Ever so often, university students in Pune pick up their guitars and flock to the nearest pub or café to participate in open mics or paid gigs. This subculture has been part of Pune for several years now, and emerged naturally since Pune has a comfortable mix of two factors—confident students willing to display their...
As we concluded our fourth semester in college, all of us were nervy in anticipation of how we would fit into the professional world. Ever since our first day in college, we had been informed that the media industry is one which will keep us on the run all the time. At college, we are...
Aditya Sinha talks about seeing a new world through the camera lens: As someone who is inspired by the themes of identity, recreating family portraits and fantasy dreamscapes, working as a photographer has been one of the most exciting experiences. During my time at my internship, I got to see the multifaceted identities of Bombay – the...
Shouvik Bisai recalls a memorable trip through Karnataka, watching sunset by the river and local children surfing, and making sure he had his camera handy at all times to capture the moments
The mere thought of a public toilet may make you hold your nose. While some are in usable condition, most go uncleaned for days. With ever-increasing population density, and the high likelihood of them being unhygienic to use, many people refrain from visiting them. Two budding entrepreneurs, however, have attempted to change the negativity surrounding...
Screening films in theatres all across the city, the 17th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) was held from January 10 to 17. The festival celebrated Mahatama Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary this year by theming itself around it, and screening some films on his life. PIFF is organised by the Film Foundation of Pune in collaboration...
Food trucks are no recent addition to Pune, but a group of them coming together to form an outdoor food court was unheard of until the idea made its debut in Viman Nagar a year or two ago. An array of tables, a resolute line of trucks, and the twinkle of fairy lights at dusk,...
The much awaited degree film season has finally concluded with a bang. The AV batch of 2019 has worked tirelessly these past few months writing, scripting, shooting, editing and a lot more. The genres of the films range from dramas to documentaries and from coming of age films to comedies. Ritika Kapoor, is the director...
Guneet Kaur Bedi and Raunak Daswani, two third-year students from SCMC have taken it upon them to satisfy the hunger pangs of students by cooking delicious meals and savory foods for the students in and around the Symbiosis Viman Nagar campus in Pune. “Cooking for me is relaxing, engaging”, says Guneet Kaur who learned the...
In the day and age of smart-phones and high speed internet, social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook have become our escapade from reality. Scrolling endlessly on these apps is the new recreational routine millennials resort to. But while most of us entertain ourselves on these platforms, there are people for whom Instagram is their...
