Parthivee Mukherji
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so ambitious for a juvenile;
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Democracy: Campus Edition
Politics, at university, is everywhere. It’s in the leaflets that materialize in your hands the second you cross campus, in the endless debates about tuition fees, and, most terrifyingly, in the WhatsApp groups where someone always types “we should organize.”
By Parthivee Mukherji 3 months ago in Journal
THE ART OF SAYING NOTHING
Writers are obsessed with words. We hoard them like shiny coins, polish them, stack them into neat piles of essays and poems, then hand them in to tutors who immediately ask us to “say more.” But here’s a dangerous thought: maybe the best thing a writer can do is shut up.
By Parthivee Mukherji 3 months ago in Writers
Do You Remember 19
Sometimes, you are just 19 – standing in your kitchen on a Friday morning, wondering how you woke up late again and didn’t have time for breakfast. You rush through your morning, still feeling the weight of the night before, but it’s okay. You’ll make do with what you’ve got. You’ll grab something small later. Maybe a snack from the fridge. Maybe a piece of fruit, though you can’t remember the last time you really craved one. You’re just 19, and this moment is fleeting. You wonder, as you pull your jacket over your shoulders, how you’re going to say goodbye to the teenage years. You’re still not sure when or how, but you’ve got thirty Fridays left. Just thirty.
By Parthivee Mukherji 9 months ago in Journal
