The phrase “pop culture” is definitely a conversation starter, and granted, though pop culture hasn’t helped cure cancer, overthrow fascist governments or advance science (though Brian May’s guitar solo in Bohemian Rhapsody is positively life-altering), you cannot have a conversation about the human experience without pop culture. In many ways, … Continue Reading
Discovering the Real India: Harish Bijoor at Article-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has not only changed our lifestyle drastically but is gradually making us forget what ‘normalcy’ felt like too. The misery of being confined to the four corners of our screen may have dampened our hope of returning to “the good old days” anytime soon. However, it still … Continue Reading
TechTatva’20: An Augmented Reality
TechTatva was inaugurated in 2006 as a technical fest similar to Revels. With each coming year, the fest grew. Whether it be sitting in AB3 and competing in the hackathon or being dragged to the food stalls by your friends, TechTatva provides us with four days of fun, excitement, and … Continue Reading
Revels: An Otherworldly Experience
Avinash
My day started per usual, with me waking up at 6 AM. I like to revisit my notes every morning, it keeps me on top of my subjects. Revels starts today, and I know that only because my roommate won’t shut up about it. Revels this, Revels that, … Continue Reading
A Million Worlds in One
A world apart.
We all have very different personalities and react to situations in a variety of ways. These differences make us lead distinct lives— which feels like worlds apart. It is not distance but the habitual or mental differences that create barriers and make one society foreign to the … Continue Reading
Manipal: A World Apart
As Manipal experiences its third day in Qainaat, we, at MTTN, could not help but wonder– what does make our world apart?
We went around, asking students (in an admittedly awkward manner) what they would change to make this world their own ‘world apart’. The answers we got are certainly … Continue Reading
The Other Side
The sun is shining brightly over the city, the sunlight enters your room from the crack in the window, making you get up from your slumber for the day ahead of you. Why does the sun even rise every day? Adulting is hard, and it seems like the entire world … Continue Reading
A Visit to Revels
Spiderman
Everything was quiet. Sweat trickled down his forehead. The situation was very intense. Every little noise was a distraction. Focus was the key here. There was only a week left for Peter’s exams and, between patrolling Queens and proving that he wasn’t a bad guy, he’d barely had time … Continue Reading
College Culture: A Medley of Metamorphosis
College life in Manipal is a whirlwind. From the first sleepy day of each semester to the last wild celebration post the last exam, the town sucks you into its vibrance and spits your dazed self out at the end with a lost sense of time, but a bunch of … Continue Reading