LU Chronicles
Iâve been thinking about this more than Iâd like to admit. Not in a dramatic, âthe world is doomedâ way, just in small, quiet moments. Like when someone shares something vulnerable, and the response is a dry âsame.â Or when bad news feels⌠distant. Seen, processed, and cleared in under […]
The idea that the free market is a natural, efficient, and self-regulating system is not a conclusion derived from history. It is an ideological claim sustained in spite of history. When examined across centuries and geographies, the empirical record does not show markets emerging from freedom, producing stability, or distributing […]
Indiaâs judiciary has always been regarded as the protector of the Constitution, responsible for safeguarding fundamental rights, interpreting laws, and keeping the two arms of government, the executive and legislative, accountable to each other. The judiciary has played an instrumental role in the development of Indian democracy through its activism. […]
Family. What is family? Family is the place where you belong, a place where you feel loved, feel welcomed wholeheartedly, and feel the warmth and care of your cherished ones. Families are supposed to stand up for each other no matter what, be there for one another at the lowest […]
The state of the world right now can only be described as a hot mess – wars, calamities, global crises and much more. During these trying times, fear and polarization often take hold. However, it manifests in varied ways. Sometimes, itâs from self-fulfilling prophecies and sometimes; itâs extremism decorated and […]
For most of my life, I believed an ordinary day was the starting point of existence. Waking up, moving through the day, studying, working, laughing with people, returning home tired but stable. It all felt like the baseline of life. But illness changes the way you see the world. […]
âWhat are your hobbies?â It is one of the most common and simplest questions people ask out of genuine curiosity about you. It appears harmless, even friendly. The question shows up in first conversations, on dates, in classrooms, during interviews, and sometimes in the middle of casual small talk. Yet […]
I am only eighteen, but somehow it already feels like the clock has started ticking. Everywhere around me, there seems to be an invisible timeline. By the time you are twenty-one, you are supposed to know what you want to do with your life. You should have a clear career […]
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Anna Karenina, Tolstoy It’s in the quiet boredom of Holi after hours where we give in to our parents’ watch recommendations. So thatâs exactly how I landed in this uncharted corner of youtube watching a show […]
Whenever I talk about directors who significantly changed the traditional Hindi cinema, Anurag Kashyap’s name always comes up. He isnât a typical Bollywood director like others who focuses only on big stars, grand sets, and commercially successful formulas. Instead, he focuses more on the script of the story, the characters, […]
The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of LU.LitCore or the University. On 18 February 2026, Mohan Bhagwat, the Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, visited the University of Lucknow as part of the RSS centenary outreach programme. His […]
India is a country brimming with ideas, innovation, and youth, and it is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Yet despite this progress, problems like unemployment remain at a peak. India has one of the largest youth populations, capable of changing the face of the world. But is […]
Last week, in my ecology class, while handing out an assignment, my professor said something that paused me mid-note: âAt least sit with the assignment, even if youâre not able to solve it.â Sit with it? In a classroom increasingly anxious about AI-generated content, about students blatantly outsourcing even casual […]
We all live in a democracy, but what comes to mind when we think of it in practice? elections, political parties, or debates in Parliament, right? However, we get to experience Democracy in action long before we enter polling booths and vote as citizens. We experience democracy for the first […]
âGreetings, sir/maâam, looking for a campus tour?â No, donât be scared. I wonât scam you. In fact, I am far more reliable than your local âRaju Guideâ. Let me pitch. I wake up before you students do; honestly, I barely sleep at night. I listen to the hushed silence of […]
When Visualization Turns Into Illusion Scroll through Instagram or Pinterest at the start of any new year and youâll see it everywhere: perfectly curated vision boards. Soft beige backgrounds, luxury cars cut out from magazines, dream houses with huge windows, quotes in cursive fonts saying âThis is my yearâ or […]
âTodayâs backlash against intellectual life cannot simply be written off as a popular celebration of mindlessness,â wrote Adam Waters and E.J. Dionne Jr. in Dissent. It was true of America in 2019. It is painfully true of India now. Books written in other countries, in other decades, often feel eerily […]
I read George Orwell’s Animal Farm the other day, and felt a sense of hopelessness when I finished the novella. the story is set around a farm called the ‘Manor Farm’, owned by Mr. Jones, a farmer who was once a hardworking man who took care of his animals, but […]
They tell you, politely, that the world is what it is: messy, dangerous, and therefore to be managed by people who have seen the maps and read the books. Questioning the necessity of weapons that can erase cities, nuclear weapons, the all-consuming instruments of modern statecraft, will earn you a […]
Call it delusion, call it digital-age dharma, but everyoneâs living like the book deal is already in motion. âMain character energyâ has emerged as both a meme and a mantra: the idea that one should live as though the camera is following, the soundtrack is swelling, and the universe is […]
The corporate world loves a woman who knows her place. Sheâs polite in meetings, punctual in email threads, and carries just the right amount of ambition to be seen as productive, but not enough to be seen as a threat. She smiles through interruptions, thanks people for stealing her ideas, […]
It is a question that, on the surface, reads like satire. But then you remember the tantrums. The unfiltered tweets at 3 a.m. The sulking after parliamentary debates. The blood-boiling monologues in war rooms. You recall the finger-pointing press conferences, the volcanic bursts of ego on global stages, the treaties […]
Once upon a time, understanding the mind meant stepping into battle – not with capes or superpowers, but with the monsters inside us. Freud, armed with his theories of the unconscious – forever searching for the mother of all answers (yes your mother).Jung with his archetypes asking us to see […]
I lit a candle that smells like neoliberalism, poured myself a mug of herbal delusion, and tried deep breathing through the existential dread of unpaid internships and overpriced therapy. They told me self-care would save me. Turns out, all it saved was capitalismâs conscience. This is your gentle reminder –Â […]
From the moment a girl picks up lip gloss in one hand and a book in the other, the world starts glitching. Society loves its binaries – you can be pretty or smart, stylish or serious, soft or revolutionary. Apparently, if your eyeliner is sharp, your intellect canât be. Thereâs […]