April 2012 | ManipalBlog

‘Social Problem’ Created in Rat World As Busy Rodent Supports Two Others

An experiment in which “class society” among rats was discovered, has recently been revealed by Prof. Shiva Balath of the Psychological Department. The participants in the experiment consisted of three rats, one of which turned out to be a hardworking one, while his two compatriots became parasites, dependent on the first. The “social problem” was… Continue reading ‘Social Problem’ Created in Rat World As Busy Rodent Supports Two Others

‘Social Problem’ Created in Rat World As Busy Rodent Supports Two Others

"it is a good case for illustrating the behavior of an individual which may, without his intention, have an extreme effect on the social structure."

Change is constant. Really.

I am changing/have changed. Should I be worried? If you have grown up anywhere between 500 BC and the present,chances are you have been repeatedly subjected to the ‘change is the only constant’ sermon.Around 500 BC Greek philosopher Heraclitus proposed that change was central to the universe.And thus,since then countless hapless generations have been forced… Continue reading Change is constant. Really.

We The Change – What Change?

Shakespeare was no apocalyptic soothsayer, but the Ides of March sure did bring along whimsical tides of insurgency in Manipal. The theme of Revels 2012 incidentally is synonymous with the happenings of the month. The rumbling roars of “Mighty Mighty MIT” bellow through the basketball court and the events in Revels are all centred on… Continue reading We The Change – What Change?

Gen.V.K. Singh’s backtrack – Pride over Matter?

The General’s pride had been hurt badly by the recent court ruling against him and he possibly might have been looking at ways to corner the Govt.

India’s democratic structure had ensured that all these years we were witnessing the post of Army chief as a ceremonial figure head—an experienced man gracing military functions and handling defense paper-work and not in the active public domain. That was before the Adarsh housing scam and the recent leak of sensitive documents which not only… Continue reading Gen.V.K. Singh’s backtrack – Pride over Matter?