LU Chronicles
Recently, the University of Lucknow was highlighted in news articles due to the Lal Baradari controversy. Different political parties clashed with each other over the issue of Lal Baradari, which led to unrest on campus. The university environment became highly unstable, and heavy police deployment was witnessed, making the campus […]
People often say universities shape democracy. At first, that sounds like something written in a brochure. But if you look closely at everyday life in a university, the idea starts making sense not in a grand way, but in small, ordinary moments. Lucknow University is not perfect. It is […]
By the age of sixteen, every girl weaves a dream for herself â âIâm going to get out of here.â Why, it doesnât matter. Perhaps the bloody contraption nestled beneath her ribcage wants to pump blood that aches for foreign air. Perhaps she no longer wishes to be constrained by […]
âNo one likes a mad woman – you made her like thatâ The above statement is extracted from the lyric of the song âMad Womanâ written by Taylor Swift. By saying “You made her like that,” Swift is pointing the finger back at the system. She is saying: My ‘messiness’ […]
Lucknow University is one of the most well-known and beautiful universities in India. Established in 1920, it has a long history of academic excellence. The university has received a NAAC A++ grade and was ranked 97th in the university category and 151st overall in the NIRF Rankings 2024â25. Despite these […]
Just like any other educational institution, in 1920, Lucknow University was a dream stitched together by idealists, academicians, and visionariesâthose who believed that knowledge could uplift entire generations, democratize opportunity, erase social boundaries, and create thinking youth who would shape the nation and, hopefully, the world. A 105-year-old institution doesnât […]
When I first came to Lucknow University, I was quite sure that there would be very little presence of art or cinema. But to my surprise, LU has continued to grow in art and cinema, despite its politically dominated campus and limited interaction with the outside creative world. The university […]
If you ask anyone from Lucknow University whether the University is âgood enough,â Iâm quite sure that seven out of ten people would say no. Even I can point out dozens of shortcomings. But I canât deny the simple truth that three months ago, LU was the only option I […]
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 […]
In todayâs world, social media has become a huge part of our lives. It connects us, entertains us, and often shapes how we think and act. Every day, we scroll through countless posts, reels, and stories that set new trends â from fashion and fitness to opinions and lifestyles. But […]
A recent issue of Vogue wrote, and I quote, âFashion is cyclical. No era is immune to a remix now and again.â And this is supported by what is called the 20-year theory, which suggests that fashion trends tend to return roughly every two decades, often driven by nostalgia from […]
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 […]
Three centuries ago, came the first stories of beings with impossible strength: gods, titans, monsters. They were warnings, wishes, and/or ways to make sense of the chaos and cruelty. Three decades ago, superheroes took their place: vigilantes, orphaned billionaires, aliens in capes, radioactive teenagers who flooded comic books and movie […]