So, anyways, people who know me, feel that there’s one thing I’m not really comfortable about. And that’s talking about my childhood years. Anyone who can call me a “friend” of mine, knows that I become pretty edgy when the conversation veers off in that direction. Some people in jest think of it as attributed… Continue reading The Dying Mangalore – A Walk Down Memory Lane
Year: 2012
What Budget 2012 means for the Student – Manish Parashar
“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
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
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
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