August 2012 | ManipalBlog

Winners:Illuminati 2012 annual ManipalBlog short story and poetry contest

We ran the012 annual ManipalBlog short story and poetry contest between May and June 2012, and received over 180 entries in the poetry and and short story sections. Many of those had to be rejected because of not following some of the rules of the competition. A final list of 67 Poems and 15 Short… Continue reading Winners:Illuminati 2012 annual ManipalBlog short story and poetry contest

One question on Independence day: Where’s our destiny?

As I type this, it is the hour past midnight and I have just returned from watching the latest craze that is sweeping the cosmopolitan movie-goers of India – “Gangs of Wasseypur -2”. The movie though is not the reason for the post and nor does it feature further in this article I’m typing out.… Continue reading One question on Independence day: Where’s our destiny?

The North South Divide: A North Indian View

It’s not just India. I try following the local customs. It makes me feel quite welcome.

Dr. Vishaal Bhat started an interesting discussion on The North South Divide. I would like to narrate my experience of living in the South. Many years back, I was working in a Cement Plant in Maharashtra. I was the GM there and we had one Prasad as the Vice President. He was from Hyderabad. Soon… Continue reading The North South Divide: A North Indian View

Corruption and an Unpunished Crime

Just Like Charity, Even Corruption Begins At Home. When you bribe your child to behave the way you want, you're actually bribing him/her and sowing the seeds of corruption.

In our society, as in any society, if a person commits a crime there is, without exception, a reprisal for that action. But the key to that is if the person in criminal action is caught. If no one apprehends this slimy character, he will merely slip away. The culprit will continue on his ways… Continue reading Corruption and an Unpunished Crime

New ManipalBlog Study Proves Manipalites are Highly Pissed off!

15th and 16th block 'gangs' have more slangs than Gangs of Wasseypur 1 and 2 combined.

An Indian team of doctors recently developed a color wheel that they say can be used to decide if mood affects color choice. The wheel, known as the “Wasseypur Color Wheel” (they obviously were spent after the research and could only muster a rather generic name for their invention), is composed of a spectrum of… Continue reading New ManipalBlog Study Proves Manipalites are Highly Pissed off!