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 →
An Update On Arena: Where Do We Stand?
By Tanya Santhosh (2023), Yashvi A (2023), Rithvika Reddy (2023), Nitya Ravuri (2024) The nights are still long, and the air still crisp, but thereโs something different in the way the campus hums. Itโs not just the rustle of lecture notes or the chatter in the mess hallsโitโs the pulse of something bigger. The countdown... Continue Reading →
New Rules – BPHC
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 →
Linguistic Relativity: Exploring the Dependence of Language on Thought
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 →
An Interview with JANUS
An interview with Team JANUS, a part of SEDS that makes Cansats and represents our campus in the international Cansat competition every year. They team talks about their experience being a part of JANUS. JC: Hello, guys. First of all, please introduce ourselves. Team JANUS: Hi, I am Sham (22 batch), from team JANUS, which... Continue Reading →
Robowars ’24: An Interview with Thriveforce
An interview with Naman Kasliwal of Thriveforce, the combat robotics team of BPHC. He is joined by Mrinal R, the Joint Treasurer of the Phoenix Association, as they answer some questions before the team's participation in this year's ATMOS. Q: How was Thriveforce founded? What's your domain and are you associated with any other particular... Continue Reading →
Where Are We With ATMoS – An Interview With The Technical Secretary
An interview with Divyansh Gangwar, the Technical Secretary of BPHC, ahead of our tech-fest ATMoS this November. Q: What should we look forward to in this ATMoS, and what improvements will we see in your time? A: What I am looking forward to this time is collaborations between our clubs and industry professionals. That's the... Continue Reading →
The Art of Complicating an Election: The American Elections
Cardi-B and Jennifer Lopez have recently become some of the biggest political analysts in the United States of America. This was not because of a sudden uptake in knowledge but rather because of a set of people who prepared them to campaign for a particular person. Welcome to the season of elections in the United... Continue Reading →
