A cozy rainy afternoon and you have no better work to do. What else can you think of? Yes, sleeping. That’s exactly what I was doing when I heard my mother yelling from far. I usually don’t like anybody disturbing my sleep. Then since it was my mother calling me, I clumsily got up and [...]
All your planning and preparations will make your interview much smoother. But you must remember that you have only one chance to sell yourself and now its the time to do it. Greeting the Receptionist Each interview you attend will be unique, but most interviews follow a standard progression. The first thing that you have [...]
“Sounds of laughter everywhere and the dancing-girls swing to and fro I must declare my heart is there though I’ve been from Maine to Mexico” The rain had cleared out the grey clouds mucking about ready to pull a prank on someone who forgot their umbrella. The sky was a clear, bright blue. There was [...]
Recruitment season is probably the most anticipated and anxious period in any third year engineering student’s career. Spirits are high and expectations higher. The critical question changes from ‘To be or not to be’ to ‘Will he or will I?’(speaking about landing the desired job, of course). The season kick-starts with a much hyped placement [...]
The response to the previous article was overwhelming. I was deluged with requests to narrate some more anecdotes. Surprisingly many of them were from non- Manipalites. So I guess I am not the only one afflicted with that disease called Manipalitis. A character that is rarely advertised when talking about Manipal is the sensitive side [...]
Our time is so limited, our lives are trapped in the cage of time , a cage which is so small yet appears so big that we feel as of it is limitless , but one day the cage will opened up by some mysterious force and my myth will be broken , my dreams [...]
Most of us were immature teenagers when we first came to Manipal. The experiences we had here are the basic lessons that we will carry with us for the rest of our lives. Manipal is the first place for most of us where we had complete freedom for the first time in our lives. It’s [...]
I can imagine my father turning in his grave. “ What now a book! Are you crazy? Haven’t you embarrassed us enough?” Even I have thought about it often. What did my parents do to deserve me. They were simple folks who worked hard in their lives, retired gracefully and died peacefully when their time [...]
Here is an idea folks! Manipalism: A new religion that is not bound by the chains of existing religious norms. Here there is no fear of a superpower who is going to punish you for your alleged ‘misdeeds’. A religion for the young. The youth of Manipal who follows one single motto: DEVIL MAY CARE! [...]
The students and staff of Manipal University and residents of Manipal along with the trainers at MARENA, Manipal organised a Candle March on the evening of 24th Dec 2012, in support of the Delhi Gang-rape victim who is battling for her life and the protesters at India Gate in Delhi. Participants included Dr. Kavitha Raja [...]
