Flashback

“Met the HOD, who returned the paper I'd written for his course. He said: "You write well, and I can tell that you're a theorist. Too bad you're a capitalist." So, I returned the compliment and said, "At least I don't suffer from the illusion of a non-existent revolution."

I was in awe of a lot of things which were discussed at the LSS, but it was this comprehensive feeling that many great (and complicated) things can be worked out through simple and innovative solutions with a little imagination and dedication. And even though I might find such solutions elusive, that’s what I try to look for in every facet of my life.

Trivial as it may sound though, a completely unrelated idea of how “relations among nations can be characterized by stereotypes” put me to a lot of thought (and led me to write a paper on the importance of memory in conflicts).”

-Anurag Sinha, LSS Delhi 2006 and ALCS 2006

“At a personal level I think LSS did bring about a lot of change in me. For instance the purpose I chose Law over other professions was because I could see in this profession a way to help my country break away from the shackles of various evils it faces today, and for this I always felt that I would need to change “the system” and that the only way one can achieve what I wish to is through the government. But after LSS I realised that one can actually contribute AND bring about a change without falling into the dump, in other words by taking up corporate law instead of slogging your ass off in Civil, earning enough( or more than enough) money and then contributing that to educate people, to open up some small scale industry and provide employment. You don’t need to change “the System” It will change by itself when the people of this country change.”

- Medha Sachdev, LSS Delhi 2006 and ALCS 2006