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“Independence Day” Around The World

August 18, 2012 Mohan Kannegal 2

Living in Malaysia, I notice that Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and India celebrate Independence Day in August. This got me thinking about Independence Day across the world. Downloaded a table from a Wikipedia wiki on Independence Day, did some counting and […]

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Cambodia: A Spot of Cricket For Lunch Sir?

March 30, 2012 Mohan Kannegal 0

I went to Angkor Wat, Cambodia last Sunday. I can confirm that there is a huge temple there built inside a courtyard where 50 different teams can play cricket at the same time. And they have must have used up […]

Thrash The Thug

June 6, 2011 89

Yes, the Government has put up a good example in front of this country when it forcefully evicted a businessman fraudster clad in Bhagwa from the national capital of this country. Yes, the nation needs [...]
The Seasonal Frogs of Manipal….

May 19, 2011 73

Monsoon is knocking at the doorsteps of Manipal and now we are going to witness some croakers of all sizes and in the most unexpected places. But for all those who go ‘eewww’ on the [...]
Rage for Revenge – Pragya Chaturvedi

June 17, 2012 64

I will rise like black clouds Thundering in rage for revenge Burn the faces of those Who marred my beauty Shattered my innocence Every time I remember ‘his’ face Revolting disgust fills me up Disguised [...]
Food for Thought-TOP 10 “MANIPAL MUST HAVES”

March 13, 2011 64

“Shawarma” at HotSpot oh cummon! “we ALL knoe tht” but it’s tym we know it better…Bring on the extra mayo…it’ll make ur day 😛 “Prawns Masala” at Fishland ok fishitarians…it’s tym to swim Grab [...]
Manipal University Laptop 2014 Configuration and Details

June 22, 2014 60

The Manipal University Laptop 2014 deal for the year 2014 for HP Probook 440 G2 Laptop has been finalized. Details are as under. HP Probook 440 G2 Manipal University Laptop 2014 : Make: HP ProBook [...]

Bollywood studios to replace panel of writers with translators

June 22, 2023 0

With the amount of original content coming from OTT platforms, producers are running haywire to convert black money to white for the next unoriginal masala budget eater. Many actors from Bollywood have also reportedly shown [...]
Karan Johar signs five film deal with Taimur and Misha

June 17, 2023 0

It is a golden day as far as Bollywood is concerned. The fresh and unexplored talent of both Misha Kapoor(d/o Shahid Kapoor) and Taimur Ali Khan (s/o Saif Ali Khan) have finally been recognised by [...]
MIT student thrown out of MFC

August 11, 2021 Comments Off on MIT student thrown out of MFC

A second year Manipal Institute of Technology student, Swaropaan Deetee was thrown out of Manipal Frizzled Chicken (MFC) on Saturday night after ordering his 20th meal of the evening. Deetee had ordered 10 Chipotle Chicken [...]
Manipalites go to Shack Point for wrong reasons, disappoints owner

August 6, 2021 Comments Off on Manipalites go to Shack Point for wrong reasons, disappoints owner

Manipal is known for a lot of things across India. From being located in Sikkim and being equivalent of Massachusetts Institute of Technology to being a liberal haven where shacking for students is very common. [...]
MIT students sign petition for Satya Nadella to go to space following Bezos

July 21, 2021 Comments Off on MIT students sign petition for Satya Nadella to go to space following Bezos

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark flew to space on July 20 in a rocket ship made by the former’s company, Blue Origin. The company’s capsule landed in West Texas at about 8:22 [...]