LIFE a day at a time

    It’s a day like all others and you see a new girl enter your classroom with a hairstyle you find cool. Or maybe there's a new guy in your neighborhood with a Harry Potter t-shirt. Or its raining and the only person with an umbrella is that short boy who you avoided talking to. Or maybe, as was in my case, you had the ill fate of having only that one girl same in a class full of strangers. But whatever the scenario, your first meet and greet with your now best friend hasn’t been beautiful. But now you are here at a time when they are a part of your everything.       I have heard several things about bestfriends. Most is the usual cliché of friends forever and ‘your partner in crime’ but having a bestfriend for 7 years has taught me that a bestfriend is more than that. If there’s one myth I have realised false, it’s “sugar spice everything nice” is NOT the definition of a bestfriend. For the worst fights I have had have been with my bestfriend and so have been the most terrible

THE AFTERMATH! Picture this: there's a particular thing you've been doing since you got to your humane senses. The thing you've to do daily without fail, no excuses accepted. Its been over twelve years that you've been in that task. And suddenly puzt! you dont have to anymore! You dont have a choice. You just can't do it anymore! Even if you hate it and wanted to get off ASAP or you loved it and wanted every mintue to last longer, there's just no turning back. How does it feel? Now look into yourself and you'll realize that this is the thing you actually have been doing. school! The thing we have been a part of since we remember our first toy. Nursery, kindergarten, primary, midddle, high and then senior school. Since almost 15 years we've been following a single routine. Waking up at morning, getting ready and leaving for that place for the condemned (hyperbole, of course!). And then suddenly you get into your last year. There's excitement in t

“ The show, which can be seen on YouTube and other websites, was extremely abusive and it is not only ruining the clean image of the Indian culture & women but is also misleading today's youth ” (AIB) “ GOI has banned Comedy Central for misogynist jokes .” “ Comedian arrested for hurting sentimental and religious feelings ” These are some of the news that come up in our daily read, parallel to the many rapes and murders that occur. And being true bred Indians we take up the controversy instead of the crime. Its more like there are no controversies, we just pluck them from the crowd and run after it. The arrest, banning and criticism of humour comes in a country where immoral comments against women and unsuitable situations have been made by popular names time and time again. To quote politicians when talking about rape, “boys will be boys” “rape should not be made such a hyper issue” are the popular remarks. Yeah this is what the ideal India needs. In a country wi