The third Indo-German Convention for Lindau Alumni started off on the morning of September 21st 2017 with a diverse array of workshops conducted by experts outstanding in their fields. The three hour workshops showcased the interdisciplinary nature of the conference, as they ranged from hands on experience in performing … Continue Reading
Mandala – Striking A Balance
Life is a radial balance between order and chaos, between loud and delicate. The tasks we perform each day bring us a step closer to attaining that perfect serenity and nothing gives us more joy than knowing that the universe too is working in unison with us. We know this … Continue Reading
Dreaming of Dystopia
Near Vespucci’s America lay an island, discovered by a peripatetic named Raphael Hythloday. Bearing a Greek name meaning ‘an expert in nonsense’, he was perhaps an ideal choice of narrator to describe the land he surveyed, Utopia. In the 1516 eponymous work of fiction, Thomas More fabricated a … Continue Reading
Picky Eatings
As an incurably indecisive person, there’s one question that irks me more than any other, and I get asked it every single night; “Where would you like to eat?” By my calculations, I thought it would be easy enough to answer, as I walked into college with a belief that … Continue Reading
The Acronyms of Manipal
Manipal isn’t a big city, but our campus is spread over 230 acres of land and each part has its own unique parlance. With so many colleges, organizations and landmarks, names can get mixed up. So instead of memorizing the names, we choose to know the acronyms and abbreviations instead. … Continue Reading
First Year Medicine: Beyond The Specter
Training to be a doctor is very hard. The pressure is relentless, the competition is real and the books are heavy. But here’s the good news, (and this might seem hard to believe when you’re a few months into osteology), it is not impossible. Navigating a path can be easier … Continue Reading
Reality in the Post-Truth Era
“You’re saying it’s a falsehood while Sean Spicer, our press secretary gave alternative facts to that” – A Spokesperson for the President of the United States.
The need to find a balance, and to assert that each side has its own merits and demerits is a part of conventional wisdom. … Continue Reading
When We Got Mail
One day after a lot of procrastination, I set to the daunting task of cleaning out my closet. After mustering the courage to shift around a few things I hadn’t touched in months, I inadvertently caused the contents of an entire shelf to come tumbling down. Several things were part … Continue Reading
The Ratha Yatra
In the books of writers such as Neil Gaiman and Kevin Hearne, one may find gods and humans interspersed evenly amongst the denizens of the Earth. Outside the pages of fantasy however, it may be a rare sight indeed to see gods out on the streets.
One street in particular, … Continue Reading