Last Sunday the town of Birmingham saw the largest crowd it had ever seen gather for a one-day cricket match. The match also saw nearly a billion T.V. viewers, according to The Telegraph. The occasion: yet another clash of the sub-continental giants India and Pakistan. But...
In line with our report on the change in scenery at Kamath Circle and the developments with regards to the new Student Plaza, The Manipal Journal had a chance to interact with Dr. GK Prabhu on issues relating to the move. In this interview, the MIT...
In India, the practice of ‘manual scavenging’, the handling of human excreta has historically been reserved for a particular group of people just because of the accident of their birth into the lowest caste. Bezwada Wilson, born into the same community, broke the barriers of society...
Comedians Aadar Malik, Neville Shah and Kautuk Srivastava from the Schitzengiggles Comedy (SNG Comedy) took center stage here on the penultimate day of the first edition of KMC’s cultural fest ‘Invictus’. In an attempt to have a singular and bigger fest, Kasturba Medical College merged ‘MIST’,...
Amongst the most successful cricketers in India, Shekhar Naik has led India to victories in the T20 Blind World Cup in 2012 and the Blind Cricket World Cup in 2014. The veteran sportsman recently received the Padma Shree award from the President, alongside fellow cricketer...
The Student Support Centre(SSC) at Manipal University in collaboration with Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities (MCPH) organized an event called ‘Depression: Let’s Talk’ at the MCPH premises on Friday, April 8. Attendees at the exhibition discussing the narratives || Photograph Courtesy: Niharika Nambiar An evening dedicated...
Engulfing the ambience with live music and fire, Absolute Dramatics Addiction (ADA) in association with BeTaal staged ‘Rashomon’ directed by Abhinav Grover, a theatre artist and an alumnus of MIT. Performed at the TMA Pai Park Amphitheatre on April 8, the play was a Yakshagana...
‘Don’t Mean to Be Mean’ , a stand-up special featuring Shubhang Yadav, was organized by The Think Tank, known for hosting TEDx Manipal and Manipal-O-Pedia along with UnTied Laces, the brains behind ‘Baba Nights’ at the AC Seminar Hall, Manipal Institude of Technology (MIT), on...
Last Sunday saw the End Point football field grounds swarmed by a horde of kite-flying enthusiasts for this year's edition of Tarang. Organized by VSO-MU (Volunteer Services Organisation – Manipal University), Tarang 2017 is a kite flying festival, open to people of all age groups....
The ten day long Asia Pacific Chess Championship for the Visually Challenged, organized by Manipal University, came to an end on March 31 with a valedictory ceremony at the TMA Pai Hall. The Indian trio Kishan Ganguli, Makwana Ashvin K and Soundarya Kumar Pradhan secured...