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Nov 11, 2017
4 min

Result Withheld

This article has been written by Garvit Sharma (Batch of 2021). Last time I wrote for Quirk I thought I wouldn’t have to rant for at least 12 months. 81 days later, here I am again. I guess law school never fails to surprise us. This article describes the journey the writer undertook in order to get his Criminal Law – I result declared. This journey began when the writer chose to drop out of the Univ Moot Rounds (because staying alive is always preferable to a better CV) and

Nov 3, 2017
4 min

Can We Please Ask for Extension?

This article has been written by Sarangan Rajeshkumar (Batch of 2018) One job that I have faithfully performed for the last four years is being my batch’s class representative. As college designations go, it isn’t the fanciest, the most prestigious or even the one that receives the most hate. (The last one will always be reserved for MessComm). It does, however, keep me occupied and every once in a while it makes me feel like I am doing more in college than playing Age of Emp

Sep 17, 2017
4 min

How to Train your Brain and Soul for the Art of Mastering University Rounds: Mooting Edition

This article has been written by Madhunika Varadarajan (Batch of 2021) This article is written by an individual who submitted the same memo for both the sides and then shamelessly stared at an extremely attractive judge who happened to question her about the same. Hence, it can be concluded that the author comes from an absolute position of authority to speak on this very issue. Furthermore, it is also recognized that the author’s brain seems to have been hardwired to type ou

Sep 14, 2017
6 min

Silent Count : A Report on Representation

(This report has been released by AOW: The NLS Feminist Alliance and has been republished with permission) Introduction A large part of what makes National Law School of India University a premiere university in the country is the opportunity it provides to students in terms of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. We are privileged to learn, not only from our professors, but also through credit courses, talks, conferences discussions and debates. Access to these res

Aug 31, 2017
5 min

Why You Shouldn’t Drop Out of Univs Just Yet: My (Un)Successful Journey

This article has been written by Sharan Bhavnani (Batch of 2019). If you’re reading this, the thought of putting an end to your miseries has probably crossed your mind. The conflict of laws isn’t probably the biggest conflict in your thoughts. It’s probably the question – “should I drop out?” I completely understand it. Most of us do. But before you go ahead and slam your laptop screen in resignation, lend me an opportunity to change your mind. The activity of ‘mooting’ in an

Aug 23, 2017
4 min

The Era of The Spammer

This piece was written by Garvit Sharma (Batch of 2021) Disclaimer: This is an article which deals with the people who spam the batch group chat. No spammers were harmed in the writing of this article, despite the writer’s best intentions. We live in amazing times. U.S.A is being led by a sentient (or is he?) pumpkin and North Korea by a creature who behaves like the love child of King Joffrey and Patrick Bateman. There might be a third world war. The threat of nuclear attack

Aug 13, 2017
4 min

Proliferation of Meme Culture on Campus

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.

Aug 9, 2017
9 min

LFT- A Memoir

This piece was written by Megha Mehta (Batch of 2019). This article attempts to document my experiences as a ‘Lone Female Traveler’-aka, the LFT. Once a rare species, this creature is now spotted quite frequently in-habitat, nervously waiting at deserted metro stations, clutching her purse to her heart in a sensual embrace on shady sidewalks, pretending to be engrossed in a non-existent Whatsapp group chat at cafes, and sometimes, giving wistful looks to couples at bars. LFT’

Jul 13, 2017
4 min

The Law School State of Mind

The following article is a psychological advisory (read: shameless preaching) for new entrants to Law School by Aman Vasavada with inputs from Srinivas Narasimhan Cummaragunta (spell that right, kid), both of whom are II Year students. First year goes by too fast. Time itself warps under the overwhelming presence of all things Law School in your new lifestyle and we think it is only fair to warn our incoming first years to brace themselves for what they’ve signed up for. The

Jun 15, 2017
5 min

Decoding the Yamuna Complex

This article has been written by Mallika Sen (Batch of 2021) with input from Ashi Mehta (Batch of 2021). Disclaimer: This article has been written by two second floor girls. Any contrarian narratives from the first floor are welcome. Slightly secluded from the rest of the very ingeniously named Women’s Halls of Residence a.k.a. WHOR lies ‘Yamuna’, the home away from home for first year undergraduate women. As our time to leave this place has now come and gone, we’d like to re

May 30, 2017
4 min

Dear Batch of 2022

This article has been written by Mallika Sen (Batch of 2021) To the dear incoming first years, Yesterday must have been a day of unbridled joy for you. I still remember checking my result, and how absolutely ecstatic I was to know that I really was going where I had dreamed of being for 2 whole years. It was only a little over a year ago, but feels like it’s been a lifetime since then. As you will soon realise, cynicism is a trademark trait you will pick up in law school. Fac

Apr 17, 2017
9 min

Why I am Wary of my Friend from NALSAR

This article has been written by Aman Saxena (Batch of 2018) and Sarangan Rajeshkumar (Batch of 2018) . This is not an article on ‘the falling standards of law school’ – the two of us haven’t been around long enough to pass a judgment on it. ‘Falling standards’ may just well be a product of our predecessors blowing their own trumpets, but we wouldn’t really know. However, there is one thing that we know for sure – the median Law School student faces a lot more competition tod

Mar 24, 2017
5 min

‘Your Forgiveness is my Anathema’- A Response.

It’s four am. I can’t sleep. The article still bothers me. It’s still up on the Quirk page, still out there promoting rape culture and every day it stays up is another day a sexual assault victim is trivialized, and an assaulter is reminded he can be given a free pass. (Hereinafter, I will be using male pronouns for assaults and female pronouns for victims, for ease of expression, although both victims and assaulters can be from either gender.) Dear Author, This is a public r

Dec 14, 2016
2 min

Laa School Life, Macha (A Hotel California Parody)

This piece has been written by Aman Vasavada (Batch of 2021) On a dark BU highway, CLAT rank in my hand Giant library tower , rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance, I hear of submission deadlines My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to look for lifelines. There it hung on the noticeboard; The list of placements was swell. And I was thinking to myself, “This could be Heaven or this could be Hell” Then he kicked open the door and he showed me my

Nov 30, 2016
5 min

What It Means to be a Vedica at NLSIU

This article was written by Nupur Raut (Batch of 2017). A couple of days ago, someone at NLSIU tried an anonymous Occupy 19(1)(a) [the public noticeboard on the NLSIU campus] by posting snippets of conversation they heard around campus about women and feminists. A large set of posters, titled ‘sexist quote of the day’ (sic), listed comments on how “women who put up a post on being sexually harassed are seeking attention” and that “feminists are sex addicts.” The makers of the

Oct 29, 2016
4 min

How did we end up here?

This article was written by Garvit Sharma (Batch of 2021). The vacations are over, and so are my hopes for a decent GPA. I promised myself I’d study for the repeats during the holidays, but my promises are probably not as strong as the urge to sleep till noon. Right now I am freer than Solomon Northup, not because I have prepared everything, but because I barely know the Economics and History course outlines. The only ‘cartels’ I am aware of right now are the ones in Medellín

Sep 23, 2016
8 min

When in Nags

This article was written by Mukta Joshi (Batch of 2019) and Radhika Goyal (Batch of 2019). “When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” they say, but for those studying at NLSIU, Nagarbhavi (“Nags”), there are perhaps two Romes: One within the protected walls of our ivory tower: where we preach free love and advocate safe sex, and where more skin doesn’t (usually) mean less morals. Step out of the gates that house these red walls, though, and everything that is a norm within becomes

Sep 22, 2016
1 min

कदम

Aakash Parihar (Batch of 2017) हर कदम थमती है धड़कन मेरी हर कदम सहमति है हिम्मत मेरी हर कदम मुकरती है किस्मत मेरी हर कदम झपकती है पलके मेरी। आम है मचलना मेरा इस सफर में आम है मुकरना किस्मत का सफर में सफर, जो होता है छोटा इन कदमो से रास्ता जो बना है इन कदमो से। ये रास्ता जो जोडें मेरे सफर को मेरी मंज़िल से उस मंज़िल से, जिसके इंतज़ार में पूरा योवन बीता जिसके दीदार ने मेरे सफर की थकान को तोडा जिसके लिए हमने इन कदमो को थमने से रोका।। #nls #quirk #aakashparihar #hindi #nationallawsch

Sep 21, 2016
4 min

Dear First Year: A Chronicle of Regret

This piece has been written by Anonymous. Dear First Year, It has been nearly two months in this place now for you, and I am sure you are tired of being inundated with contradictory advice on how to survive (or thrive) in this godforsaken place. But bear with me, because my advice is fairly simple, and has the advantage of being delivered by someone who is not a stud, so don’t think it is unattainable. It is this: do not, under any circumstances, become like me. I entered thi

Sep 19, 2016
1 min

In a Race of ‘O’ Graders

Manisha Arya (Batch of 2019) In a race of ‘O’ graders, She knew, she had to do academically better, So yet another time she made up her mind, to submit a legit project and on time. She made a schedule and a structure too, She had never followed a schedule, have you? Repetitive topics and redundant rules, Everyone knows the truth, who do they fool? She sat to research but thoughts were disturbing, All creative ideas, not related to projects, her mind was gathering. 5000 words,