Get ready to put on your running shoes with the Manipal Runners Club as the Manipal Marathon for Mental Health Awareness is taking place on the 17th of February. Before the big day, Manipal The Talk Network caught up with Sriya Peri, Anish Aithal and Likhith Shivprasad to talk about … Continue Reading
Legacies, Challenges, and Toilets: A conversation with Dr. George T. Joseph
Dr. George T. Joseph is the man who revolutionized waste management in the Indian Railways and pioneered the creation of bio-toilets. However, he insists that ‘waste’ is a word that doesn’t serve any purpose in the English language anymore, as nothing is useless. Our Heads of Public Relations and Writing … Continue Reading
Medical Art: In Conversation With Dr. Akhter Husain
Dr. Akhter Husain, Head of Orthodontics at Yenepoya University, Mangalore, is the man who pioneered a new niche in the realm of art, namely, medical art. As a part of IGCLA 2018, Dr. Husain showcased his novel creations in Manipal. Each piece was an amalgamation of photography, painting, graphic design … Continue Reading
An interview with Dr. Farhat Mantoo
MTTN: What was your inspiration to be a part of Doctors Without Borders? Did you know about this organization and how did it all start?
Dr. Mantoo: To be very honest it was not planned. At that time I was working as an active journalist. I had already worked in … Continue Reading
Interview with Dr. Vivek Jawali
A pioneer in awake cardiothoracic surgery, Dr. Vivek Jawali is a surgeon par excellence. MTTN had a chance to interview him during this IGCLA.
How would you describe the first ever awake cardiothoracic surgery way back in 1999?
A lot of planning had undergone before the surgery, so when it … Continue Reading
An Interview With Dr. Shazeer Majeed from Medicine Sans Frontiers
“While casualty figures keep rising, few people realize how many lives are saved at the same time.”
Dr Shazeer Majeed (Dr Shaz as he likes to be called), war surgeon extraordinaire, conducted a workshop on Warzone Medicine on day 2 of IGCLA. Filled with hair-raising anecdotes, this workshop was all … Continue Reading
In conversation with Aarti Madusudan: NatCon 2018
Aarti Madusudan is the founder of Governance Counts, a board member of iVolunteer and an alumnus of NIMHANS, Bangalore. Her work in the subject of good governance, both in India and abroad is well known and has helped in identifying key issues and strengthening the board of various NGOs. She … Continue Reading
In conversation with Prashant Nair: NatCon 2018
Prashant Nair belongs to the Indian Administrative Services and belongs to the Kerala Cadre. He currently serves as the Secretary to the Union Tourism Minister. He was part of the esteemed panel of speakers at the National Conference for Youth on Social Change.
Here he is in conversation with MTTN … Continue Reading
In conversation with Dr. Satendra Singh
A Physiologist at UCMS New Delhi, Dr. Satendra Singh is a crusader for the rights of the people with disabilities. He claims his locomotor disability caused by polio to be one of the factors that define his characteristic traits of perseverance and resilience. He spoke about the stigma attached to … Continue Reading