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Pratish Mashankar

Pratish Mashankar

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That guy who will stay quite for hours but will never shut when spoken to. Over a cup of coffee, our conversations would range from Game of Thrones to the Mahabharata. Spirit animal: Gina Linneti, the human form of the 100 emoji.

Articles by Pratish Mashankar

Ghats of Varanasi

On the Ghats of Varanasi The night is dark, but the roads are bright  With fire in hearts and lanterns in sight Reflections of hope, lay floating on the

 Monday, August 10, 20200 Comments
College, COVID and Competition

“Life started with a race.” Every person who has been a part of this ever-competitive world must have come across this phrase. Undeniably, every phase of ou

 Sunday, June 7, 20200 Comments
Holi: A tale of colourful grey hues

"Maiyya! Radha called me black, again!" The dark-toned Krishna cried while running back to his queen mother Yashoda. "Lalla", Yoshada smiled as she took some tu

 Friday, March 13, 20200 Comments
Pumpkins of India

Swoosh! The Fairy Godmother hath cast her spell on a big, round, juicy, orange PUMPKIN! Sala-gadoola-menchicka-boo-la bibbidi-bobbidi-boo Put 'em together a

 Thursday, October 17, 20190 Comments
kMITRA Fundraiser 2019

Thank you, didi!! Thank you, bhaiyya!! Voices echoed the grounds of Vivek Vardhini Kanyashala Girls High School, as the kMITRA team bid farewell to the many bu

 Tuesday, September 17, 20190 Comments
Ram, till death do us apart

“And that’s why we named you Lav”, Ram said as he kissed his son’s forehead while adjusting his bedsheet. The clock was ticking ten and Lav was slowly falling a

 Monday, August 5, 20190 Comments
Ugadi or You-gudi?

As the cool breeze of winter is slowly changing into the warm summer loo, the grape and orange stalls are steadily replaced by the King of fruits. Markets linge

 Wednesday, April 10, 20190 Comments
From the Editors' desk

We, humans, are a beautiful mess. We are an entanglement of nerves and veins flowing along the river of emotions, often confused between the words of the heart

 Friday, March 8, 20190 Comments
What's Inside?

Here is a glimpse of what this edition has in store for you, as we ponder over events representing various facets of our lives and the world we see, which make

 Friday, March 8, 20190 Comments
Ashes to indigo poison

Rudra looked deep into the eyes of the descendant of the great Bhrigu. He witnessed the sap of leaves gushing down the learned one’s severed finger, as vanity o

 Friday, March 8, 20190 Comments
The King of Dance

I glanced at the deer, as he jumped from one place to another. Whenever he bent forward to drink water from the lake amidst the rainforest, he looked up after e

 Wednesday, January 9, 20190 Comments
kMITRA 4ever

It was the year of 2014, when ideas bloomed and were nurtured, our beloved fostrer child’s journey had just begun. Who knew, our little guy would grow so fast?

 Monday, October 8, 20180 Comments
Narayan’s Nara

I live in a house bounded by four walls. Inside of whom, exist my ideas and expressions, and outside them, there are laws and rules different from what I follow

 Thursday, September 13, 20180 Comments
Brahma’s Bhram

I stand on the shore with you, dear reader, as a wave approaches us. We anticipate its arrival, while our feet are buried deep in the warmth of wet sand. We see

 Monday, August 6, 20180 Comments
To The 'You'niverse

I guess, the most unpredictable thing after Argentina-Croatia's 0-3 match, is the month of June. First, the ACs shoot 20 degrees, and the very next moment, you

 Sunday, July 1, 20180 Comments
Period Grew A Leg

“I saw death; ‘no’ I said,  for my story wasn’t over yet” The line started with a capital, letters intervened to form words; words marched to form sentences,

 Tuesday, April 3, 20180 Comments
Subhanallah, Justice Mashallah

Disclaimer: The following article deals with the practice of Triple Talaq within the context of the Indian Constitution and Shayara Bano’s movement to abolish i

 Friday, March 2, 20180 Comments
The Boy Who Defied Death

Decrypting the legend and iconography of MarkandeyaDISCLAIMER: The following article aims to comprehend the legend and iconography of Markandeya from the author

 Thursday, February 1, 20180 Comments
Our Tribute to the Tiranga

On 26th January 2018, India celebrated its 69th Republic Day. It was today when the Constitution of India came into effect in 1950, replacing the Government of

 Thursday, February 1, 20180 Comments
Infinite's hand on Infinity

Infinite's hand on Infinity -The mystery behind Padmanabhaswamy’s hand on Shiva Within infinite myths lies the eternal truth Who sees it all Varuna has hundred

 Wednesday, January 3, 20180 Comments