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If you are even remotely active on social media or the internet, there is no way you have not heard about ‘Barbenheimer’ in the past few days. Barbenheimer is a portmanteau that combines the words ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ both of which are famous movies that were released on the 21st of July worldwide. Barbie, directed by Greta Gerwig, is a movie about Barbie and Ken, two dolls from Barbie Land, who get a chance to witness life in the so-called real world. This movie has undertones of feminism, value and appreciation of life. It is a light hearted movie that still provides the audience with a message. On the other hand, Oppenheimer by Christopher Nolan is a movie based on the 2005 biography American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.  This eponymous film explores the invention of the atomic bomb – and the implications of creating such a deadly weapon. The movie also dwells on the moral dilemma of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. As we see, the two movies come fro...

Adulting. Sounds scary, doesn't it? It especially does when you’re a college student at the cusp of adulthood, about to enter the “real” world. A lot of us wonder who we are, whether this world has a place for us, or what our purpose in life is. Figuring out exactly who you are, labels and all, is difficult but expected the moment you turn 18. When you are about to try out the “adulting” thing for the first time, not knowing who you are is daunting. There's so much to figure out - your career, your purpose, your identity, and what your “true calling” is, the very reason you were placed on earth. Isn’t this idea of one true purpose in itself unrealistic? We read and watch those coming of age books and movies where towards the end the protagonist has figured themselves out or has learnt to make their peace without knowing, but then you leave that world of fiction and realise that the real world will never be that kind to you. College is a period of milestones, from figuring out...

  From Gandhi to Martin Luther King to Mandela, our ideas of resistance have hitherto been inspired by those with severe titles and deep baritones. So when a pint-sized teenage girl, not one year out of middle school, with fire in her eyes and conviction in her voice, unabashedly asked the powers that be "How dare you?", we all paused in that fateful moment and listened to how the world was burning. Tired of those atop the social hierarchy squandering away the resources belonging to the next generations, Greta Thunberg encouraged the new generation to reclaim their future and changed the face of climate activism. Malala was 15 when she staunchly stood against archaic conventions and men with weapons to become beacon of hope for women worldwide to continue their education and pursue their dreams. Fueled by the rage against the systemic injustices against black people, it was three young women that gave birth to the #BlackLivesMatter movement online. Whether it be in the Southa...