Here’s what happens when two groups of students from India and Pakistan break boundaries to explore their shared histories and identities. I am an international student at the Hamburg University in Germany. And like many international students, I live in a student dorm. I am an Indian, and I live with a Pakistani.

A compilation of Sanika Diwanji's work in Crème Magazine's August Issue

“You don’t stop running because you get old; you get old because you stop running” states Christopher McDougall in his legendary book ‘Born to Run’. Don’t we all remember how easily and naturally running came to us as kids? The sensation of the cool wind on your burning cheeks after an exhilarating run is an unparalleled feeling. Evident as it is, running is not an age-defined activity. Humans are, in the words of the author quoted above, naturally “Born to Run”. This article introduces our readers to some of the veteran pacers in Pune and what motivates them to go the distance.

In the spirit of celebrating independent thought, it becomes important to introduce you to Raju Dabhade, a self-made man who has put Pune’s name on the global map by inventing a new sport- Roll Ball. It is not an everyday occurrence that a new sport is invented. And it is even more singular to note when the game is invented by a Punekar himself. Raju Dabhade, a physical education and sports teacher at the MES Bal Shikshan Mandir English Medium School in Pune talks to Sanika Diwanji about his journey in the field of sports and education.

If you have passed Law College road in Pune recently, you certainly must have noticed the big question mark and other signs put up outside the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). The FTII imbroglio, which has received much media attention since it began on June 12th, is still unclear for many. The students of the prominent institute have thus taken help of the medium they know best and made a short film clarifying the issue and explain their standpoint to the uninitiated. After exhau

Suddenly Facebook has gone colourful with rainbow effect display pictures and a lot of discussions about whether those who have done it even understand what it symbolises. No matter what the argument, the question that we all need to ponder on is common- are we open to accepting the LGBTQ identity in our social fabric? Sanika Diwanji talks to queer activists in the city to know what issues they are trying to voice.

Rarely has history noted an instance of a foreign community that has so cohesively merged with the local populace, keeping their identity intact, as the Jewish community in India. Although a religious minority, the Jewish communities have settled in India for over 2,000 years. This article traces the roots of the Jewish people in India and explores the multiple layers to their identity.