In Your Words
‘In Your Words’ was a collaboration between Science Gallery Bengaluru and writer Anmol Tikoo, who put together a set of speculative scenarios around the theme of psyche exploring machine consciousness, the ineffable nature of memory, and the slippery boundaries between the self and the society. The participants responded to these prompts with works spanning various genres from poetry and essays to letters and flash fiction. Their works were shortlisted by Tikoo, who also helped workshop their pieces over the course of two mentorship sessions. In these sessions, participants were taken through various elements of writing such as voice, tone, perspective and structure. They were also encouraged to edit their pieces on the basis of feedback shared by both the mentor as well their peers.
Check out the submissions below!
Waltz
Written by Aditi Pandit
Aditi Pandit is a recent graduate in Visual Communication Design from National Institute of Design (Ahmedabad). She specialises in media-agnostic storytelling—worldbuilding, installations, exhibitions, systems design, and so on. Her interests also include a wide range of subjects from paper engineering and illustration to music and writing.
An Ambiguous Dilemma
Written by Sifat Sayal
Sifat Sayal is a 17 year old who resides partly in New Delhi and partly on the internet. She has a keen interest in how technology impacts our psychology and how we can use it to ease our minds. She is the developer behind the mobile application TeensTogethr—a platform that provides a safe and anonymous space for teenagers to connect with each other and discuss their struggles with mental health. She believes in unpacking our emotional reactions to the world around us, especially forces like AI, climate change, and the changing social order. In her free time, she mediates debates between her two pet dogs. The Labrador rarely wins.