This letter has been penned by Himani Chouhan and Aishwarya Tiwari (MPP Batch of 2022). The illustration is by Gunjan Jadiya (Batch of 2023). Dear MPP08, This meeting is being recorded for over a year now. Mics have been left unmuted, professors have walked in on us in breakout rooms mid-rant, zoom escaper has been discovered, and we’ve possibly made the best out of the limited digital space we’ve been confined to. However, we are beyond excited to tell you that we’re writing

This piece has been written by Janhavi Shah and Samragni Dasgupta (MPP Batch of 2022) based on a survey conducted within their batch. The accompanying artwork is by Akshit Singla (Batch of 2024). Dear Seniors (and other readers), 2020 has been quite a ride. Global pandemics, political upheavals, unconstitutional bills being passed in parliament, murder hornets, several deaths of icons and so so much more. When we first heard that we’d gotten into NLSIU, we believed that this

As the graduating batches formally leave NLS, with the virtual pre-recorded convocation ceremony having wrapped up, it is with a bit of a heavy heart and lot of hope, that we wish the graduating batches of 2020 a wonderful start to their careers and their lives as part of the NLS Alumni fraternity! Graduating in the midst of a pandemic couldn’t have been easy but they have done it with such grace – our congratulations to everyone! Purnima Mahajan (MPP Batch of 2020) captures

In continuance of our interviews with a few members of the LGBTQIA+ community on campus, here is our third and final piece in the Pride Mini-Series! The first and second piece in this series can be found here and here. [1] Part 3 of this Mini-Series features the current Convenor and Joint Convenor of the NLS Queer Alliance.[2] It highlights their experience as members of the queer community and as driving forces behind the changing landscape of Pride at NLS through QA’s effor

This article has been written by Aarushi Gupta (Batch of 2019, Masters in Public Policy). ‘You’re going to NLS Bangalore for Public Policy – are you kidding me?’, a random guy at a house party back in Delhi exclaimed. ‘You’re quitting your job for that?’; I just nodded nonchalantly in response. ‘Broooo, MPP is the step child of NLS, brooo’, he repeated with feverish concern as I continued to smirk and dismiss the drunken rant. Little did I know that I would soon have anecdota

This article has been written by Aarushi Gupta (Batch of 2019, Masters in Public Policy). ‘You’re going to NLS Bangalore for Public Policy – are you kidding me?’, a random guy at a house party back in Delhi exclaimed. ‘You’re quitting your job for that?’; I just nodded nonchalantly in response. ‘Broooo, MPP is the step child of NLS, brooo’, he repeated with feverish concern as I continued to smirk and dismiss the drunken rant. Little did I know that I would soon have anecdota

This article was written by Shrikant Wad (Batch of 2016, MPP). “The essence of policy lies in common human spaces. No matter how we differ, we all share common spaces within” – Aruna Roy “Choice” was the big concern. I was arguing with our professor for alternatives in MPP fieldwork. We were all going to MKSS (Majdoor Kissan Shakti Sanghatan). I was perhaps the most consistent opponent to this idea. I did not want to go to arid and saline rural Rajasthan, but to the vibrant u

This article was written by Shrikant Wad (Batch of 2016, MPP). “The essence of policy lies in common human spaces. No matter how we differ, we all share common spaces within” – Aruna Roy “Choice” was the big concern. I was arguing with our professor for alternatives in MPP fieldwork. We were all going to MKSS (Majdoor Kissan Shakti Sanghatan). I was perhaps the most consistent opponent to this idea. I did not want to go to arid and saline rural Rajasthan, but to the vibrant u