Opinion / The lead essay
The Death of Rationalism
Rationalism was meant to be a method, not an identity. It was to be the discipline of honest seeing, not another tribe of the like-minded. You question, you examine, you see clearly.
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The Crossroads / Issue 32 / August 2026
Culture
Beyond the Lobby
A digital world where millions come togethersome for a living, some for leisure, some for addiction, and some for peace.
Culture
Anakin Skywalker and the Poetics of Tragedy
The Star Wars prequel is, at its core, a tragedy. Yet within popular discourse it has long been dismissed as pulp science fiction; a spectacle over substance sort of material.
Campus & culture
Life, expression and the ideas between classes
Culture
Notes of Healing
Music is something most of us cherish, holding a special place in our lives. It speaks volumes about our personality, and offers insights into our very souls.
Campus Life
Rumors at CIRS
Do you agree with me that here, in CIRS, news about people and events spreads like wildfire? Whether in late-night talks or Crossroads walks, we cannot keep gossip to ourselves.
Reflection
Voyages in the Yuva Kendra
World & sport
Power, competition and the pursuit of excellence
World
Geography and Geopolitics
Every week, we stare at the "News of the Week" presentation on the screen, clapping loudly at the second anything mildly related to India, any sports team, or Donald Trump that flashes by.
Sport
Sportswashing: The New Geopolitics
The summer of 2023 changed football forever. It wasn’t just the usual go-to of European transfers; it was something weird. Why?
Sport
The Journey Behind Excellence
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17 articles across 7 issues
17 stories
Opinion
The Death of Rationalism
Rationalism was meant to be a method, not an identity. It was to be the discipline of honest seeing, not another tribe of the like-minded. You question, you examine, you see clearly.
Rationalism was meant to be a method, not an identity.
Culture
Beyond the Lobby
A digital world where millions come togethersome for a living, some for leisure, some for addiction, and some for peace.
A digital world where millions come togethersome for a living, some for leisure, some for addiction, and some for peace.
Culture
Anakin Skywalker and the Poetics of Tragedy
The Star Wars prequel is, at its core, a tragedy. Yet within popular discourse it has long been dismissed as pulp science fiction; a spectacle over substance sort of material.
The Star Wars prequel is, at its core, a tragedy.
Opinion
Is AI - Art Really Art?
In today’s world, nearly everything we do has a trace of artificial intelligence in it, from our daily tasks to our school projects.
In today’s world, nearly everything we do has a trace of artificial intelligence in it, from our daily tasks to our school projects.
Campus Life
Rumors at CIRS
Do you agree with me that here, in CIRS, news about people and events spreads like wildfire? Whether in late-night talks or Crossroads walks, we cannot keep gossip to ourselves.
Do you agree with me that here, in CIRS, news about people and events spreads like wildfire?
Opinion
Hot Wheels V/S Barbie
I am a proud biology student, and my biology class has a MEGA, WHOPPING, GARGANTUAN class strength of 2! And these supercalifragilisticexpialidocious students are girls.
I am a proud biology student, and my biology class has a MEGA, WHOPPING, GARGANTUAN class strength of 2!
World
Geography and Geopolitics
Every week, we stare at the "News of the Week" presentation on the screen, clapping loudly at the second anything mildly related to India, any sports team, or Donald Trump that flashes by.
Every week, we stare at the "News of the Week" presentation on the screen, clapping loudly at the second anything mildly related to India, any sports team, or Donald Trump that flashes by.
Sport
Sportswashing: The New Geopolitics
The summer of 2023 changed football forever. It wasn’t just the usual go-to of European transfers; it was something weird. Why?
The summer of 2023 changed football forever.
“Rationalism was meant to be a method, not an identity.”
Culture
Notes of Healing
Music is something most of us cherish, holding a special place in our lives. It speaks volumes about our personality, and offers insights into our very souls.
Music is something most of us cherish, holding a special place in our lives.
The Editorial
My Home
Like most other kids, I had an enjoyable childhood with my family, so naturally, making the tough decision to join a boarding school 2,359 long kilometres away from home was an emotional one.
Like most other kids, I had an enjoyable childhood with my family, so naturally, making the tough decision to join a boarding school 2,359 long kilometres away from home was an emotional one.
Reflection
Voyages in the Yuva Kendra
Bag stuffed, folder filled, and brain completely devoid of meaning: that would accurately encapsulate my state in the very first class of CHYK CIRS.
Bag stuffed, folder filled, and brain completely devoid of meaning: that would accurately encapsulate my state in the very first class of CHYK CIRS.
Economics
The Race Beyond
It's Sunday. Millions are tuning into their digital screens to watch one thing. Fast cars. Actually, 20 of them, racing at speeds that vaporize everything in their path.
It's Sunday.
Economics
Trust or Bust: The Never-Ending Problem of the Prisoner's Dilemma
Imagine yourself in this familiar high school scene where you and your best friend are tasked with a huge project, the kind that demands hours of focused, dedicated work.
Imagine yourself in this familiar high school scene where you and your best friend are tasked with a huge project, the kind that demands hours of focused, dedicated work.
Sport
The Journey Behind Excellence
"No, I cannot do it anymore" - Have you said this to yourself in the middle of a 5,000 metres race? And later, regret the same while reflecting?
"No, I cannot do it anymore" - Have you said this to yourself in the middle of a 5,000 metres race?
The Editorial
The Social Glue
The human brain evolved to navigate and maintain social structures of life. Primordially, we needed each other to survive.
The human brain evolved to navigate and maintain social structures of life.
Culture
Death of Detail
A long day at work, and you’re tired to the bone. You decide to visit the nearby park to finally take a break, and seat yourself on a bench.
A long day at work, and you’re tired to the bone.
Culture
Resurgence
Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka Jaya He, Bharata Bhagya Vidhata!
Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka Jaya He, Bharata Bhagya Vidhata!
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