By Allwin Tom, Batch of 2016 There seems to be no appropriate line left unwritten, no right word left unsaid about the novel ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’. This [ … ]
Edition 15.0 : An Unresonable Mess
We lost a fest, mourned its loss. We asked questions and now we present the answers. What went wrong? The Alliance 15.0 answers all your questions and more. Download Now: [ … ]
Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2: as misogynistic as it gets
By Yashna Paliya, Batch of 2017 Rs. 22.75 crores on the first weekend, and that stellar monologue. Bravo, indeed. Never has a movie hall made me feel so suffocated; and a [ … ]
Echoes from Kumartuli: An idol-maker’s account
By Ipshita Chatterjee, Batch of 2018 It is Panchami. It is that time of the year again when the air is fragrant with shiuli and the crescendo of dhaak beats echo from every street of Shovabazaar. It [ … ]
Chronicles of a Vindictive Warrior
By Jatin Mahajan, Batch of 2017 “So be it. I’d like your right thumb as the fee for my training!” exclaimed Dronacharya. “This is outrageous. I unconditionally worshipped you O great Guru [ … ]
Diary of a Refugee
By Ipshita Chatterjee, Batch of 2018 Today, that good lady, with a card around her neck, who sometimes brings us food and water, brought this strange little thing, like a [ … ]
Dear Campus Counsellor
By Allwin Tom, Batch of 2016 Agonies aplenty? Deterred by your dubiousness? Caught in the fresher’s-fright or the ‘final-year repentances’ (or lost anywhere in between)? Need ‘surviving NSIT’/relationship/life/universe/existential advice? Here [ … ]
The Eight Commandments of Mid Semester Examinations
By Ipshita Chatterjee, Batch of 2018 As those dreaded five days draw closer, your messiah and prophet descends from the mountains, bearing, on a clay tablet (or a more modern [ … ]
Interview with Ira Singhal and Nidhi Gupta (UPSC Toppers 2014, NSIT alumni)
1. How did you decide for yourself, that civil service is ‘the’ career for you? What were the initial apprehensions and reactions from people, after having taken the decision? Nidhi:When [ … ]
How to manage your monthly budget
By Ipshita Chatterjee, Batch of 2018 This, fuchhas, is the most important piece of advice no one will give you. Instead, they’ll coax you into giving yet another treat at McCain, [ … ]