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…
Irrational Rationality?
By Gauri Kanodia I don’t know about you, but I’ve always been an irrational person. When it comes to the important things, like school, and the next show to binge on Netflix—sure, perhaps I try to turn myself into what society deems a logical thinker. But, it’s the little irrational things I convince myself of,…
Photojournalism- Behave!
By Aparajit Iyer and Arjun Kumar BEHAVE! That’s something we’ve been hearing since we came into this world, and will continue to hear until we perish, be it from your teachers at school, or the traffic light at the corner by your house that says ‘STOP!’. Times may have changed, but the idea of behaving for…
Casual Observations- Top 10 Movies to Watch This Holiday Season
By Various Authors Hey there! 2020 has been many things and movie-marathoning was the perfect way for us to pass time during the long days. We watched and watched, on flat-screens with family, or just by ourselves on the tiny displays of our phones. This was the year to watch classic and upcoming titles alike,…
Photojournalism- 2020 Rewind
By Arjun Kumar and Aparajit Iyer 2020 has been a very eventful year, to say the least. Call it nature’s hit on the reset button or some high order conspiracy, ever since “When It All Began – CNY2020”, each of us was greatly humbled, at our insignificance in the musings of our cosmos. “Changes” were…