A Year On

By Neel Agrawal I’m back. I mean, it isn’t like anybody noticed I had left, but anyways. It is becoming a bit of a tradition now. At the end of every year I come back to share some of my “gyaan” with you guys. Although I finally understand how pretentious it sounds when I say…

Let’s Graph 2020, But Only in the First Quadrant

By Jagannadh Rao Some corny mathematics humour might not be the most ideal way to title an article, but let’s face it. Any humour is probably a welcome break from what has been the most dystopian year of most lives in our generation. Yes, the year 2020 will probably go down as an unforgettable year…

Technology At Our Fingertips

By Kashvi Mehta From lockdown to circuit breaker, the past few months have been a challenging time for all of us. The inability to meet friends and being forced to stay confined within the four walls of our  house has been incredibly frustrating at times. Nevertheless, in these times of hardship we have all, whether…

Casual Observations- Badla

By Jia D’Souza and Natalia George Hi there! For this Among Us themed edition we decided to dive into a very popular Bollywood adaptation of the Spanish film Contratiempo, coined Badla. The word “Badla” is a Hindi word that directly translates to revenge, so it’s not difficult to insinuate what the storyline has been weaved…

Photojournalism- There Is An Impostor Among Us

By Aparajit Iyer and Arjun Kumar In this month’s edition, the team has concentrated on the theme “There is an Impostor Among Us”. As photojournalists, this theme has encouraged us to extensively brainstorm and open up the multiple layers of meaning the theme consists. Each picture in our collection has varied perspectives and understandings of…

The Impostor Syndrome

By Ananya Parambath Almost everyone has played, or at least heard about, the online game ‘Among Us’. On the off chance that you have been living under a rock for the past 4 months, here is a quick summary of the game. In the multiplayer game there can be up to three out of ten…

What If We’re All Impostors?

By Raghav Maindola So, picture this, there I was on my first day of school in a new country, staring at a cafeteria with bare decorations and beige white walls, and saw that everyone else was already sitting in their friend groups and chatting away. My heart was already beating as fast as it could,…

Casual Observations- FEAR. by Kendrick Lamar

By Jia D’Souza and Natalia George Hi there! Jia and Natalia here, from the CO Journalism Team. We are pleased to present the first instalment of our series, “Casual Observations”, through which we run an intellectually stimulating and brutally honest review column of all your favourites in music, movies, literature and every art form in…

Halloween: Degrading or Empowering?

By Nandita Chennakrishnan Regardless of whether you’re one who gives in to the Halloween spirit and goes out of your way to get yourself the perfect costume, you’ve probably noticed the stark difference between men’s and women’s Halloween costumes. A quick Google search for women’s Halloween costumes will guarantee many options consisting of very little,…

Stanford’s Little Secret

By Prashant Iyer Today, the name Stanford identifies one of the most prestigious universities standing that has been around for over a century. From former presidents of the United States like Herbert Hoover, to technological entrepreneurs like Bill Hewlett and David Packard, it has seen a colorful assortment of influential personalities that have gone on…