Manipal- a second home?

Whom are we kidding? College life is amazing, and you love it here, or at least that’s what all your friends back home think or that’s what your Instagram feed says, you’d agree it’s all true but deep down you wish you had friends here, who are a little less fake or have home-like food.

Men in Menstruation

Menstruation is considered a taboo in India and we oft-times see there’s a lack of discussion on this issue. What is even more grisly is that there are schooled people whose credence-system nevertheless doesn’t allow them to address this subject. People not only shy away from talking about…

Recognize Your Value

We as a society are constantly comparing ourselves with others. This comparison helps us to analyze our flaws, work on them and ultimately better ourselves. The downside of such a comparison is that there are fair chances for people to get disheartened by the success of others. This…

HEADLINE

Homophobia and discrimination against gays and lesbians still exist in our country and can negatively affect the health and well-being of this community. These negative beliefs and actions will affect the physical and psychological state of gays and lesbians and will lead to rejection by friends and family…

‘Going by the latest data, 9474 students committed suicide in 2016-at a rate of more than one every hour’
 College life can be daunting. Dealing with assignments, examinations, peer pressure, building new friendships, being let down, figuring your sexuality, heartbreak, figuring out the next step in life, trying to meet the family’s expectations…

Criticize Vs Advise

Criticism, while it may seem evil, is deemed necessary for this world to function. In the words of Elbert Hubbard, “To avoid…

“There you go. My diet chart for the fortnight”.

“But Sheena, you can’t survive on oats and salad for a fortnight.”

“No, Mom I am not hearing anything. Did you see I gained 0.5kg in the past month?”

“Sheena, but you- “

Are We Mere Puppets Chasing Materialistic Dreams?

Mankind has come a long way from being mere cavemen building fires to building skyscrapers that touch the very skies, we have surpassed infinite barriers and gained abundant knowledge in science and technology. Science has played an integral…

The Power of Compassion

There have been times in our lives when we have felt things which have not happened particularly to us but to people around us. We have watched movies which made us feel about issues which have never touched our lives , and often moved us in ways which made us feel like doing something…

TRANSFORMING SOCIETY FROM A MAKER TO A BREAKER OF CHAINS

We call ourselves independent but are we really free in the true sense? We are plagued by so many societal issues today and we still haven’t been able to uproot them. It is really hard because some beliefs and superstitions have…