…

Double Standards in F1

By Jagannadh Rao Formula One is the pinnacle of motorsport, and happens to be a massive global platform followed by more than a billion people every single year. It is therefore the responsibility of the governing body (the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, more commonly known as the FIA) to ensure that such a platform that…