July 2012 | ManipalBlog

Adultescence and you

To be or not to be an adult

If you are a teenager/twenty something spending your vacations at home,you might find the following things familiar – your sleeping pattern doesn’t exactly match that of your parents,you have at least one addiction(I’m talking about cellphones/laptops/gaming consoles here), someone else does all the cooking for you, you’re constantly nagged by your mom for being unorganized,… Continue reading Adultescence and you

An Easter Island Holiday for Everyone

Easter Island is famous for its huge stone heads which were carved and erected all over the island hundreds of years ago by the Polynesian culture that covered the South Pacific triangle.

Holiday destinations are supposed to be fun, adventurous, refreshing, and relaxing. It’s not supposed to be stressful, dealing with in-laws and dealing with the drama that sometimes comes with it. In Easter Island, one of the mysterious islands, hundreds of people flock to the island. It is the home to the famous stone heads that,… Continue reading An Easter Island Holiday for Everyone

Where Fear Holds No Ground (An Ode to shaheed Tukaram Omble)

It’s a cold, starry night On the eve of 26/11/2008 The stars burn bright The city twinkles, hums, and whirrs around me As I twirl my baton, and take my place For none but God to see I speak to my family, To assure them that things are fine That the cries of the wounded… Continue reading Where Fear Holds No Ground (An Ode to shaheed Tukaram Omble)

MB Detective Case 3: Who is the Liar ?

The Manipal Departmental store has been robbed by ONE person. Four suspects have been arrested. The four suspects are Arun, Binni, Chinmaya and Daljit. The statements were recorded by the police and everyone was flummoxed. YOU were called as a help in the case. The suspects are just repeating the same statements again and again.… Continue reading MB Detective Case 3: Who is the Liar ?

The curious case of Roger Federer

And only time will tell what's going to happen next, but for now I am glad that Federer is on his way to another Grand slam quarter-final.

They say, “Form is temporary, Class is permanent“. And I’d be willing to add to that, “Legends are immortal“. Period. Every sport has its own ‘legends’, players who have contributed immaculately to the sport, be it Sachin Tendulkar in Cricket, Michael Schumacher in Formula One, Muhammad Ali in Boxing, to name a few, and not… Continue reading The curious case of Roger Federer