This piece has been written by Jyotsna Vilva (Batch of 2021). Artwork by Smriti Kalra (Batch of 2021). There goes a saying, “When hard work and intelligence work hand in hand, many things are possible”. Logically, that makes sense. However, its author has clearly never met the residents of the National Law School, who seem to be working tirelessly to debunk this myth – an assiduous quest to prove that yes, in law school, many things are indeed possible without hard work. Reme

Pictured above: Memesmith shows his latest masterpiece to a fellow meme connoisseur. (1789) Ashi Mehta and Aman Vasavada (Batch of 2021) examine the rise of a recent social phenomenon which has gained momentum across the world and has found resounding popularity among the student population in law school. When Rick and Morty[1] founded a Facebook meme group for their batch during one particularly nondescript Torts-II class, little did they know that they were on to something.

This piece has been written by Nikili Rochill (Batch of 2018). I have often been subject to subtle discrimination and derogation. I have not been able to fully comprehend and delineate what consists of an actual joke and what power those “words” have on me. Very often, the locus is on me to stand my ground and convince myself that I am more than the words which label me. I do not fully know why I feel put down when someone makes a “joke” based on the way I look, the place I’m