Author: Yatila Jamir

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Yatila Jamir is a 20 year old majoring in English Studies from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. She is one of those many tiny women hailing from a small north-eastern state of India called Nagaland. She takes pride in her culture and also shares a deep interest in knowing more about the different cultural habits of people When not using her family as her lab rats to test her food recipes, Yati enjoys spending time on her own watching the Youtube videos of Inga Lam, Alvin Zhou and Linda Sun who makes her monotonous life a little bit better. Her areas of interest include popular culture, world politics and globalisation. Facebook

A Cloud-Like Museum - The Upcoming Tourist Attraction in China

A museum with a cloud aesthetic! China’s upcoming science and technology museum. Who is MAD? MAD architects, also known as MAD studio, is an architectural design company based in Beijing, China. Ma Yansong founded it in 2004. They are known for rendering their expertise in designing exhibitions, cultural projects, hospitality locations, art projects etc. They recently released the design visuals for their latest project that displays the coexistence of science with nature. Cloud aesthetics and more futuristic elements! Their worldwide success has also got them to establish offices in Los Angeles, Rome and New York City. MAD has released the…

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The Nation pays Tribute to Rajiv Gandhi as it marks his 77th Birth Anniversary.

The country celebrates the 77th Birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi. His son Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi pay their tributes to the late Indian Prime Minister.  Remembering Rajiv Gandhi Born on 20 August 1944, Rajiv Gandhi served as the sixth Prime Minister of India from 1984-1989. He was the youngest leader at the age of 40 to assume office as the Prime Minister of our country. He married Sonia Gandhi in 1968, who is the current President of the Congress party. However, India lost the dynamic leader on 21 May 1991, when a suicide bomber from the Liberation…

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India Bags Bronze in the U-20 World Athletics Championships 2021

India wins their first-ever medal in the U-20 World Athletics Championships 2021. Our athlete’s bags bronze in the 4x400m mixed relay final. India at U-20 World Athletics Championships 2021 The U-20 World Athletics Championships 2021 commenced on 17th August 2021 at the Nyayo Sports Complex in Nairobi, Kenya. Also known as the World Junior Championships is an international competition for athletes under twenty years of age or not born earlier than 1st January 2002. A total of 114 countries qualified this year, with 897 athletes scheduled to participate in the various events. The championships will consist of sports like pole…

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Mid-Year Workout Challenges To Keep You Motivated

There are only four months left until we bid goodbye to yet another year of staying at home and wearing masks. Although 2021 is significantly better and more robust than 2020, we cannot help but admit that the house and the private space of our room are what we keep going back to. Although many of us have embarked on a resolution towards achieving a fitness goal at the onset of this year, it is never too late for the latter lot of us to start it this season. As we are halfway through this year, here are brand new…

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Nike Launches Another Hype-Worthy Shoe.

Nike’s distinct and powerful innovations Nike is a household name in the fitness apparel and footwear industry. Previously named “Blue Ribbon Sports”, the sports brand was launched in 1964 by athlete Phil Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman. For those of you who are curious about the meaning behind its present name, the company named itself after the Greek Goddess of victory – Nike. It is an American multinational company whose value as of 2020 was more than USD 32 billion, earning them the crown of being the most valuable brand in the sports industry. The secret behind the company’s…

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Barbie’s Tokyo Olympics collection forgets to represent the Asian community.

Barbie is under fire for not representing the Asian community in their Tokyo Olympics 2020 collection. A Tokyo Olympics Barbie Collection The U.S owned Mattel’s Barbie initially launched its Tokyo 2020 collection in February 2020 as part of a licensing agreement with the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo Olympic Games. The collection features five dolls promoting the sports launched in the recent Tokyo Olympics, namely Basketball, Skateboarding, Surfing, Karate and Sport Climbing. The figures are “dolled-up” with distinct sporting wear and equipment. They each come with gold plastic medals on a ribbon for children to reenact their own “medal…

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