This edition titled, Redstockings Chronicle, Vol. I, March 2021, we shall journey through the following pieces and have introduced 7 new columns;
Unfiltered- For the people who like to appreciate the beauty of rawness, here we unveil to you interviews, conversations & pieces where we uncover the stories which you wanted to discover but weren't able to. Every mystery behind the persona will be served raw, UNFILTERED. Latika Thakur in this column, becomes the mouthpiece for our college’s beloved Security Guard through her piece, “Covid Warriors: Immune To The Odds”
Tongue in Cheek- Tongue in cheek is the column where our writers make use of their artistic license & try to incorporate humour & sarcasm in their writing to draw attention to something significant that just happened. Our editorial board member, Tanishka Singhal writes on the irony of how with increased physical awareness, we neglected our mental health repeatedly through, “Brainstorming: Literally the Storm in my Mind”
Lit treasure- Lit Treasure unveils the treasures of the Literary world & aims to connect the modern readers to the rich history of language through bite sized literary facts, history & knowledge, afterall we all love delving deeper about a subject but are too lazy to search & scroll ourselves. The editorial board member, Janvi Joshi writes of the Old English epic poem “Beowulf” in “The Saga Of Beowulf: The Original Bahubali”
Artist Spotlight- This column is an abode for content from the various Digital Media platforms, content that left an imprint so beautiful on us, that it would be selfish to not share it with our readers. We like to shed some light on those who created content like this or content which should be known to more people. We introduce to you this edition, Dr. Tanaya, an oxford graduate changing the “sex” conversation in “The Millenial Doctor”
Mood of the Month- 'Mood of the Month' will be a breath of fresh air, where we take a break from the overall theme and feature writings and pieces on a 'mood' that changes every month and which will be highly influenced by the prevalent ideas in the society. Taru Saxena, member, editorial board, beautifully adds to the idea with her piece, “A Breath Of Fresh Air”
Deconstructed- From books to films, we shall be dwelling into the expression of cinematic art as well as the art of writing, suggesting, recommending, analysing. This edition, we shall be featuring a breakdown of the movie, “Pinjar”, by Latika Thakur, member, editorial board.
The Redstockings Daily- This is the column where the events and news of the English Department reigns. This edition, we shall be featuring the multiple lecture series held through 2020.
Featuring in addition to these incredible columns is a beautiful piece of poetry, "Black & White Days", written by Divyanshi Dash. The journey doesn't end here though, keep reading on to find out.
Happy Reading!
Paromita Sarkar
Vice President & Editor-in-Chief