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The Substance

by Soumadittya Chandra · March 4,2025

A review of Coralie Fargeat’s body-horror film dissecting beauty, identity, and society’s obsession with youth.

We Live in Time

by Sritama Sarkar · March 3,2025

A melancholic exploration of memory, time, and tenderness through cinema.

Waiting For The Letter of her Love

by Shivam Tyagi · October 25, 2024

A poem dedicated to the wait for his love to confess her love to him.

Spirit of the Oak Tree

by Satyaki Banerjee · 25 October 2024

A spiritually introspective piece composed in a unique numerological constraint—27 lines of exactly 27 letters each—exploring the awakening of the self through a mystical encounter with a symbolic oak tree that embodies memory, divinity, and inner transformation.

Infatuation

by Kajori · October 25, 2024

A dark wizard, exiled in a void for a century, rediscovers hope, love, and purpose upon realizing a girl from the real world is reading his story—and may be the one his dying mother foresaw.

Prisoners of Fate

by Aditya V · October 12, 2024

A haunting reflection on resignation, complicity, and the quiet despair of a man who chooses survival over freedom in the face of an unforgiving world.

A little life by Hanya Yanagihara

by Sritama Sarkar · October 11, 2024

A poem exploring the darkness of despair and the faint glimmer of hope that can pierce through it.

Show Review: Sex Education (Season 1)

by Aayush Kumar, Ishita Vyavahare · December 11, 2021

A heartfelt and hilarious review of Sex Education Season 1 that celebrates its nuanced characters, casual approach to sex, and bold storytelling, while acknowledging its occasional narrative shortcomings.

Book Review: Gone With The Wind

by Rose Agarwal · December 11, 2021

A bold and poetic take on Gone with the Wind, unpacking its romanticized past, complex characters, and troubling glorification of racism—ending in emotional wreckage and quiet disillusionment.