Love

Butterflies or blindness? Decoding love at first sight

We all know those meet-cutes: All it took was one gaze across a jam-packed event or restaurant and within seconds, they knew they had found “the one.” Of course, that sounds wonderful. After all, it is the subject of countless romantic books and movies. But, do people truly fall in love at first sight or is it an imaginary tale?

BOOK REVIEW: POETRY / About romances ever-appealing

Irrespective of the ambivalence that marks Metaphysical poetry of the 17th century, Selim marvels us with his choice of words and precision of utterance.

POETRY / I've seen love

I've seen love/ Rolling down from a mother's eyes/ As she picks her lean child, bathed in innocent blood

#Perspective / The science behind love: A biological ballet, an endocrine euphony

It often elicits an unexplainable sensation — the most enigmatic force that has influenced centuries of philosophical discourse, poetry, and literature. However, in reality, love can be understood through scientific means.

‘Will you be my Valentine?’ and other expensive offers

In the end, love is a personal matter and it should remain so, regardless of how it comes out on February 14 and in the days that follow.

Have we outgrown emotional intimacy?

An almost unavoidable part of discussing relationships in today’s world would be Gen Z's relationship terminology

Celebrating Galentine’s Day on a budget

The spirit of Valentine's Day isn't just reserved for romantic partners – it's also about cherishing all forms of love, including platonic love.

BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / Girlfriends, girlhood and everything else Dolly Alderton knows about love

Review of "Everything I Know About Love: A Memoir" (Penguin, 2018)

POETRY / Love is a law

For once, can love look like a Sunday morning; filled with warmth, calmness and motionless?

October 30, 2023
October 30, 2023

Little bits of love that remain

Your tea in the kettle, piping hot water/ No sugar, so that you can really taste the tea on your tongue

September 16, 2023
September 16, 2023

Love, when you’re an adrenaline junky

And in spite of knowing this/ In spite of the absurdity of it all/ You let yourself fall

August 16, 2023
August 16, 2023

Diphylleia grayi

The burst of fragrant marigolds on the blanched porch of our old Calcutta home, free like sand, unbridled like the wind

February 13, 2023
February 13, 2023

Pahela Falgun, Valentine's Day: A fusion of love, culture, and fashion

For the last few years, we have been celebrating Pahela Falgun and Valentine’s Day on the same date. Hence 14th is all about expressing your love and having a good time.

February 13, 2023
February 13, 2023

What is the colour of love?

Perhaps, the answer to the question is simple. It is what most people say it is — ‘red in its most vibrant shade' or is it?

January 28, 2023
January 28, 2023

Love won’t you love me

Break me into numbers and spirals, and blood and flesh make me all that I don't wish to be.

October 20, 2022
October 20, 2022

When a crush turns into obsession, it’s probably limerence

Exploring the unhealthy side of having a crush, and what it entails when it becomes an obsession.

October 6, 2022
October 6, 2022

Breaking free from attachment

The trials and tribulations of moving on, and what makes it so difficult.

September 2, 2022
September 2, 2022

8 Inspiring K-dramas that Resonate with Young Adults

These stories of young love and friendships mirror our own experiences.

August 18, 2022
August 18, 2022

The Netflix K- Drama Effect: How women are moving to Korea to find love

What is now being referred to as ‘The Netflix effect’, hundreds of women in their early 20s, mostly originating from North America and Europe are visiting South Korea and flooding local hostels. This movement caught the attention of Min Joo Lee, a postdoctoral fellow at Indiana University Bloomington researching on Korean gender and race politics who decided to take a deeper look into it.