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My Ducsu voting experience: The good and the bad

The voting process was absolutely seamless.
13 September 2025, 15:00 PM
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The internet is making us reactionary, and it’s time to get off it

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Melissa Lozada-Oliva takes us on a bumpy apocalyptic horror ride in her debut novel Candelaria. Spanning across three generations of women, the novel ushers together an unsettled past and an even more bizarre present.
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM
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POETRY / Inventing love

When Anne Carson said– All lovers believe they are inventing love, she was perhaps right
8 November 2024, 18:00 PM
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The invisibilisation of women’s labour during Eid

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17 June 2024, 05:00 AM
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POETRY / The hills

They say the hills have eyes Iridescent, all knowing, and deathlike.
5 April 2024, 18:00 PM
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BOI MELA 2024 / Has the Boi Mela been reduced to photographic aesthetics and vacuous controversies?

In the last few years, there has been a paradigm shift in the traditional book fair culture. The commercialisation and curation of hyper nationalist books have led to the absence of literature and stories of “others”.
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The controversial legacy of Nabokov’s ‘Lolita’

ESSAY / The controversial legacy of Nabokov’s ‘Lolita’

Readers often look for relatability in the stories and characters they are reading but Nabokov doesn’t give his readers that comfort or spoon feed them. Rather, he challenges them to eschew feeling compelled by Humbert’s justification of his innocence
16 January 2024, 15:00 PM
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My Ducsu voting experience: The good and the bad

The voting process was absolutely seamless.
13 September 2025, 15:00 PM
social-media-in-youth.jpg

The internet is making us reactionary, and it’s time to get off it

Social media often brings out the worst in people, with the anonymity of many platforms fuelling hostility towards strangers.
5 September 2025, 07:00 AM
jumble-of-cults.jpg

An outlandish jumble of cults, cannibalism, and colonial violence

Melissa Lozada-Oliva takes us on a bumpy apocalyptic horror ride in her debut novel Candelaria. Spanning across three generations of women, the novel ushers together an unsettled past and an even more bizarre present.
19 March 2025, 18:00 PM
literature.jpg

Inventing love

When Anne Carson said– All lovers believe they are inventing love, she was perhaps right
8 November 2024, 18:00 PM
eid_labour_piece.jpg

The invisibilisation of women’s labour during Eid

Amidst the festive celebrations, exquisite dishes and beautiful decorations, most of us often overlook the strenuous invisible labour of women.
17 June 2024, 05:00 AM
poem.jpg

The hills

They say the hills have eyes Iridescent, all knowing, and deathlike.
5 April 2024, 18:00 PM
illustrations_9.png

Has the Boi Mela been reduced to photographic aesthetics and vacuous controversies?

In the last few years, there has been a paradigm shift in the traditional book fair culture. The commercialisation and curation of hyper nationalist books have led to the absence of literature and stories of “others”.
27 February 2024, 13:45 PM
The controversial legacy of Nabokov’s ‘Lolita’

The controversial legacy of Nabokov’s ‘Lolita’

Readers often look for relatability in the stories and characters they are reading but Nabokov doesn’t give his readers that comfort or spoon feed them. Rather, he challenges them to eschew feeling compelled by Humbert’s justification of his innocence
16 January 2024, 15:00 PM
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The fascination with October’s magic and mystery hasn’t subdued over the centuries. And what can be more magical than falling in love in October?
31 October 2023, 13:55 PM
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Media literacy and the case of overrated classics

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Rethinking Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, the humanist

Despite his caste-consciousness and critical depiction of the social prejudices of colonial Bengal, he never directly opposed them; in his real life, he was an upholder of traditional Hindu patriarchy and Brahmin-dominated caste society.
15 September 2023, 14:00 PM
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Remembering Mahasweta Devi: The blueprint of subaltern activism and literature

While novelists such as Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay and Sanjeeb Chandra Chattopadhyay adopted an ambiguous position on caste discourse in their writing, Mahasweta Devi's fiction explicitly delineates the Dalits and adivasis as political, social, and psychological beings embroiled in multiple levels of oppression.
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Why must there be a mandatory minimum university attendance?

Whilst it is not an easy task to do well in tests without attending classes, if a student somehow manages to make up for it by working hard they shouldn’t suffer for it.
20 July 2023, 00:00 AM
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Droplets of eternity

Dissipated, my thoughts wander finally taking refuge in sleep.
8 June 2023, 10:10 AM
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Are the Gilmore Girls a glorified portrayal of an unrealistic mother-daughter relationship?

The unorthodox mother-daughter relationship between Lorelai and Rory Gilmore and their vibrant life in the town of Stars Hollow were what captivated viewers in the first place.
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Aftersun is a devastating portrayal of the gulf between parents and children

Aftersun is a love letter to childhood memories.
10 May 2023, 11:00 AM
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Do we need a Harry Potter reboot?

In regards to the Harry Potter universe, many fans have expressed their interest to see the story of the Marauders or a prequel about the Hogwarts founders.
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‘Shadow and Bone’: new member of the "poor book adaptation club"

This season tries to cover too much ground and misplaces its focus in the process.
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The glaring racial disparity of the Oscars

The Oscars has never tried to hide its bias towards white actors and filmmakers.
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The "good for her" cinematic universe: gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss

The “girl-bossification” of the psychologically impaired female characters have led some of us to believe that it means a win for feminism.
22 January 2023, 17:00 PM

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