July 15th, 2007

By Vishaal Bhat On 15 Jul, 2007 At 03:00 PM | Categorized As Monsoon in Manipal, The Manipal Experience | With 0 Comments

This is not an advertisement for the company. I bought my first mobile 3 years ago when i was in Belgaum. My first connection was a Spice youth plan which i quickly shelved as the network was not good at that time. (They have improved a lot since then). No this post is not about [...]

By Vishaal Bhat On 15 Jul, 2007 At 02:00 PM | Categorized As Uncategorized | With 0 Comments

The demand is increasing for the recall of American troops from Iraq. The people world over believe that President George Bush’s ,Iraq plan is not working. It is a common belief that though the American troops are able to free the cities from terrorists , but, the local army who are then handed over the [...]

By Vishaal Bhat On 15 Jul, 2007 At 11:00 AM | Categorized As Travel and Leisure | With 0 Comments

After visiting a few places in Mangalore, we decided to have lunch at Ashwin’s place and we were totally blown away by the view from his magnificient home. This was taken from his 8th floor apartment and is a picture of his high school ground (Canara boys school). In the background is the view of [...]

By Vishaal Bhat On 15 Jul, 2007 At 10:00 AM | Categorized As Travel and Leisure | With 0 Comments

Tippu Sultan led his army to Mangalore against the British down the ghats and on the way built minor forts at Modankap, Arkula, Adyar and Kannur. He also built outposts and places for religious activities. Two of these are in the heart of Mangalore.He constructed the Idgah mosque on Lighthouse Hill. It is a quadrangular [...]

By Vishaal Bhat On 15 Jul, 2007 At 10:00 AM | Categorized As Travel and Leisure | With 0 Comments

As you all know, I have completed MBBS from J.N Medical college, Belgaum. I made a few friends there and one of them is Dr.Bipin Patel. He has completed MD in pediatrics and hails from Mangalore. As luck would have it he was free on the day and I could catch up with him and [...]

By Vishaal Bhat On 15 Jul, 2007 At 10:00 AM | Categorized As Travel and Leisure | With 1 Comment

After the visit to the Kadri temple, Ashwin decided to take us to the Kudrolli temple. Sri Narayana Guru (A social reformer and a saint) constructed this temple in 1912. This temple is situated at Kudroli, which is about 3 Km away from the main city area of Hampankatta. The original temple structure was in [...]

By Vishaal Bhat On 15 Jul, 2007 At 09:00 AM | Categorized As Travel and Leisure | With 0 Comments

Mangalore is a port town known for its beaches and access town to reach religious destinations of Dharmasthala & Subramanya and Gateway to North Kerala/Bekal/Kasargod. Sightseeing in Mangalore Kadri Manjunath Temple St. Aloysius Church Shri Sharavu Mahaganapathi Temple Light House Hill-Garden Seemanthi Bai Government Museum Sultan Batthery Ullal Beach (8 kms) After much discussion we [...]

By Vishaal Bhat On 15 Jul, 2007 At 09:00 AM | Categorized As Travel and Leisure | With 0 Comments

Last Sunday we made a trip to Mangalore as most of us had not seen this coastal city and wanted to explore it. Mangalore is an hour and a half’s journey from Manipal if you get a good driver and a good bus, but generally it takes 2 hours. Since Ashwin hails from the city [...]