Literature gives a reader the ability to experience the world through new and often unknown perspectives. It is, in and of itself, a public forum, allowing anyone and everyone the ability to understand a story or situation through another’s eyes. Hence, when it comes to...
Almost exactly a year ago, Asim Athar, a former Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) student and currently a student of Management Studies student at Shiv Nadar University (SNU) and Amitoj Singh, a third-year civil engineering student from MIT, started DL 101 with the idea of...
Manipal: Dr Ramdas Pai, Chancellor, Manipal University (MU), celebrated his 80th birthday at Fortune Inn Valley View Hotel with the MU family, on August 14....
Moral policing in India is nothing new. The recent case in the communally divergent town of Mangalore has just become another example of the desperation for authority among ruling activist groups thriving in the country. For the last 20 years, the town has been suffering...
Manipal: Ramit Singal, a renowned bird watcher, naturalist, and an ex-student of Manipal Institute of Technology, discussed the characteristics of laterite soil at a gathering of students and environmental supporters at the Planetarium Complex in Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities (MCPH), Manipal University on...
Manipal: Sumit Pande, the Political Editor of CNN-IBN delivered a guest lecture on August 22 at School of Communication (SOC) where he focused on journalists and their information sources. He started the lecture by talking about the freedom of press in India and its ambiguity in the...
Manipal: An open discussion forum on the topic ‘Judging by Numbers’, was organised by the Talk It Out club at Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT). The symposium revolved around the issues of being judged by numbers when it comes to CGPA, scores in entrance exams, income,...
Manipal: Ramchandra P.N., an award winning film-maker, delivered a talk on “cinema and censorship” at the School of Communication (SOC) auditorium on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. Ramchandra P.N. who is credited for works like ‘Suddha’ and ‘Putaani Party’ educated a packed hall of enthusiastic media students...
In what was a result of sheer hard work and determination of 24 years, Raghunath Manohar gave Manipal University much reason to be proud of him. His refurbished works on an invention called the Marking Gauge received a U.S. patent after almost four and a...
Before you assume this to be a techie write-up, I want you to imagine a world without internet neutrality. A dystopian online environment, with only 1% of the population having the privilege of accessing the internet, while the ones with shallow pockets only wishing for...