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Nov 16, 2019
5 min

Dialogue, Dissent and Demonstrations: In Conversation With Sachin Malhan, Sarayu Natarajan, Tanmay A

At the dawn of this new chapter, Law School finds itself at the threshold of new possibilities. Getting here has not been easy. This phase was heralded by demonstrations of dissent and a breakdown of student-administration relations. And as we enter this new dawn, it is essential to re-examine the way in which we express our dissent, as well as the way in which we are heard, in order to ensure a free flow of ideas and opinions amongst all institutional stakeholders. Only then

Nov 8, 2019
3 min

“Let’s Chill at Chetta”

This piece was written by Riddhi Rajeshwar Swami (Batch of 2022), in her very first month of Law School. We hope for this piece to be a sweet sip of nostalgia as you think back on your unjaded first-year days. “Let’s chill at Chetta”. The phrase I’ve heard most repeated by first years after “Are you done with your projects?” At least we’ve got our priorities in order. Now, Chetta opened about 2 weeks into our time here at Law School. We, first years, had already been so hype

Nov 4, 2019
7 min

Ah, To Be Young And In Love

This piece has been written by Anonymous. [Author’s note: This is in no way intended to be an indictment of law school relationships or patterns of behaviour. It is merely intended to be a social commentary on a law school phenomenon which I’ve observed over the course of my school run. It is, however, not a work of fiction, and characters, events, and incidences are not the product of the author’s imagination and not used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual per

Sep 23, 2019
5 min

In the Interim: A Conversation with Prof. N. L. Mitra (Former Vice-Chancellor, NLSIU)

As Law School transitions from one Vice-Chancellor and the next, we find ourselves at the threshold of new possibilities. We are the oldest institution of our kind in this country and yet we are young enough to remember the past that got us to the point where we are. This series of interviews has been put together in order to gain some insight into what Law School once was, and what the future ought to be. We hope for this piece to be a glimpse into the past and a vision for

Sep 9, 2019
2 min

Chandra-Yaan-2.5: NLS Internet Department to be sent to the moon to help ISRO re-establish connectio

Meme credits: SMK Chandra-Yaan-2.5: NLS Internet Department to reclaim glory by helping ISRO achieve connectivity September 09, 2019 | By: Jwalika Balaji Wi-fi issues have always been plaguing the student body at NLS and they seem to aggravate especially during the time of project submissions. The Internet Department at NLS keeps complaining about the hordes of mails that the student body keeps bombarding it with, asking for the wi-fi to be fixed in the hostels, in the librar

Apr 24, 2019
4 min

Shocking Security Breaches at India’s Premier Law School – Or is There More to the Story

This NLS News Bulletin has been written by Lakshmi Nambiar and Jwalika Balaji (Batch of 2023). The recent sightings of strange men dirt-biking outside the field and jalebis belonging to NLS inmates going missing have brought to the limelight the state of security measures on campus (or lack thereof). Prima facie, it appears that the student body is lobbying for better security measures on campus. However, our Quirk team did some classic investigative journalism into the recen

Dec 12, 2018
5 min

A Long Walk to PESIT

This piece has been written by Shruti Kunisetty (Batch of 2022). To the uninitiated, PESIT idli [“Pesit”] refers to a famous idli stall on the Hosakerehalli Road (try pronouncing it) that sells idlis for 30 odd bucks. It’s open only between 4 and 6 am. To your average lawschoolite, it offers the perfect culmination to a long night of slogging. Here is what a typical Pesit plan for men looks like: Man 1: Bro, let’s go to Pesit! Man 2: Yeah, let’s! Here is how women plan to go

Nov 25, 2018
4 min

Falling Standards No More? NYP to be educational; Midnight Symposium planned

NYP to be educational; Midnight Symposium planned NLSIU Batch of 2019 makes NYP an academic event; Call for Applications expected tomorrow November 25, 2018 | By: Dhanush Dinesh and Aman Vasavada (Following an anonymous tip-off, investigators from the NLS Inmates Review have gained non-exclusive access to the Batch of 2019’s WhatsApp group chat for NYP preparation, which revealed shocking information, bound to shake the dubious foundations of Law School Party Culture™. Quirk

Nov 17, 2018
6 min

Talking Body

This piece has been written by Anonymous. [TRIGGER WARNING: Eating disorders; Bulimia] “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a successful woman in possession of all the means and materials for a fulfilling life, must still be in want of the perfect female body.” Ms. Austen might as well have proclaimed this verity and it would have been far truer for far longer. Scroll through your Instagram and you’ll find yourself looking at a mix of envy-inducing posts of your frie

Nov 4, 2018
1 min

Quirk #MeToo Special Edition

We are proud to present the brand new Quirk #MeToo Special Edition. The edition has 5 brand new articles as well as a few old ones from our archives. The Edition itself can be accessed here #nls #sakhishah #perpretrators #lifeinnationallawschool #quirk #meghamehta #brandnew #powerdynamics #seniors #Gyaan #mentalhealth #nupurraut #metoorising #nationallawschool #muktajoshi #JwalikaBalaji #NLSIU #India #Smorgasbord #advice #padminibaruah #metoo #LawSchool #LakshmiNambiar #lifea

Oct 30, 2018
2 min

ED forms alliance with EDchemy, Students Quiver in Trepidation

Modi’s Digital India sees greatest success yet, but not without raising concerns October 30, 2018 | Smriti Kalra and Aman Vasavada In what has been touted as a landmark transition from bureaucracy to technocracy, the ED has joined hands with the Edchemy, an online ERP system propelling Nagarbhavi Law School and the nation towards Superpower 2020 status. While Digital India campaigners have hailed this move towards transparency, concerns have been raised that it is nothing but

Oct 19, 2018
2 min

Depression Rates Rise after Electives Offering

Depression rates rise after electives offering “System marginalizes indecisive people,” complain indecisive people. October 19, 2018 | Mumbai | By: Aman Vasavada NLS Inmates Review journalists stumbled upon three dazed inmates sitting on the footpath outside the Bombay High Court, their faces resplendent with the look of defeat. With a view to bring you some top class investigative journalism, we decided to find out why the inmates (anonymized upon request) were so depressed

Oct 6, 2018
2 min

Number of Woke Bois at the National Law School at an All Time High

Number of Woke Bois at the National Law School at an All Time High Despite extensive investigation, source of wokeness remains a mystery October 6, 2018 | Bengaluru | By: Mukta Joshi India’s finest law university sure does boast of the wokest of Woke Bois™, but where are they coming from? The Quirk team recently undertook an inquiry in an attempt to find some answers to the discrepancy between the number of men enrolled in feminist courses at the National Law School of India

Sep 22, 2018
4 min

Fighting for Faith

This piece has been written by Anonymous. Exactly one year and two months ago, I had started writing this article. But at that time, the story was incomplete. In what were the most difficult 6 months of my life so far, I had faced several things – the death of a grandmother, the death of a close friend, an abusive relationship. And rape. Yes, rape. No, I did not slap him immediately after the act. No, I did not go to the police. To all those who wonder why I didn’t, please co

Sep 19, 2018
4 min

Pigeons and PDA

This article has been written by Garvit Sharma (Batch of 2021). (Advisory: Don’t do PDA. Nor let anyone do.) There are probably only 2 things I like to do in college: Sleeping Taking my routine walk(s) to Chetta 5 times a day. However, both of these activities have been defiled for me (as they have been for several others). NLS has been infested with things which are considered by many to be extremely annoying and revolting. I’m talking about 3 things here: Pigeons PDA Pigeon

Sep 18, 2018
3 min

A Fetish for Excellence

This piece has been written by Parv Kaushik (Batch of 2021). With the last of the Univs behind us, it is important for us to reassess what we’ve taken these Univs to symbolise. As an institution that has, over the years, churned out a plethora of people whom one would term “studly”, the bar was set pretty high. At some level, their achievements became more of a metric for self-evaluation. Being in the top 10 of your batch didn’t feel like so much of an objectively great achi

Sep 12, 2018
3 min

A Witch Hunt for Answers: Responding to Law School’s #MeToo Moment

This piece has been written by Mukta Joshi (Batch of 2019). Artwork by Marcella. This past week has been a confusing time for many of us – shocking and disheartening for some, reassuring and empowering for others. I’ve heard the phrase “law school is having its #metoo moment” more than once, and many of us (myself included) have felt like we’ve been caught in quicksand, at times – struggling with questions that we’re unable to escape or ignore. This is natural, of course; ev

Sep 3, 2018
5 min

The DISCO Manifesto

This article has been written by Anonymous. While this article deals primarily with issues concerning DISCO (MH) Quirk welcomes submissions about DISCO (WH) too, and is looking to publish a second part to this article dealing with the same. Unlike most other college campuses, NLSIU is “lucky” to not have its hostel life intimately interfered with by the administration. The price we pay for not having a warden live amongst us is the DISCOs (Disciplinary Committees) in both the

Aug 29, 2018
4 min

Turdman or (The Unexpected Vice of Not Flushing)

This article has been written by Garvit Sharma (Batch of 2021) I’m lying in bed. It’s 10 pm right now. I have been procrastinating for almost 3 weeks. I have an LPD project to start. I have 3 special repeats to write. There is a potential year loss on the way. Deep waters, right? This begs the question: why am I thinking about poop? Disclaimer: How does one write about poop and not gross people out? I don’t know. The purpose of this article is not to gross you out, but you wi

Aug 27, 2018
4 min

The Signs of Inequality

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