THE CARMEL BEAT
October 2021
In most societies around the world, where people dream of finding the one, and movies and books still condition the “happily ever after” soulmate narrative, Rangashree, 20, an intern at an investment bank in 2020 came out as polyamorous and decided that this "one person for life" thing wasn't for her.
College is a space where we come around many issues which are hard to comprehend, but at the same time, we get a hang of what is right and what is wrong. Many have a rational mindset and many are prejudiced towards a basic form of issue in society. The Carmel Beat makes an account of the same thoughts through practical explorations.
When we are young, our dreams have been passed around with a round of laughs, but after a certain point, it becomes a controlled choice. B—Tech, BSc, medicine, Law, B-com are degrees well looked after, with an accompanying tag of “not whiling away your time” or an “intelligent child.”
“I want nothing more than dinner for them and money for bus tickets”.
The Dombari community are street performers who specialize in tricks of rope walking, juggling and acrobatics. Parmesh, who was born in the Dombari caste, made and sold steel utensils with the help of his wife. He had partially withdrawn from performing tricks. However, he lost his job last summer due to a lack of c
Theapital and raw material resources. He also lost the fear of the deadly virus and decided to earn money through Khel.
An academic fest was unchartered territory for Mount Carmel College. “Mount Carmel is always known for its cultural activities through Cul-Ah and various other events, but the academic perspective was completely missing. We did have different fests for each association, but not a full-fledged academic fest.
"Those days, Urdu was the language of the commoner; it was spoken by Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, everybody. It was the official language of communication and the official language of instruction in schools. There were some places, even in Karnataka, where there was no language but Urdu. Urdu flourished because it had official patronage."
For many, Khaled Hosseini has been our introduction to Afghan life. What we know of their struggles comes from what we have read in his books. However, he is now being criticized for writing exclusively for the western readership who are detached form immediate experience. People believe that his work is designed to reassure other countries' intervention in Afghanistan as morally sound.