By Rishit Shah (2023) With BITS Hyderabad gearing up for the General Elections 2025, it may seem like April Fools' Day has been extended to a fortnight of Grade A drama. The last festival of the academic year brings in store extravagant promises and meticulous planning, with the political homework done so well that Pearl... Continue Reading →
You think you know? I’d known since I was 12 that my sexuality was unconventional. Unfortunately, I also happened to be stereotypically “gay” in my mannerisms, though I wasn't aware of it. I didn't even have the terminology to describe to someone the way I felt until much later. Everyone around me somehow seemed to... Continue Reading →
By Aaryan Mehta (2024) and Moksh Ahuja (2024) The rise of NVIDIA from the Spring of 2023 has truly been sensational. Despite the stock price rise beginning from the onset of 2023, its growth had begun much earlier. But before diving into that, let’s look at what NVIDIA does. NVIDIA is the largest GPU (Graphic... Continue Reading →
By Abhinav Muley (2024) A week has passed since the conclusion of the Champions Trophy 2025. Ecstasy and excitement among the Indian fans have settled down and fans of other teams have also come to terms with the defeats, anguish, and heartbreak. This brief window between a major world event and the IPL serves as... Continue Reading →
By Athithan V (2024) The Sun will soon set on the British Empire. Initially, on October 2, 2024, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Mauritian Prime Minister Pravin Jugnauth jointly announced that the UK will be turning over their sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in accordance with an advisory opinion issued by the... Continue Reading →
By Tanya Santhosh (2023), Yashvi A (2023), Rithvika Reddy (2023), Nitya Ravuri (2024) The nights are still long, and the air still crisp, but there’s something different in the way the campus hums. It’s not just the rustle of lecture notes or the chatter in the mess halls—it’s the pulse of something bigger. The countdown... Continue Reading →
The campus keeps changing over the years, for the better and, in many cases, for the worse. Student freedom and autonomy are much-debated, as are the rules that regulate and enforce them. The outstation, security, and punishment regulations were recently amped up to unreasonable extents. The new rules being implemented (according to a message circulated... Continue Reading →
By Richita Sarda (2024) Language is a means by which humans communicate complex ideas with one another and interact with the world around them. It is through language that we are able to trigger emotion, imagination and action. With over 7,000 languages existing in the world today, each possessing its own rules dictating semantics and... Continue Reading →
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