AIESEC in Manipal University in association with ManipalBlog.com conducted a the “I,Blogger” Blogging competition recently. The contest was held under two different categories – The Popular Choice and the Jury Choice. We received a total of 10 entries for the contest and it was a closely contested contest in both the categories. The popular choice [...]
Here is a snippet from a telephonic conversation between a mother and a daughter (newbie of manipal institute of technology) from three years back: Mother1: Hello beta! How are you? Are you eating well? You didn’t lose weight right? How are your friends doing? And how is manipal? Daughter1(after giving a long discourse on the [...]
The last thing I remembered was that it was a Saturday night. My head felt groggy as I woke up from my slumber around mid-day next and searched for my laptop in the room. Like the morning arati, flicking on my laptop is the first thing I do even before I actually get up from my [...]
Notwithstanding the irony of the fact that this piece of work has used the internet to be where it is now, I would like to disclaim the hold that the net has on our lives. However Inconceivable may it seem to fathom a world sans internet, a world where everybody and everything is no longer [...]
To my misfortune, every year I celebrate my new year on the run .. like, literally on the run this particular time . Vacations had just ended. I was unhappy for leaving behind home and family , but more than that , the thought of having to attend classes again was more painful . It [...]
Taking a closer look at the history of mankind, one can certainly say that from time to time, there are certain technologies that make their way into our lives and become an integral part. Speaking of the modern world, the internet is one such technology. An essential limb of mankind it has become that it’s [...]
Effects of rapid urbanizationare slowly but surely strangling the scenic beauty of a green Manipal A faculty from my first semester in Manipal once told us that the name of Tiger Circle was anointed because many decades back tigers actually roamed about that area in the evening. A look at today’s TC and the mere thought of [...]
When you find yourself living in the hostels, rented flats, hitting the classes in the morning, when you grab the last bite of breakfast to rush up to the classrooms, when you see blocks of scrapers vending education, and around them the place covered with lush green nature encompassing hills and valleys, where you can [...]
Can you imagine the world without internet? It is amazing how much we rely on the internet in our lives. Just think that over 20 years ago we did not have the net as we know it. If you were a nerd (like me) you were connecting up to Bulletin Board Systems with your 9.6k/14.4k [...]
A world without internet! You’re kidding right? All right, all right! I gave it a thought! It’s not impossible after all. Well, being a 19 year old, who spends at least 20 minutes on the internet per day, it is basically impossible to imagine a world or call it ‘think of a life’ without it. [...]
