Alina Vaidya Mahadevan, Author at Yale Daily News

The arterial roads snaking their way through Kala Ghoda were bustling. The air was distorted by the heat pulsing through it. Cafes lined the streets […]

February 28, 2025

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Mini Love Stories, Part II

I booked the train to Liverpool to see my friend on a whim. A few months ago, we barely knew each other — just two […]

February 14, 2025

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Growing Pains

My sophomore year at Yale commenced quite similarly to the first one — attached to my suitemates at the hip, bonded by our shared fatigue […]

January 23, 2025

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Harvard-Yale Bingo Card

November 21, 2024

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Two places at once

More often than not, I wish I could be in two places at once. I long for the ability to be able to duplicate myself, […]

November 15, 2024

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On the invisible string theory

The jaded part of me — emerging in all its glory in the wake of the barrage of ‘boyfriend day’ Instagram stories — laments that […]

October 11, 2024

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Students enter yet another cycle of competitive club applications

As another academic year begins, Yalies express frustration over clubs’ competitiveness, intense application process.

September 11, 2024

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Bulldog Days gives prospective Yalies a glimpse of University life

Earlier this week, over a thousand prospective students visited the University’s campus to get a sneak peek of college in the Elm City.

April 18, 2024