TerraNotes by Aquaterra

Edition 01, September 2026

Notes from where the land meets the water. TerraNotes is Aquaterra’s monthly magazine: stories, research, fashion, photos and art.

Articles

• Under Aquaterra: AQ Labs (Under Aquaterra): AquaTerra's student build program. Sep 2026 · 2 min read
• Exam stress: the academic plot twist nobody asked for (Essay): when a little pressure helps, and when it takes over. By Diti Shah · Sep 2026 · 5 min read
• Locked in or logged on? (Dispatch): on announcing a fresh start instead of making one. By Pahal Sethi · Sep 2026 · 2 min read
• The rise of “fast fashion” and anxiety (Object study): why shopping for clothes started to feel exhausting. By Dhriti Agarwal · Sep 2026 · 2 min read
• This side of the river (Prose): on the side that blooms without being looked after. By Ashwika Tripathi · Sep 2026 · 1 min read
• My grandma’s daughter (Prose): a portrait of mom, by someone slowly turning into her. By Ashwika Tripathi · Sep 2026 · 1 min read
• Which is weird (Essay): ten years, one girl, and everything that quietly changed. By Ashwika Tripathi · Sep 2026 · 2 min read
• September’s AI Revolution (Reportage): . By Bhavishya Agarwal · Sep 2026 · 2 min read

Photo wall

a whole wall of notes, pegged up to dry · clouds rolling down through the pines · the sky going pink over the water · the sun dropping behind the steps · a storm parked over the flyover

Words we should bring back

A mini game: guess what an old, forgotten word means.

Meet the team

17 people across the heads, design, writing and tech teams.

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