We ran the Illuminati 2011 annual contest between March and May 2011, receiving over 200 entries in the poetry and short story sections. Many of those had to be rejected because of not following some of the competition rules. A final list of 90 Poems and 19 Short Stories made it to the voting and… Continue reading Illuminati 2011 – ManipalBlog.com Annual Writing Competition Winners
Month: June 2011
4 Steps to Planning Your Career After Manipal
Few students entering Manipal have an idea of what they want to do after finishing with their university studies. Most begin to think about this closer to the fourth year and often realize that the university years were not used as effectively as it could be. At the end of fourth year students often find… Continue reading 4 Steps to Planning Your Career After Manipal
5 sentences to get you through Manipal
Last month, my nephew completed primary school, and will prepare for High school! During the celebrations, mostly him celebrating, he made the following speech, and it was so funny. Here are his top 5 lessons of being in primary school (remember those days?)… I think all of us can find it pretty useful during our… Continue reading 5 sentences to get you through Manipal
Manipal Watches Longest Lunar Eclipse of The Year 3 days before the world!
One of the longest total lunar eclipses will occur on the night of June 15 and be visible everywhere in India. The Moon stands over the southern Indian Ocean as it passes through the central dark umbra of the Earth’s shadow, plunging deeper into the shadow than during any eclipse since 2000. This may well… Continue reading Manipal Watches Longest Lunar Eclipse of The Year 3 days before the world!
Bhondoo @ MIT: Seat Belts are Unsafe!
Bhondoo was reading an economics book during his long summer break, after finishing his 100 hour shower at the MIT Dorms last month. Bhondoo became really excited and called me when he read in his “Microeconomics” book – “to wear seat belts is a bad thing”. He says a study on the subject showed that… Continue reading Bhondoo @ MIT: Seat Belts are Unsafe!