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David Guetta performs in Bangalore

3 5 THE MANIPAL WEEKLY Established 2012 | 24th April 2012 | Manipal | www.themanipalweekly.com | 8 pages

Content Arjun Varthak | Gaurav Prakash | Nikita Sharma | Shreya Kiran | Trapti Sharma | Urvashi Ajmera Design and Layout Gaurav Prakash

The Comeback King : Saurav Ganguly Urvashi Ajmera Ignored at this year's IPL auctions, former India captain Sourav Ganguly made a dramatic return in the cash-rich league signing for Pune Warriors India in place of an injured Ashish Nehra.

Ganguly, who was captain of Kolkata Knight Riders for the first and third season was given a cold shoulder by Shah Rukh Khan co-owned franchise as well as nine others who didn't bid for him during the auctions.

tling with injury.”

"Our team think-tank felt that Sourav Ganguly is the best possible option available so we went for him. He has been a fighter and a master of comebacks. We are very much confident that he will prove his worth."

However Ganguly was not available for their next match against

Incidentally, Ganguly has always shared a cordial relationship with Team Pune owner Subrata Roy. Speculations were rife that Warriors will pick him from auctions if KKR doesn't bid for him.

The Pune Warriors were in the midst of a disastrous campaign having lost six consecutive matches under Yuvraj Singh's captaincy, Dada saves the day for them. With the batting looking depleted, the new franchise couldn't have thought for a better replacement as Ganguly brings with him vast experience.

But one learns that chief coach Geoff Marsh and assistant coach Praveen Amre were against the idea of roping in former India captain due to his strained relationship with Aussie coaches (Greg Chappell, John Buchanan, Dav Whatmore). But having failed to deliver the goods with Warriors down in the dumps, they have now no option but to toe the management line.

Confirming the development, Pune Warriors team director Abhijit Sarkar told PTI that roping in Ganguly was not a gamble and he has proved his worth with the former India captain being the "best cricketing brain" in the country.

"He is playing in IPL not for money but to prove a point. He deserves a lot of respect, but not the way he has been treated (by Kolkata Knight Riders)... He is the best cricketing brain in the country. Taking Ganguly is not a gamble," Sarkar explained Sarkar said their side was plagued by a lot of injuries and they thought of Ganguly. "At the start of the tournament, Angelo Mathews, the best allrounder, was ruled out. Australian T20 vice-captain Tim Paine, South African skipper Graeme Smith too are injured,while Ashish Nehra too was bat

Ganguly is a certainty for that particular match. Asked about the tenure of Ganguly's contract, Sarkar said, "We want to go step by step. Of course, Sourav is a part of Sahara India Pariwar and we will want this association to be a long term one. The contract will be assessed at the end of the year."

Saurav Ganguly playing for PuneWarriors Mumbai Indians at Navi Mumbai. The May 19 clash between Pune Warriors and KKR will assume greater significance as

The move to join Warriors definitely came as a bolt from the blue for the KKR management who have all this while tried to convince Ganguly to join the team as 'Mentor'. KKR CEO Venky Mysore tried to put up a brave front when the media sought his reaction on the topic. "We wish him all the best. We hope that May 19th match against the Warriors will be an interesting one," Mysore stated. Incidentally, Ganguly came to watch his former team, Kolkata Knight Riders, take on Kings XI at Eden Gardens in their previous match, though he refrained from joining team boss Shah Rukh Khan at the corporate box. Reportedly, a member of the KKR support staff even went up to him to request him join the owners in the Corporate box which he politely refused.

Indian Ocean performs in Manipal Trapti Sharma

Amit Kilam on DrumSet. A versatile performer who also played Bajuba and flute later. Melodious performance by drum player Amit Kilam on flute, later he also played Gabjubi and jammed with Guitar and Tabla Rahul Ram presented the Indian Ocean T-Shirt .Band asked to remove barriers and come in front irrespective of the ticket category which was cheered by everyone. Later it was made open for all. The show ended with introduction to the Band Members. Rahul Ram added that it was theband’s dream to perform in Manipal for for last 8 years and it will not be the last time. Indian

The Indian Ocean, an awesome Indian-fusion band, performed at Sparsh 2012 in KMC greens on 8 april. The music was a hit with the 800+ strong crowd treated to some beautiful music. The band connected well with the audience , their performance was truly memorable and they played most of their popular songs such as Ma rewa, Kandisa, Bandeh. Add a touch of Indian classicaland percussion (tabla) to catchy lyrics with a lot of acoustic and bass guitar and drumming and you get a fantastic Indian fusion song!

Himanshu Joshi the lead vocalist for the band. On the Tabla, Tuheen Chakravarty Guitarist and Vocals – Rahul Ram was The ‘Performer’ Susmit Sen Co-founder of the Band and Acoustic/Lead Guitar kept the audience enthralled with his skilled fingers running around and almost trasparent guitar,

The four man team of indian Ocean

Ocean’s music defies genre and paradigm. It is an experience by itself and the very essence of this experience is the live performance.

Coming Soon to Manipal

02 Manipal University celebrates UTSAV 2012 Shreya Kiran

D

ay one of Utsav showcased the various faces of Indian

tical Sciences (MCOPS), Manipal taking third position with 34

all the Dance performances were the main attraction which were

mythology and their subtle variations at the Cultural Pa-

points.

pulling in the maximum viewers.

rade. In the evening the inaugural ceremony was held

wherein the cultural secretaries of each college had to march

The day began with the literary events, debate, extempore and

with their college flag and sash; which was followed by the an-

quiz. The first two were conducted in the counseling hall of the

nual Cultural Parade. In it the participants from the various col-

manipal.edu building, whereas the preliminary round of the quiz

leges under Manipal

University (MU) showcased the varied

was conducted in the second floor of the same. The finals for the

culture of India. This year the theme that was most recurrent was

quiz commenced at 2:00 pm at KMC Greens. The Indian classical

Indian mythology, having more than 4 teams portraying Indian

vocal (solo) was also conducted at the edu building, after the lit-

mythology.

erary events, where the participant from Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) emerged victorious.

“It’s funny, because last year mythology was the new thing in the parade and this year it was overdone. But each team had a

The dance events began with the Indian classical dance (solo),

different angle to it, the dashavataras and then good versus evil.

followed by Indian non classical dance (solo and group). The

So they all were different, each team wanted to convey a differ-

events were conducted at KMC Greens and commenced at 5:30

ent message using mythology as a tool,” said Rahul verma , a sec-

pm. The Indian classical dance (solo) saw a variety of dances such

ond year student of Manipal College of Pharmaceutical

as Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi, Odissi.

Sciences (MCOPS), Mangalore. “The costumes were too good,

“The topic - ‘Can Capital Punishment be justified?’, for the de-

this time they all went all out. But I felt that it was almost the

bate was quite common. It is a controversial topic, and hence

same compared to last year’s parade,” said Sangita Agarwal, a

many would hesitate to take a stand on the matter. But it was

second year MCODS, Mangalore student. The event was sched-

still a good competition,” said Thirtak Saha, a participant from In-

uled to be inaugurated by Vasanthi Pai, Chairperson of Student

ternational Center for Applied sciences (ICAS). “The participants

Welfare and Hostel Management Committee, MU, who could not

did a wonderful job. The references they had to back up their ar-

make it due to personal reasons, Utsav 2012 was inaugurated by

guments were very good, and the way they delivered their points

Dr. Ramdas Pai, Chancellor MU. At the end of day one Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manga-

were very neat. The topics given to the participants was also exA clay model of a dragon

lore, was leading with a score of 42 points, followed by the KMC,

Day two of Utsav saw the spirit of competition put forth by vari-

Manipal, with 36 points and the Manipal College of Pharmaceu

ous participants in both literary and cultural events. But to top it

Day three of Utsav saw an array of events from rangoli, antak-

installation. There were no specific themes given for both the

cellent,” said Chandrakala, who was a judge for debate and extempore. At the end of day two, KMC, Manipal leads by a huge margin attaining 100 points. KMC, Manipal is followed by KMC, Managalore and Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Day 5:the last day of Utsav of started with the Poetry competi-

shari, mimicry, and to the western dance and song perform-

events,. Both the events saw inventive creations like dragon,

tions that were held at the Counselling Hall in the manipal.edu

ances.The preliminary rounds for Antakshari were held at the

deforestation in clay models, a dog made of plastic bottles and

building. Open-ended topics like ‘Silent Night’, ‘Passion’ and

edu building, while its finals were held at KMC Greens. The

the working of a brain made of waste in installation models.

competition had six teams battle it out over eight rounds for first place. The rounds had musical games like the antak-

The other three events for the day were mime, street play and

shariround, dhun round, acting, pick and act, hero heroine and

fashion show. Street play left a strong impact on people. Their

props round.The mimicry competition saw participants imitat-

themes were the current social issues of society, like child mar-

ing famous personalities such as Baba Ramdev, Anna Hazare,

riage, ragging and global warming. Mime saw some rehearsed

Shah Rukh Khan, George Bush, Arnab Goswamy on the topic

performances, with the topic being given a night before. Topics

‘Bhook-Hartal (Hunger Strike). The evening witnessed western

like birthday party, film-fare award and Utsav celebrations

music and dance performances, both solo and group. The

were few of the given topics for the competition. The day con-

group vocals category had most of the twenty participating

cluded with the fashion show, with the participants carrying

teams singing a medley of songs.The day ended on a high note

out unusual and abstract concepts in their show. The themes

with the western dance solo and group attracting the audience.

like origami, ocean, life after death, pollution, different wed-

Hip- Hop and Freestyle were the most common genres of

dings were the ones which lured the audiences. There were in

dance amongst most colleges with over 14 colleges showcasing

total fifteen colleges who participated in the fashion show.

their dance moves. At the end of day three, KMC, Manipal con-

“Staging a theme like pollution was pretty difficult as we were

tinues to lead with 134 points, followed by KMC Mangalore

not getting the exact costumes. So we got them stitched and

with 70 points and MCODS, Manipal bagging the third position.

designed. But in the end everything came out so well. I am keeping my fingers crossed,” said Abhilasha, a first year stuParticipants of the fashion show

Day four of Utsav focussed on creativity and imagination. The

dent of Manipal College of Dental Sciences (MCODS), Manga-

day witnessed a total of six events in which participants show-

lore. By the end of the day, Kasturba Medical College (KMC),

‘Paradise’ in English and ‘Kaya’, ‘Maya’ and ‘Chaya’ in Hindi saw

cased their creative and abstract styles of expression. The day

Manipal, was leading with 178 points, followed by MCODS, Ma-

the participants come up with their own interpretations on the

started with the spot photography competition with the theme

nipal, with 92 points and KMC, Mangalore, with 90 points.

topics.

- ‘Ethnicity’. It progressed with events like clay modelling and

03 Following this, JAM (Just A Minute) and Mad Ads were held at KMC Greens. Various topics like ‘Qutub Minar is man’s strongest erection’ and ‘JAM is a waste of a minute’ kept the audience entertained as the participants tried to out-buzz each other. Mad ads saw the participants selling products creatively.

Dr. Muralidhar Pai, Chairman of the Cultural Coordination Committee, in his inaugural speech at the Valedictory function expressed his disappointment about teams not following rules and still getting away with it. After the award ceremony, the best of Utsav performances were showcased.

Students of Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal celebrated their tenth successive win at the annual cultural fest of Manipal University (MU) with a total of 214 points defeating Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MCOPS) by 120 points, the largest margin ever. Manipal College of Dental Sciences (MCODS), Manipal stood third with 92 points.

Students make a simulation of the Titanic as they have the 100 years of remembrance

KFC in Manipal Nikita Sharma Manipal being a small town or to say an university town , which student wouldn’t like Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and Pizza Hut outlets to open here. It is said that they will be opening these outlets by the end of May 2012. These franchises have signed a deal with Shri Durga Developers, an Udupi based builder, and it will be situated in the upcoming Shiroor Towers, near Syndicate Circle.

According to the developers, the basement and ground floor of the building have been allocated for commercial enterprises whereas the first three floors are for residential purposes. Wildcraft, Blackberry, a unisex salon and a jewellery store are in negotiations for the space.

Both floors put together can host a total of 10 shops.

The construction of the multiplex is in progress behind the Shiroor Towers , and the inauguration is said to take place in January 2013. The capacity to accommodate people across three screens is 490. The multiplex is also said to have a food court and a gaming zone. However , the license has not been decided yet.

The construction of ‘Central Park’, adjacent to Shiroor Towers has also begun. The eight-storey structure which will be built over the next two years is projected to include a five star hotel

with a conference hall, a shopping centre, a garden restaurant and a bar.

“Sixty percent of the students who go to Bharath Mall (Mangalore), go for movies. If there’s a multiplex here, students will not have to travel that far. With KFC and other eating outlets nearby, they can relax at the same time,” said Bhaskar Shetty, Manager of Durga Developers.

Bhushan recipient decided to hang up his boots The steel and metals industry veteran who is credited for turning around Tata Steel was also awarded the Honorary Knighthood, KBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997. Currently the Chairman of Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd., Dr. Irani was

There are small enterprises in Manipal which cater to the demands of KFC like Chicos Fried Chicken and Hot Chix.

These small enterprises might be affected by the opening of these outlets. When asked how Movie Dome, a small theater, plans to cope with the new competition, its manager Sunil Rao replied, “The multiplex is luxurious and it’s a big stage. Movie Dome will have to shut down. The students want to watch new movies but it takes a week for us to show it, so they go to Aashirvad Theater in Udupi. But multiplex ticket prices will be high, around Rs. 150. If I play the same movie for Rs. 50, students will think about whether to come here or go there. When it opens in January, then I’ll give it two to three months and then decide whether to shut down."

Nikita Sharma

Both the sections adopted a different theme to the play. Section A changed the theme to a serious theme, where the plot remained the same but the characters and theme changed, where as section B stuck to the same theme as that adopted by shakespear, but changed the story line.

“My experience as a part of Macbeth was very enjoyable. Our play had little different theme, so it was very interesting. Not only did we learn about the plot of the play but also polished

Shreya Kiran His 43 years of service has been a major influence on building the colossal company that Tata Steel is today. Dr. Jamshed J Irani took over the company as its Managing Director in 1992 and after a decade long leadership moved to its board of directors. His association with the Tata Group came to an end, last year when the 75 year old Padma

Students of Manipal stage MacBeth Back to the Shakespearean time , 30 days effort for a one day event had been profoundly shown by the first year MIC students on 7th April. It was an assignment given to the first year BAJC students and both the sections competed well enough. One of the judges for the evening were Mr Praveen Shetty a professor in MIT. Awards were also given to the best section for the best play and best actor and actress.

The man of steel

our acting skills. I loved acting my scenes, because they were so serious and were the highlights of the entire play.” Said Urvashi Ajmera who enacted as witch in the play .

Nakshita Arora , 1st year student who won the best actress award said , "This was the first time where I was acting in a play directed,put up and enacted by the students of my class. It was an amazing experience since you get to learn so much from the others and it teaches you how talented everyone around me is,in their own respective ways. I had a great time playing such an intense character and the reason I could perform was cause the confidence all my class mates showed in me" It was the first time that these students got an assignment like this . Their performance on stage was commendable. The direction , script , costumes , make-up etc everything was arranged by the students themselves

The man of steel Dr Jamshed J Irani the Guest of Honour at the 26th Annual Convocation ceremony of T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI). Here are some excerpts of an exclusive interview with an interview Russi Modi was not a technocrat unlike you. What were the challenges you faced after succeeding him as MD of Tata Steel?

How did the industry react to Early Separation Scheme (ESS) brought about by Tata Steel under your leadership considering it was the first initiative of its kind in the country? It was a tremendous success; we were very fair to the people. It was not open to everybody; we selected the employees, whom we thought were not contributing to the company as good as others. So, it was not a voluntary retirement scheme where everyone could apply. While taking the decision we were very generous also, in simple terms because the employees were paid their existing salaries, till the time they would have normally retired.

Moreover, they were also allowed to work in any organization they wanted to work in Did the ESS affect the workforce or the image of the company in any way? No, because we reduced the number of people gradually over a time period of ten years. The workforce reduced from almost 80000 to a figure less than 40000. .

However, it has not worked out to be pretty well because of the timing. Tata Motors taking over Jaguar and Land Rover was a great success story. Unfortunately Tata Steel’s takeover is not much of a success story but hopefully in the future it would become so. What are your views on the change of guard from Ratan Tata to Cyrus Mistry? I think we have elected a good young man.

It would be interesting to see how the group evolves under his leadership.

04 Manipal Insititute of Communication celebrates its annual sports day

International Relations Conclave

Trapti Sharma

Urvashi Ajmera

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Manipal: The much awaited International Relations Conclave Model United Nations started off on April 6 and 7 at NLH, MIT Campus. Participated by over 50 students from different colleges all over India, this MUN, unlike the Summit Manipal had only 2 Councils, the General Assembly, and the Security Council.

anipal Institute of Communication (MIC) held its annual athletics meet MIC SPRINT, Event was held at the MIT ground on march 20th. Hosting general track and field events such as 100, 200and 400 metre (m) races, shot put, javelin throw, discus throw, long jump and high jump, the meet also featured off- beat events such as the tug of war, the fat race and a mini athletics cycle for the college staff.

Second year BAJC as the won the championship trophy. And the first year BAJC student were the runner up. Manvender Chauhan , a second year BAJC student won the first prize in men’s category. Nishara K.P, a first year student BAJC won in women’s category after winning the 100m, 200m, 400m, and long jump events. Yasin Saib and Sabeeha Charania, both third year BAJC student awarded for the best outgoing sportsperson. And among the faculty, Anupa Lewis won the short put event.

Shruthi Shetty won the 100m race, Dr. Padma Rani, associate professor won event called ‘bomb the country’.

The General Assembly started off with the Chair addressing the Council and informing them the last minute rules and procedures, before the delegate kits were distributed and the house came into formal session. Comprising of a quite a number of first timers, the GA had a moderately active participation, being the first day of the event. The agenda at hand was the Responsibility to Protect: International Humanitarian Interventions. Arguments on the General Speaker’s List included claims of NATO overstepping intervention conditions, instances of it being used as self-defence or to protect a country’s own citizens.

The chief guest Alexander Chandy, director of public relation at manipal university and Dr Kemparaj, the director of physical education at MU. The occasion was graced by Mr. Varadesh Hiregange, the director, Dr. M.V. Kamath, the Honorary director of MIC.

As the floor moved on to Moderated Caucus, Sub agendas addressed included SC approval delays for diplomatic purposes as well as debating the pillars of the RtoP, in particular, preference to a host country over international powers for solving crises to protect its sovereignty.

Winners of the event with Anupa Lewis

IE-CSE organises Prometheus

The Security Council on the other hand, held as its primary agenda, the discussion of the sovereignty of Kosovo as a separate state, in light of the splitting of Yugoslavia at the end of the Cold War. The council, comprising of only the best and

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anipal: The Institute of Engineers, Computer and Science Engineering, Students’ Chapter (IE-CSE), the official club of Computer and Science Engineering (CSE) department of Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) organised its maiden annual technology fest, ‘Prometheus’ from April 9-12. Prometheus is the first major event organised by IE-CSE. IE-CSE club member publicized this fest by organizing various fun games at Kamath Circle(KC) water balloon wars , foot-tapping music was played , IPL screening was also held at KC which led to many people gather at KC .

It was a four day fest and it involved both online and offline events, workshops and guest lectures. More than 150 students participated in the events . The fest included events like Comp Whiz, iCode, Cipher Master and seven other events . Students of different departments under MIT also participated in these events.

“Considering that IE-CSE is just three years old, I think we pulled off our first technical fest pretty well. We did not expect to get such a good response. Our online event ‘Hawk Eye’ had more than 350 people participating which included people from outside Manipal as well,” said Vipul Puri, a third year student of MIT and Convenor of the club. “With the success of our first fest this year, we are very sure of carrying the tradition forward and organizing it next year as well,” he added.

“I learnt a lot about my field by participating in the fest. I took part in most of the events, workshops and I got to know what will prove very useful to me in the future. I am already looking forward to next year’s fest,” said one of the participants, Girish Kumar, a first year student of CSE, MIT. The IECSE Working Committee, Management Committee and Board must be applauded for their tireless efforts in pulling off such a successful fest and working out every aspect of it to perfection.

Consortium 2012 : An event by AIESEC Urvashi Ajmera

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anipal: ‘Consortium-2012’ under Aiesec was held on April 4th at the amphitheatre. The motive was to help provide valuable learning and networking opportunities to the audience of the event.

The forum wished to give a better insight into the functioning of various businesses by providing a podium for the attendees to be able to interact with the pioneers of companies from various fields of media and banking. This was the first time the event was conducted in an informal environment.

The guest speakers for the evening were Anand Prakash, Station Head, Red FM, Mangalore who spoke about the current conditions and limitations faced by the radio industry in the country. The second speaker Harish Java, General Manager, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Karnataka urged the students to improve through introspection, in his speech. The final speaker of the event was Kumble Narsima Prabhu, CEO, Manipal Ace Management who spoke about

the different facets of entrepreneurship. “The youth of this generation is definitely among the best known resources we possess.

They are more innovative, creative and enthusiastic towards taking initiatives,” said Prabhu. “However, the only regions they (youth) lack in are commercial knowledge and experience which could be worked upon if provided with the right amount of time and space,” he added.

The event ended with an open discussion on the topic ‘Ethical Values of business today’. “It was a very innovative event where speakers from three completely different fields addressed us. It gave us all an insight to different sectors of industries and everyone sitting there got to learn things from people who had done it and had made it large in their fields”, Jayansh Gupta, a VP of Aiesec Manipal University said.

“It was very informative. A variety of topics were discussed ranging from how to get started with starting a business and the principles involved in making it grow”, said Dominic Andrade, VP Exchange Development, Aiesec Manipal University.

Delegates of various countries most experienced delegates of Manipal, involved fiery debating over Serbian genocide in Kosovo, US interventions, the Resolution 1244 to name a few. Issues to be addressed the next day included border issues between Albania, Kosovo, and Serbia,Economic stability in Eastern Europe affecting Kosovo etc.

The highlight of the event was the unannounced Guest Lecture by Dr. MD Nalapat, professor of G eopolitics who holds the UNESCO Peace Chair. He gave an enlightening speech to the GA on the problems in the current UN system due to hypocrisy, and double standards of NATO, leading to a still prevailing Europe domination in the UN. He described the effects of media instigating an InfoWar, especially during the Libyan attacks.

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David Guetta performs in Bangalore Urvashi Ajmera Bengaluru: After a successful performance in Delhi followed by Pune, Grammy Award winner David Guetta comes to the Silicon Valley of India, Bengaluru at Palace Grounds on Sunday, March 11 for his concert.

crescendo with I Got aFeeling. As the audience sang along, the musician was sure that he was playing to people who loved his music. “I never knew people in India knew my music so well,” he said.

There were over ten thousand people present for the concert cheering and dancing to his power- packed tunes, visiting from and around Bengaluru. The VIP tickets were for five thousand rupees, where as the normal entry ticket was for two thousand rupees.

The Concert was organized by Eristoff invasions and the spon sors being jack and Jones and UTV Bindaas.

David Guetta mainly played songs from his newly released album, ‘Nothing but the beat’. “When I left for India, I didn’t know what to expect. Whether to expect a crowd of 600 or 6,000. It’s so wonderful to see that it’s a crowd of 6,000-plus,and I am surely coming to India again,” Guetta said in the midst of his show Sunday night. “I hope my friends are filming this because I want to remember this as one of my best memories this year,” said Guetta, drawing a loud applaud.

The concert started at 3:30pm with Dj Sahej performing and followed by him was Dj Armaan. As the two musicians finished playing, David Guetta surprised the audience at 6:30pm. The crowdapplauded and cheered as he played his hits like When Love Takes Over, Gettin’ Over You, Without You, Sweat, Where Them Girls At, Titanium, and Sexy Bitch, before reaching a

Mohammad Rafi Musical concert

Gaurav Prakash

Trapti Sharma Manipal: Many famous musicians performed at fundraising concert, ‘Manipal Ki Shaam, Rafi Ke Naam’, in Manipal at KMC Greens on April 15th from 6:00pm onwards. This concert was organised under Manipal University (MU) and Archana Trust, an NGO working for the welfare of mentally challenged people.

This concert helped raise a total of four lakh rupees for ASARE with Dr G. Shankar, one of the founding members of ASARE, contributing a sum of one lakh rupees to the total sum.

The entire evening was dedicated to Indian musical legend Mohammad Rafi. The programme featured nationally acclaimed singer, Tagore Das. Many famous Bollywood numbers like ‘Chand Sa Roshan Cehra’,’ Badan Pe Sitare Lapete Hue’,’ Laaga Chunri Mein Daag’ were songs sung by the singers of the evening. He was also accompanied by co- artists Sangeeta and Nikita for a few duet numbers.

“We don’t generally organise such events, but now as we’re ex

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panding ASARE, we need money for infrastructural development.

That’s why the fundraiser was held. We’re very happy with the outcome of the event,” said, Vijaylakshmi Vittal, a teacher at ASARE. “I’ve been singing for 40 years now, and I love doing charity events. This specifically is a very good cause and I support it. Singing for such special people makes me happy,” said Tagore Das, the main performer of the event.

“It was a great concert. It was very lively and such a good experience to be able to re-live Mohammad Rafi”, said a student from Mangalore, Delroy Joshua Pereira.

The evening commenced with inaugural speeches by Dr H.S. Ballal, Pro chancellor, MU followed by Dr K. Ramanarayan, Vice Chancellor, MU and Dr G. K. Prabhu, Registrar, MU.

AIESEC holds Exchange Participant Induction Conference Gaurav Prakash AIESEC Manipal University organised EPIC (Exchange Participant To get the participants to know each other better , a group activInduction Conference) for the new exchange participants who ity was performed where the students were divided in groups of will be going to foreign lands for internship opportunities this 5 and given 20 minutes to prepare on a topic. The topics put up summer. The conference was an insight about student exchange were Racism, Global financial crisis, Women rights, Religious inprograms and the various issues that the interns might have to sensitivity and Borderless World-A dream or a reality. The aim of face and how they could take care of them. Various factors like this activity was to brush up the communication skills of the incultural shock and traditions terns and give them a preview of in new lands were pointed the tougher challenges lying out. ahead. All the teams put up a Dominic Andrade, Vice good show and were fairly acPresident, Exchange Develknowledged by a opment welcomed the thunderous applause from all corgathering of around 100 stuners. dents consisting of exchange The icing on the cake was a short participants and some forgame that acted as a perfect ‘ mer interns who were present to cherish their experiences of their respecenergizer’ for everyone. Some of tive internships. By giving the previous interns then took prominent examples like center stage and shared their Adolf Hitler and many othfruitful experiences. Nikitha Shiv ers, He successfully managed and Varun Maya, who had travto motivate the students. elled to Russia last December Focus was aptly on conveyspoke briefly on the pros of such a Students at the AIESEC event ing the idea in masses. foreign exposure early on. Varun This was followed by a slide show giving all the necessary details was extremely particular that being a vegetarian didn’t really of the internship through AIESEC Manipal University. Making a hamper his stay while Nikitha gladly shared her experiences of difference at the global level, getting to experience different cul- sharing an apartment with interns of different cultures and how tures and its impact on your CV were some of the eminent points it turned out to be a huge learning experience in her life. After put forward on being asked why going for internships was nec- this some instructions were given on how to tackle various probessary lems that one can face while travelling to different countries; esSpread over 110 countries and 2200 Universities; AIESEC is cur- pecially the ones like Africa and Germany. It’s going to be an rently the largest student organization in the world. It offers in- exciting time for these interns. What they can expect is a comternships in various sectors right through the year in countries pletely new global perspective and enhancement in their netlike China, Brazil, Russia, Nigeria, Ukraine,Egypt and many oth- working. ers.

The Institute of Engineers, Biotechnology Chapter (IEBt) in collaboration with Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal inaugurated their National Biotechnology Symposium, Symbiot 2012 on Friday, 13th of April, 2012. This event was presided over by the Joint Director of MIT, Dr. Radhakrishna S Aithal and the chief guest of this auspicious occasion was Dr. G K Prabhu, Registrar, Manipal University. The convener of the fest is Dr. V Ramachandra Murty, professor and head, Department of Biotechnology, MIT. The faculty advisor of IEBt, Mr. V Rajasekar and the current president of IEBt, Miss Rishika Prasad, were also present on the dais.

The event was introduced with a prayer invocation. The respective dignitaries were called to the dais and were presented with a bouquet and a token of appreciation by the Vice President of IEBt, Sukanya Das. The chief guest addressed the need for unification of Bio-medical technology and Biotechnology engineering, to bring about a shift in understanding from a macro level to a micro level, for a sustainable future. Dr. Radhakrishna S Aithal shared his view on the upcoming technological advancements being developed in MIT. The pride of the HOD of Biotechnology was evident, on the far outreach of the current symposium. The fest has received submissions from over 60 teams for their flagship event ‘Paper and Poster Presentation’ from various colleges across India.

With its theme, ‘Unifying Science: through new eyes’, Symbiot 2012 promises to include a plethora of events that highlight the inter-relations of biotechnology with other branches of engineering. Such new events include ‘Ecobuildings’, which the fest is hosting in collaboration with I.E. Civil, in which participants, expected from the civil and architecture department, need to design environmental friendly buildings based on the given specifications. ‘Codeo-zome’, an event targeting exclusively programmers, strives to achieve a connection between the building blocks of life, i.e. DNA, and the binary numbers, 0 and 1. The ambitions of Symbiot 2012 reach sky-high with ‘Bio-bots’, in which the participants use environment friendly fuels to propel rockets.

The vote of thanks was delivered by Mr. Rajasekar, faculty advisor to the board. The meticulous work the board of students put into the organization of Symbiot 2012 merited a mention in the vote of thanks. Special thanks were in order for the direction given to the current board by their seniors, Akshay Pariti, Krittika Nandy and Sahil Dhawan. The help and support lent by Dr. G K Prabhu and Dr. Radhakrishna S Aithal to the organization and the board was also duly acknowledged.

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Craze for fashion Urvashi Ajmera Fashion is a popular style of clothes, hair, manners, habits, etc. at a particular time or place. Clothes mark out a man's status.

The craze for fashion is great among young people all over the world.

outfits designed in the latest fashion. Pierre Cardin, Ritu Beri, Versac, Rohit Bal, Tarun Tahlani, Sarbari Dutta Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Reena Dhaka, Ritu Kumar etc. are some famous names in the world of fashion designing.

Fashion has spread in all the spheres of our life. Fashion designing is a lucrative profession. Fashion parades and shows are held to exhibit the latest dresses. Dresses are designed to fit in every occasion of life. Students generally try to copy fashions from films.

Man students spend a lot of money and time on fashion. They take to drinking and smoking in the name of fashion. They fail to realize that these adversely affect their health. Parties and meetings have become a part of fashion in the modern period.

However, fashion instills confidence in the mind of the youngster.

Fashion should be promoted to enrich our life, not degrade it.

Fashion is unpredictable and keeps on changing according to the moods, fancies and ideas of the people. Films and cable T.V. influence fashion. Fashion is also influenced by glossy, colorful and eye0catching textile advertisements, fashion shows, and by articles in the fashion magazines etc.

Young people all over the world are becoming more and more fashion conscious. They try to look smart and beautiful by wearing dresses of the latest designs. Young girls clothe and groom themselves following their favorite heroines. Boys do the same

Man has changed himself from the primitive style of living. Science has gifted mankind with all the comforts of life. Similarly, there has been a change in fashion since the ancient period. Clothes mark out a man's status. He always tries to present himself in the most attractive dress appropriate for an occasion. Once can make first impression on others by the way he is dressed. The craze for fashion is great among young people.

The major cities of the world have become centers of high fashion. Dresses are designed to fit in every occasion of life. There are specially designed outfits for different types of sports like tennis, athletics, football, swimming etc. There are casual and formal

Today fashion designing and technology is an established branch of human knowledge, science and practice. It provides employment and business to millions of people throughout the world and there ha been a huge investment in fashion industry. Expert fashion designers, technologists, tailors are busy day and night to cater to the needs of the fashion conscious people of the society. They not only cater to the taste of the people but also create fashion and taste and thereby earn huge profit. In India fashion industry is now booming.

Some institutes like NIFT, Satyam Fashion Institute, WLC College, Pearl Academy of Fashion provide different courses for fashion designing and technology. Courses of fashion communication and fashion marketing become very popular among the aspirants of this field. These courses can help them to get lucrative job in India and also in abroad. These types of job can satisfy both the creative as well as the monetary side.

Fashion causes an wakening among the youngster. One becomes conscious of one's being. Fashion also relieves the monotony of a mechanical routine to some extent. It presents a contrast to the uniform dress worn by school children and other people.

Basically man is fashionable because of his inherent desire to see good and to look good. People from all over the world are fashion conscious. Fashion has spread in all the spheres of our life. Fashion does not only mean a popular style of clothes hair etc. but it also includes etiquettes, manners and habits. Everybody wants to look beautiful and stylish. New and curModels crazy for fashion seen experimenting here with thier outfits rent style in clothes, manners etc. help people look more smart, attractive, stylish and presentable. Some people feel happy wearing following their favorite heroes. Some of them imitate the way of fashionable dresses. Others go in for fashionable hair styles or life, speech, manners and actions of the film stars. They spend a both. Some others adopt the latest trend in their speech and lot of money on their, dresses, footwear, cosmetics etc. They manner. Hence, people never like to be out of fashion. spend a lot of time on their make up. They neglect their studies.

Fashion designing today is lucrative profession. Thousands of people are employed in this field. Dress making firms engage fashion designers and beautiful models to boost the sales of their dresses. Fashion parades and shows are held to exhibit the latest dresses. Fashion and modeling have generated a great enthusiasm among young people for physical fitness.

in the name of fashion.

Most youngsters regard smoking as a fashion. One can spot them in restaurants, enjoying a smoke. They do not feel ashamed of this act. One the contrary, they consider this as a status symbol.

Some students even go to the extent of taking intoxicating drugs. they hardly realize the harmful effects of cigarettes and drugs on health. Parents, teachers and elders should guide the students and young people from going astray.

Most people consider drinking as a part of fashion. They consider drinking as a symbol of modern society and high fashion. Drinking affects the health adversely. One should not fall prey to this habit

Fashion also reflects progress and growth of civilization. it is a mark of social progress, prosperity and change for novelty and thrill.

But fashion becomes harmful when turned into obsession. Then it means waste of time, energy and money.

In western counties, styles of clothing or fashion are continually evolving, often reflecting broader shifts in modes, customs and attitudes. This can clearly be seen in fashion during the 20th century. The formal clothing of the 1900s gave way to more relaxed, practical attire as many rigid social conventions disappeared. Women's clothing, in particular, once restrictive-first in 1920s and then in the decades following the second world war.

New fabrics such as nylon and improved technologies contributed to the speed to transition.

There is nothing to be ashamed of being fashionable. But excess of everything is bad and should be avoided. To live in style, dress well colorfully and smartly makes life lively, attractive, inviting and zestful. It is misconceived to link fashion with immorality. It is good to be fashionable but it is better to be simple and dignified. The maxim 'simple living and high thanking' holds true till today. We should not follow the western culture, habits and manners blindly. Our own culture is so rich and unique that we can depend upon it. Fashion should be promoted to enrich our life. not to degrade it.

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Champions League Semi-finals Gaurav Prakash So, you have football matches, then you have the really good football matches, and then you have the Champions League semi-finals. Four teams, four matches, two victors, going at it; for the ultimate prize in professional club football.

Barcelona have become somewhat of a stalwart in the CL semis, having won two out of their last three finals.

Spearheaded by Lionel Messi, and now Alexis Sanchez, in the absence of David Villa, the Barcelona attack is like poetry to the eyes. Of course, people who have watched them play will surely not disagree.

The current Blaugrana crop have been touted as the best side in professional football history, and they justify that tag with every pass they thread through the legs of stationary oafs that they call defenders, in Spain.

Speaking of Spain brings me to another semi-finalist club; Nine times (highest in the history of the tournament) winners, Real Madrid.

Since the departure of the Galacticos and the arrival of the new age Glacticos, Los Blancos have had precious little to cheer about when it comes to the Champions League. Not progressing beyond the quarters three years in a row, had brought the question of ‘lack of credibility’ to the minds of even the most ardent of Madrid fans. However, with Madrid topping the La Liga chart and Ronaldo finally justifying his obscene, 80 million euro price tag, they look nothing like a spent force. They

look like they’re raring to go.

German giants Bayern Munich, are the third team in the semis, and have performed rather consistently throughout the qualifying stages. Trailing Borrusia Dortmund in the battle for the Bundes Liga title has done little to improve their confidence, but when it comes to Europe, none can doubt their ability. They were, after all ,the ones to contest the 2009-2010 final with Inter Milan.

Armed with ‘Robbery’, the explosive duo of Arjen Robben and Frank Ribery, the lethal finishing of Mario Gomez and the sturdy German midfield engine, led by Bastian Schweinsteiger, Bayern look ready to put up a mountain of a task in front Real, whom they face in the semis.

Lastly, Chelsea, the lone flag bearer of the English game in Europe( the first time in God only knows how many years) look prepared and ready for the challenge, even as their home form deteriorates and they look increasingly likely to miss out on a CL place next year. A decline in home form and the inevitable axing of Andre Villas-Boas, brings to fore the lack of proper brains in the board room, led by the oligarch Roman Abramovich. But as Chelsea merrily goes on changing managers faster than their players can change boots, Chelsea fans look ready for the finger-licking fixture ahead that is Barcelona FC. Semi Final fixtures :Barcelona vs Chelsea ( 1st leg- Stamford Bridge (0-1)) Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid ( 1st leg- Allianz Arena (2-1))