How Do You Navigate Political Differences In University Classrooms?
Our identities are informed by the political alignments that we grow up around, and we carry those experiences with us when we enter our classrooms. Our time in university is also a very volatile time...
View ArticleHaving To Choose Between Health And Education, COVID Has Shattered Students’...
Trigger Warning: Covid* Elizabeth Warren opines, “Balancing your money is the key to having enough.” Balance has a very precarious existence in our lives — the balance between dos and don’ts,...
View Article5 Reasons Why DU’s Decision To Hold Open Book Exams Is A Terrible Idea
Open Book Exams (OBEs) begin for DU’s 2 lakh final year students today. The OBEs have been widely opposed by students and teachers, with many citing that it makes no sense. What is even more baffling...
View ArticleFrom Casteism To Harassment, The Indian Education System Needs Radical Reforms
Trigger Warning: Sexual Harassment* For the glorious baggage of pioneering work in the education sector, India is revered as the land of education, culture, knowledge and intellectual supremacy....
View ArticleHow The Pandemic Has Made Students Extremely Anxious About Their Placements
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic constrained us within our homes, in front of our laptop screens. Almost all the varsities shifted to digital platforms, but the major problem that risen was for the...
View Article“If I Was Given A Choice To Be In Any Other Batch, I Would Say No”
“Am I audible”, “Is this clear”, apparently these are the only sounds that reverberate through my ears when someone enquires about my college life. That’s not solely my story though. In fact, that’s...
View Article“Hum Haar Jaate Hain Andar Se”: Plight Of Private School Teachers In The...
Yesterday, one of my relatives came to my home. He is a government teacher. I asked him about his salary. Before the pandemic, he always received his salary very late. He said that amidst the pandemic,...
View Article3 Tips To Get Into Ivy League For Indian Students
Have you been dreaming of a Pinterest-inspired life in the states as a student of their top universities? Do you want to run away from the Indian elected autocracy and education outside is your only...
View ArticleHas Legal Education Become Elitist In India?
The demand for legal education is exponentially increasing. More and more students are opting for Law in higher studies in India. Yet, it is an expensive degree to pursue. In addition to blood, sweat...
View ArticleCan Universities Stop Hiking Fees In The Middle Of A Pandemic?
A student of today is the leader of tomorrow, and if this student is not nurtured and taught correctly, then we can well imagine the future of our country. Education is a fundamental human right and...
View ArticleHas The Media Covered Students’ Plight Properly?
Well media, the third pillar of democracy as it is called, owes a great responsibility towards citizens. People follow media as their second religion, get influenced by it blindly. Media has the power...
View ArticleAre LGBTQIA+ Students Safe In Their Classrooms?
Trigger warning: mentions of violence against LGBTQIA+ people The classroom is supposed to be a safe haven for all students. They are supposed to have the space to explore their creativity, nurture...
View Article“My Only Hope Is That I Get To Enter My College Campus Before I Graduate”
One year and four months ago, I wrote my last board exam. Euphoria dominated my psyche because all the stress associated with examinations had come to an end. Little did I know, or the whole student...
View ArticleIs Home An Ideal Place To Learn? The ‘Problem Of Space’ We Forgot To Talk About
Educational institutions have remained closed since the March of 2020, keeping in mind the health and safety of students. Since then, schools and universities have resorted to online teaching. As a...
View Article“We Aren’t Different, We Are Proud”: The Power Of Queer Collectives On Campus
I went to one of the leading liberal arts colleges in Mumbai, and India, for that matter. Even though my college was “liberal” in most aspects, it was lacking in some crucial ones. As a young, queer...
View ArticleWhy Homophobia At Law Schools Worries Me More Than Homophobia Elsewhere
Trigger warning: quoted slurs and offensive remarks against the LGBTQ+ community It was a pleasant October morning in 2018 when I had just returned to the college after watching an early morning (and...
View ArticleWhat is it like to undertake virtual classes in India with trans and enby...
Trigger Warning: Deadnaming, Misgendering, Mental Health Issues The globe has been afflicted with the COVID-19 pandemic for nearly a year and a stretch. People were separated, secluded, and constrained...
View ArticleWhen Professors Should Seek Consent From Students
By Tara Kalra and Simran Pavecha “Stand up when I enter the class” “Call me Sir” We’ve grown up hearing these unwritten classroom “rules” and abiding by them. It starts early on and rather...
View Article“स्टूडेंट्स के मुद्दों को उठाने से क्यों कतराती है राजस्थान विश्वविद्यालय की...
राजनीति की समझ सभी नागरिकों के लिए बेहद ज़रूरी है, क्योंकि राजनीति हमारे जीवन को प्रभावित करती है। राजनीतिक होना आपकी हर उस बातचीत और काम से नहीं जुड़ा है, जो सरकार से संबंधित है, बल्कि यह आपके...
View ArticleA Guide To Socialising In 21st Century’s Virtual Campus
When Abhishek and Nimisha stepped into their virtual campuses to pursue further education, there were no inspiring orientations in vast lecture halls or fancy welcome parties straight from Karan...
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