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Dress to Oppress – Strip the Walls Bare
Today, we unravel the threads of time and tradition, and weave a new norm. The dilemma of deciding what to wear is universal. But in an age where gender and sex are spectrums rather than definite lines, we must re-examine the stereotypes (‘tom-boy’, ‘slutty’, ‘sanskari’) we have woven with respect to the clothing choices…
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Teezy Tiny Tales: Winning Entries
Following are the winning entries for the pre-event, Teezy Tiny Tales, hosted by the Philosophy Department as a preface to the much awaited Aletheia. “What if it’s a daughter?” Asked the mother to a tensed father. 9 months later, Father was annoyed, the brother rejoiced.
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Teezy Tiny Tales- An Aletheia Pre-Event
We have all come across literary posts all over social media that make us think, What if? What if we could write as well? What if we get published? The pre-event, Teezy Tiny Tales, hosted by the Philosophy Department as a preface to the much awaited Aletheia, aims to answer just that.
Daily writing prompt
Describe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow.
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Vignettes: Entries from Photography Exhibition
Following are the displayed entries from Vignettes, an online photography competition and exhibition organised as part of Aletheia, the annual academic fest of the Department of Philosophy. The Hand The hand has a double connotation. For some it defines beliefs such as the deeply embedded lines on our hands. For the others, it defines the…
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Virtuoso: Winning Entries
As part of Aletheia, the annual academic meet of the Philosophy Department, Virtuoso, the picture interpretation competition was held, where the participants were given to analyse, ‘ The Scream’ by Edvard Munch. The winning entries are as follow.
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Vignettes: Winning Entries
As part of Aletheia, the Annual Academic Fest of the Department of Philosophy, Vignettes, an online photography competition was organised. The theme given to the participants was “Can Beliefs Be Questioned?”, which was open to interpretation. The selected entries were then displayed at the fest and judged by Mr Nimit Nigam, a Delhi-based travel photographer. The winning…
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Word Interpretation: Winning Entry
As part of the Philosophy Day Celebration, a competition was held by the Department of Philosophy. There were two categories under which students could participate, Word-Interpretation and Picture-Anaylsis. For Word-Interpretation we gave the word ‘Duende’, which refers to the mysterious power that a work of art has to deeply move a person. The winning entry for this category…
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Picture Analysis: Winning Entry
As part of the Philosophy Day Celebration, a competition was held by the Department of Philosophy. There were two categories under which students could participate, Word-Interpretation and Picture-Anaylsis. For Picture-Analysis we gave a famous painting by Andrew Wyeth, titled Christina’s World (1948). The winning entry for this category was submitted by Mariam Rauf, IIIrd Year, Sociology. Yearn the…
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Discernment of a Being
Humans are recognizable irrational beings. The majority instantaneously accepts that they are, but there are some who undeniably prefer to find consolation in ideas which they believe could potentially fluctuate their unconscious craze through the help of their innermost intellectual capacity. The latter could not accept that we are irrational and disoriented, but in some…
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Biting the Dust
A dim light. The desk, cluttered and piled with books, Ayn Rand, PG Wodehouse, JD Salinger, a little humour, a little knowledge, a little motivation and a little courage. The thoughts of the days past, playing in her head like a movie, a sense of dread. The pen begins to move of its own volition,…
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