Section 6 (Summer 23)

I’ve been scared of cats for as long as I can remember. So, when I went to watch the movie “Cats”, I already knew I was going to hate it. Unsurprisingly, the movie creeped me out. However, in retrospect, I realized that “Cats” scared me not because the characters of the movie looked like cats but because they looked like humans! That movie gave me the same feelings I get when I watch YouTube videos of humanoid robots that try to emulate human behavior. I recalled that I also thought that Sophia, the world’s first robot citizen was nightmare-inducing.  A still image from the movie "Cats" After mulling it over for a while, I came to the conclusion that I feel uneasy when something looks human-like yet doesn’t look fully human. Thinking that I had discovered something important, I went to do some research and found out, to my dismay, that I was about 50 years too late. Masahiro Mori, a Japanese roboticist talked about “my” discovery in...

 Arthouse is a film genre where the core component hiding in its name that is none other than aesthetic Art. Here, cinema is purely focused on the thought-provoking nature of the director's experiment, poetic and minimalistic approach towards life and its mysteries. Then what is the difference between mainstream cinema and arthouse cinema? Well, arthouse cinema appeals only to a limited number of people who applauds complex and mind-stirring themes such as existentialism, surrealism, melancholy, and dystopia that drive the human mind with their interpretations. Unlike mainstream cinema, arthouse cinema is comparatively slow-paced as it focuses more on the visual poetic nature and deep dark themes. It often portrays inspired amateur artists with real-life locations and a complete absence of Computer-Generated Imagery. The birth of the modern Arthouse cinema kicked off in the late 1950s with the French New Wave , also known as Nouvelle Vague. Numerous gifted young French artists join...

In the pursuit of better   study habits and boosted efficiency, music turns out to be an improbable associate. We've all experienced the power of an euphonic melody that uplifts our dull moods, often motivating us in various side quests  such as during workout or in the bus waiting to go home after a long day at work. But can music truly assist in studying and augment our academic performance? The answer is buried deep within the captivating caverns of the science of music and its effect on the brain. The Melodic Mind: How Music Affects the Brain To understand why listening to music during study produces an amicable duo, we first need to dive into the effect of music on the brain. Several researches has shown that music activates areas of the brain responsible for emotion, alertness and memory. When the right kind of music is selected, it fabricates an optimal conditions for learning. Various genres of music evoke a wide range of emotional responses, and this is where personal...

   Introduction: Have you heard about Franz Kafka? A person so enigmatic , a writer who infused paradox to his writing, weaving a tapestry of artwork with the theme of realism, void , existentialism. His writing style was so out of the norm that even critics found it hard to analyze his writings. In this blog we will explore one of the works that Franz Kafka had written , named "The Vulture."  1   Franz Kafka was born in July 3, 1883 Prague Austria-Hungary in a Jewish middle class family. Franz Kafka is regarded as one of the greatest literary figures in recent history. He has captivated the readers with his unique obscure, surreal writing style and left them questioning about their existence and entity by infusing many philosophical aspects into his literary artworks.. A style and quality so particular to him that anything that resembles it has come to be known and referred to as “Kafkaesque.” One of the story which revolves around the power dynamics and human mind ...

‘ Good Will Hunting ’ first introduced me to Elliott Smith with Miss Misery at the end of the movie. The hauntingly beautiful melody made me rush to YouTube to check out the song. It was not long after that the algorithm recommended me Independence Day by Elliott Smith, another song with a melancholic intro that made me listen over and over again. Throughout the listening, the details that caught my ear amazed me. Elliott Smith - XO (1998) About the song Independence Day is one of my favorite songs by Elliott Smith. It was released on the ‘XO’ album in 1998. It didn’t gain as much popularity as some of the other songs on the album. But it stood out to me because of its relatability and how wonderfully it metaphorically relates its subject to human life and celebrates it. Elliott Smith About Elliott Smith Elliott Smith is popular for his exceptional songwriting ability and for blending elements of indie rock, folk and alternative music in his songs. Most of his works are acoustic and h...

 History Of Chess : The Ascent  Chess  : Chess is a two-player board based strategy game that is played on a chess board with 8x8 grid . Each player has a total of 16 pieces : 1 King that can move 1 square in 8 directions, 1 Queen that can move any square horizontally , vertically and diagonally and is the most powerful piece in the game ,  2 Bishops that can move diagonally , 2 Knights that can jump over pieces to move  in an "L" shape which is 2 square horizontally or vertically and then 1 square perpendicular to it , 2 Rooks that can move horizontally and vertically,  and 8 Pawns that can move upto 2 square forward in its first move and 1 square in later moves and can capture pieces forward diagonally . The goal of the game is to check mate the opponent King which means putting it under attack (check) from which it cannot escape There are some other rules of chess like :  En passant a rule if a Pawn moves 2 square at the start to stand beside an ...