March 2012 | ManipalBlog

What Budget 2012 means for the Student – Manish Parashar

The students’ life-line—the mobile phone is set to burn a deeper hole in their pockets as telecom bills are also set to increase.

“I have to be cruel to be kind”, said Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as he presented the Budget for the current fiscal year (2012-13). These words from Shakespeare’s ‘Prince of Denmark’ rightly sums up his state of mind vis-à-vis Mamata Bannerjee’s outright opposition to any policy of the Govt. and a tumultuous global economic scenario. It seems that the Budget… Continue reading What Budget 2012 means for the Student – Manish Parashar

New Reality Show To Determine next MIT Director

Reality Show participants have alreadystartedasking for votes through innovative memes on social networking sites such as Facebook

MUTV executives Monday unveiled their latest reality-TV venture, “Appointed by the Students“, a new series in which contestants vie for the top spot in MIT‘s post revolution administration. “Get ready, MITians, because you’re about to choose the man–or woman–who will lead MIT into an exciting democratic future,” said MUTV reality-programming chief Repaid Keg Men, introducing… Continue reading New Reality Show To Determine next MIT Director

The Manipal Bug Story

Scarred, sometmes for life! The Manipal bug is most commonly seen around June to October, with September showing the highest incidence each year.

About 20 years ago, when Pushkar Singh was 17, he came to Manipal,bright-eyed with a lot of dreams,and hopes of getting an engineering degree from Manipal Institute of Technology. Everything was going along great, he was brilliant in his academics, and he excelled in sports. But the thing most appreciated about Pushkar was his handsome… Continue reading The Manipal Bug Story

Akhilesh Yadav – Rise of an Engineer

Will the father overshadow the son? Mulayam Singh Yadav with Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav, scion of Yadav dynasty, finally became the people’s choice for the highest job in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Netaji, as Mulayam Singh Yadav is called by his well-wishers, was the party head but the young and vibrant Akhilesh was the architect behind the clean victory of the Samajwadi Party. His engineering degree from University… Continue reading Akhilesh Yadav – Rise of an Engineer

Ishaan – You leave us introspecting.

This was no way to die. This was not the age to die. Sadly, everyone knew the gravity of his situation and so stood on the fringe of hope, wringing their hands in helplessness, praying that a miracle happened. But alas, it wasn’t meant to be. Young Ishan had to leave, but he left the… Continue reading Ishaan – You leave us introspecting.