By Samartha Satarupa Patnaik 2nd Year, B.Tech (CSE) Social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, Snapchat, adore it or not, these social media have hugely modified the manner a whole technology communicates. Furthermore, like it or not, it is now no longer going away. Living at least a part of our lifestyle ‘online’ is becoming "the brand new normal" which is making us capable of navigating, without which we are far from today's inescapable reality. Social media has become mainstream. It is not only pretty much-constructing relationships with buddies and family but, social media has morphed right into an area in which [...]

By Shuvranshu Sekhar Kar 3rd Year, B.Tech (CSE) You are just done with your 12th grade and are about to enter university. There are a lot of things going on inside that head of yours. What university life is going to be like, what challenges you are going to face and how you must prepare yourself are just some among the many questions you must want answers for. Now, let me tell you straight up; it is not going to be a cakewalk. But now that you’re here, read on to find out how you can make the next 3, 4 [...]

Sayandeep Chakraborty 2nd Year, BA LLB Hobbies form a major part of our lives, especially when in school. Our hobbies define us- set us apart from the rest of the clan. But the one thing our hobbies need is time, something that an average college-goer does not have a lot of. In college, academics, assignments, and submissions make up the usually hectic schedule of students, who are left with next to no time for things they consider their hobbies. Here are some reasons why college is the best place to pursue your hobbies: ● An escape from the ordinary: The workload [...]

By Kashish Kaur 2nd Year, B.Tech (IT) "Don't put yourself in a box." We have all heard of this phrase at some point in our lives. In layman language, "putting yourself in a box" means self-sabotaging; it's like I would rather not try than accept that I might be bad at something. Imagine living the same day on repeat, thanks to the pandemic we don't have to imagine. Change is scary, but it is the only constant and probably the key to our sanity. Just like mundanity scares us, so should labels, stereotypes and boxes. What is this box? Box: a [...]

ANKITA KIRAN 2 ND Year B.Tech(CSE) You may be one among many in the sea of lost travellers, feeling astray and off-course. Sometimes college can be hard, and you may have doubts in your head of whether you are doing the right thing or maybe you are not where you imagined yourself to be in the future. Just because someone stumbles and loses their path doesn't mean they're lost forever; they may just need some guidance to get back on track. We all get these thoughts in our head at one point or the other, and all we look for in [...]

By Avantika Choudhary 3rd Year, B.Tech (CSE) Nine alarms, fifty-two repelling thoughts, and a poor mom's whining later when you finally find yourself in front of the bathroom mirror, do you wonder how your sleep never charged you up? Well, another way to confirm this is the thought, "Maybe, if I got just five more minutes..." Feeling that the quantity of your sleep wasn't sufficient brings us to question its quality. There are two ways for me to go about this one. The harsh one requires me to talk about discipline, while the pensive one requires me to dwell on what [...]

By Samarpita Saha 3rd Year, Computer Science Engineering (B.Tech), 1905633 Remember how we used to fantasize about our college life and hostel life? And our parents used to warn us saying that it all happens in movies, not in real life? They were right, in real life corona happened! Many of us have lived our hostel lives for only 8-9 months, and what I have learnt from my experience is to live in the moment. When you are coming to the hostel, come with an open heart and mind. Do not live in your bubble. Come out of your comfort zone, [...]