Month: December 2022

BY SAIGOPAL RANGARAJ ‘23 Diwali, widely known as the “festival of lights”, is a religious festival celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, as well as many Buddhists across the world. The word Diwali is derived from the Sanskrit word deepavali, which translates to a “row of lights''. Diwali falls sometime in October or November each year, with the specific day being determined by the Indian lunisolar calendar. Diwali was celebrated on the 24th of October this year, with festivities occurring in the weeks immediately preceding and following that date. Despite common associations with fireworks, lamps, and a celebration of the triumph of light over darkness, the manner in which Diwali is celebrated varies greatly across communities and religions with different deities being honored on this...

BY ESA CHEN ‘25 Bubble Milk Tea, also known as Boba Milk Tea or Pearl Milk Tea, is famous and popular among many countries worldwide. Even so, do you know anything about where it all started? Bubble Milk tea is a beverage that was first created in Taiwan in the 1980s. It is typically made by putting chewy tapioca balls called pearls or boba into various kinds of tea. The most common varieties are to put black pearls into milk tea and white pearls into green tea. There are hundreds of different combinations and flavors to try. Many shops offer sizes and flavors of pearls as well as various kinds of teas both with or without milk. The drink can be customized even further by choosing how much ice and sugar is added. Due to its special and sweet taste and aesthetically pleasing appearanc...

BY SAARANG CHARI ‘26 Since its creation in 1949, the Indian Constitution has contained provisions for promoting social and economic equality through affirmative action in a deeply unequal society. . Affirmative action in India is not wholly unlike its counterpart in the US – it aims to increase the representation of historically marginalised groups in public institutions and in fields such as education, healthcare, banking, insurance, and the like. While affirmative action in the US focuses on issues of racial and gender-based discrimination, in India it has historically focused on that of caste[1]based discrimination. This is implemented by the provision of “Reservation Quotas”, through which a percentage of places in public or state institutions are reserved for people belonging to co...