Year: 2012

“Crush your individuality first. Shake off the dreams of personal comfort. Then start to work. Inch by inch you shall have to proceed” – words of a revered young blooded man, still ring in my ears, sending goose bumps across the body. 23rd March 1931, a date which underlines a page in the history with… Continue reading 23rd March 1931 – a day ought to be remembered

Every once in a while, in the life of a student, comes a time when there is a need to find some peace, some quiet. Not the silence you get inside the room, but some place different. The need to run away from the loud music, the chatter of people around, the study stress, the… Continue reading Frenzy leads you to Dee-Tee? Why not try the Vee-Gee-Tee!

“I’ll Be There For You” by The Rembrandts. Any one and everyone who at least had the brains to turn on the TV, and avoid the mindless trash that is Chhota Bheem and The Great Indian Soap Opera to tune into Star World has heard of this song. No prizes for guessing, but its the… Continue reading An Ode To My Favorite Sitcom, Friends

Here is a snippet from a telephonic conversation between a mother and a daughter (newbie at Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal ) from three years back: Mother: Hello beta! How are you? Are you eating well? You didn’t lose weight right? How are your friends doing? And how is Manipal? Daughter (after giving  a long… Continue reading Urbanization of Manipal: A Shocking change – Jasthi Sai Mounica

The last thing I remembered was that it was a Saturday night. My head felt groggy as I woke up from my slumber around mid-day next and searched for my laptop in the room. Like the morning arati, flicking on my laptop is the first thing I do even before I actually get up from my… Continue reading A World without the Internet – Manish Parashar