ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Devina Gahlot

Devina Gahlot is a Class XII student and Head Girl at Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj. She actively participates in Model United Nations conferences and is a member of the school’s music group, Irus.

Devina Gahlot VOICES

  • The science of noticing

    April 25, 2026, 12:06 PM IST

    In psychology, there is a concept called absolute limen. It is the smallest stimulus a person can detect— the faintest sound, the dimmest light, the slightest touch that enters awareness. It is the threshold of…

    April 25, 2026, 12:06 PM IST

    Voices , India , TOI

  • The price we attach to greatness

    March 26, 2026, 8:17 PM IST

    I once encountered the claim that “madness is the price of greatness”, and it has stayed with me. It suggests a bargain—inner fracture is redeemed by external brilliance. Pain is treated as a prerequisite for…

    March 26, 2026, 8:17 PM IST

    Voices , Lifestyle , TOI

  • Democracy’s biggest threat is not dictatorship— It’s disbelief

    March 14, 2026, 11:26 AM IST

    Democracy is often imagined as something that collapses dramatically—through coups, crackdowns, or the suspension of constitutions. Yet its most dangerous enemy is quieter. It may not arrive with the sound of marching boots or a…

    March 14, 2026, 11:26 AM IST

    Voices , India, World , TOI
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