Author: Vinayak Prabhu

As my friends, and by now, my regular readers now, I love to read. And by reading, I mean anything that has English words on it. It can range from flyers for random CAT or TOEFL tutorial houses handed out by random people outside of your college, mall or whatever, to the most serious and… Continue reading Why Being A Poor Child In India Sucks: An Introspection

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

An open question to each and everyone of you in MIT who had resumed their daily life in Manipal today. In case if you were busy with gupshup, assignments, SP, Dee Tee and what not, there happened to be a candle light vigil at the Venugopal Temple in the campus this evening. I had gone… Continue reading An Open question and a Lasting tribute. . .

Dear Ishan, I do not wish to use the words that the authorities had used to describe your death “A Great Departed Soul” because, although great, your soul hasn’t departed, for it’s still living on in us, your friends, classmates, batch mates, and college mates. I did not have the honour of knowing you. As… Continue reading The MIghTy revolution – I was there

At the start, this article is not meant to hurt the sentiments of any MITians who genuinely believed in the aims and beliefs of last Saturday’s protest movement. At the same time, I want to ask all of you a few questions. That being: “How could a movement that started so brilliantly, fizzle out over… Continue reading How A Protest Began Strong, And Fizzled Out, Over A Weekend.