Home and Garden
The Sparrow: Where has the “Chirp” gone?
Will the sparrow return? The way we are progressing, I doubt this story will have any happy ending. […]
Lifestyle
Travel
The Good and the Bad Airlines
Manipal can boast of a very young and vibrant population. They are all young smart students who are ambitious and adventurous and will sure travel abroad in future. While we discuss international travels, a question that invariably pops up is […]
Entertainment
“The Orphanage” scares and impresses
Movie: The Orphanage (2007) Starring: Belén Rueda and Roger Princep Run Time: 100 min At first glance, “The Orphanage” appears as original as the last horror film featuring a creepy old house and a child’s imaginary friends. However, producer […]
Miscellaneous
The Unsung Heroes
Last night I received an extraordinary compliment. We had a walk- in from TAPMI. Now walk-in in our jargon means a takeaway ordered by the customer by coming personally to the restaurant. This youngster, a young MBA aspirant was waiting […]
Art and Culture
My Musical Journey
Bhartahari, that eminent poet of the yore, once famously described any person who has no interest in music as a cow without a tail and horns. Unfortunately my grandfather thought otherwise. He felt that anyone listening to Pop Music was […]