Every long, arduous journey begins with a first step - sometimes it’s a simple one with a little skip in the beat, and sometimes you’ll have to drag your feet - at Udaan, we’re all about taking new initiatives and giving them wings! In this edition, we launch a series tackling the uphill battles of mental health, “It’s the Climb”, with an interview with Dr Neeraja, counselling psychologist at the Guidance and Counselling Unit of IIT Tirupati.

Speaking of paving the path for change and taking flight, one of our edition specials is a unique interview with Dr. Padma Bandhopadhyay, the first female Air Marshall of India, <insert long list of astonishing accomplishments>! This edition also brings you an eclectic array of poems, some unconventional in spirit, rhythm and punctuation, and some that bring music to words while transporting you to war-torn ancient Greece or warm-yellow afternoons of frolicking with friends…

While we have you daydreaming about the good old days of friendship, we also urge you to check out a short story on sinister dreams and a singular experience of an unconventional winter break. Under the Review section, we have an anonymous and absurdly marvellous discourse on putting clowns on the moon! Saving some of the best for last, the Op-Eds in this edition are an eclectic read, ranging from some questions about social media that are sure to get your gears whirring to an animated discussion on why there's a global shortage of silicon chips.

With the change of the seasons, we’ve decided to rename our editions to be named after - you guessed it - the seasons! With much love and without further ado, we present to you our Winter 2023 Edition.