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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.
The Pune Warriors were in the midst of a disas-
trous 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 Gan-
guly brings with him vast experience.
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 in-
juries 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
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
Mumbai Indians at Navi Mumbai. The May 19 clash between
Pune Warriors and KKR will assume greater significance as
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."
Incidentally, Ganguly has always shared a cordial re-
lationship with Team Pune owner
Subrata Roy. Speculations were rife that Warriors will
pick him from auctions if KKR doesn't bid for him.
But one learns that chief coach Geoff Marsh and as-
sistant coach Praveen Amre were against the idea of
roping in former India captain due to his strained re-
lationship with Aussie
coaches (Greg Chappell, John Buchanan, Dav What-
more). But having failed to deliver the goods with
Warriors down in the dumps, they have now no op-
tion but to toe the management line.
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 in-
teresting one," Mysore stated. Incidentally, Ganguly
came to watch his former team, Kolkata Knight Rid-
ers, 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.
Trapti Sharma
The Indian Ocean, an awesome Indian-fusion band, per-
formed at Sparsh 2012 in KMC greens on 8 april. The music
was a hit with the 800+ strong crowd treated to some beauti-
ful 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,
Amit Kilam on DrumSet. A versatile performer
who also played Bajuba and flute later. Melodi-
ous 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 bar-
riers 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
Ocean’s music defies genre and paradigm. It is an
experience by itself and the very essence of
this experience is the live performance.
The Comeback King : Saurav Ganguly
Saurav Ganguly playing for PuneWarriors
Indian Ocean performs in Manipal
The four man team of indian Ocean
Coming Soon to Manipal
THE MANIPAL WEEKLYEstablished 2012 | 24th April 2012 | Manipal | www.themanipalweekly.com | 8 pages
David Guetta performs in Bangalore
Content Arjun Varthak | Gaurav Prakash | Nikita Sharma | Shreya Kiran | Trapti Sharma | Urvashi Ajmera
Design and Layout Gaurav Prakash
53
Shreya Kiran
Day one of Utsav showcased the various faces of Indian
mythology and their subtle variations at the Cultural Pa-
rade. In the evening the inaugural ceremony was held
wherein the cultural secretaries of each college had to march
with their college flag and sash; which was followed by the an-
nual Cultural Parade. In it the participants from the various col-
leges under Manipal University (MU) showcased the varied
culture of India. This year the theme that was most recurrent was
Indian mythology, having more than 4 teams portraying Indian
mythology.
“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
different angle to it, the dashavataras and then good versus evil.
So they all were different, each team wanted to convey a differ-
ent message using mythology as a tool,” said Rahul verma , a sec-
ond year student of Manipal College of Pharmaceutical
Sciences (MCOPS), Mangalore. “The costumes were too good,
this time they all went all out. But I felt that it was almost the
same compared to last year’s parade,” said Sangita Agarwal, a
second year MCODS, Mangalore student. The event was sched-
uled to be inaugurated by Vasanthi Pai, Chairperson of Student
Welfare and Hostel Management Committee, MU, who could not
make it due to personal reasons, Utsav 2012 was inaugurated by
Dr. Ramdas Pai, Chancellor MU.
At the end of day one Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manga-
lore, was leading with a score of 42 points, followed by the KMC,
Manipal, with 36 points and the Manipal College of Pharmaceu
tical Sciences (MCOPS), Manipal taking third position with 34
points.
Day two of Utsav saw the spirit of competition put forth by vari-
ous participants in both literary and cultural events. But to top it
all the Dance performances were the main attraction which were
pulling in the maximum viewers.
The day began with the literary events, debate, extempore and
quiz. The first two were conducted in the counseling hall of the
manipal.edu building, whereas the preliminary round of the quiz
was conducted in the second floor of the same. The finals for the
quiz commenced at 2:00 pm at KMC Greens. The Indian classical
vocal (solo) was also conducted at the edu building, after the lit-
erary events, where the participant from Manipal Institute of
Technology (MIT) emerged victorious.
The dance events began with the Indian classical dance (solo),
followed by Indian non classical dance (solo and group). The
events were conducted at KMC Greens and commenced at 5:30
pm. The Indian classical dance (solo) saw a variety of dances such
as Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi, Odissi.
“The topic - ‘Can Capital Punishment be justified?’, for the de-
bate was quite common. It is a controversial topic, and hence
many would hesitate to take a stand on the matter. But it was
still a good competition,” said Thirtak Saha, a participant from In-
ternational Center for Applied sciences (ICAS). “The participants
did a wonderful job. The references they had to back up their ar-
guments were very good, and the way they delivered their points
were very neat. The topics given to the participants was also ex-
cellent,” said Chandrakala, who was a judge for debate and ex-
tempore. 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 three of Utsav saw an array of events from rangoli, antak-
shari, mimicry, and to the western dance and song perform-
ances.The preliminary rounds for Antakshari were held at the
edu building, while its finals were held at KMC Greens. The
competition had six teams battle it out over eight rounds for
first place. The rounds had musical games like the antak-
shariround, dhun round, acting, pick and act, hero heroine and
props round.The mimicry competition saw participants imitat-
ing famous personalities such as Baba Ramdev, Anna Hazare,
Shah Rukh Khan, George Bush, Arnab Goswamy on the topic
‘Bhook-Hartal (Hunger Strike). The evening witnessed western
music and dance performances, both solo and group. The
group vocals category had most of the twenty participating
teams singing a medley of songs.The day ended on a high note
with the western dance solo and group attracting the audience.
Hip- Hop and Freestyle were the most common genres of
dance amongst most colleges with over 14 colleges showcasing
their dance moves. At the end of day three, KMC, Manipal con-
tinues to lead with 134 points, followed by KMC Mangalore
with 70 points and MCODS, Manipal bagging the third position.
Day four of Utsav focussed on creativity and imagination. The
day witnessed a total of six events in which participants show-
cased their creative and abstract styles of expression. The day
started with the spot photography competition with the theme
- ‘Ethnicity’. It progressed with events like clay modelling and
installation. There were no specific themes given for both the
events,. Both the events saw inventive creations like dragon,
deforestation in clay models, a dog made of plastic bottles and
the working of a brain made of waste in installation models.
The other three events for the day were mime, street play and
fashion show. Street play left a strong impact on people. Their
themes were the current social issues of society, like child mar-
riage, ragging and global warming. Mime saw some rehearsed
performances, with the topic being given a night before. Topics
like birthday party, film-fare award and Utsav celebrations
were few of the given topics for the competition. The day con-
cluded with the fashion show, with the participants carrying
out unusual and abstract concepts in their show. The themes
like origami, ocean, life after death, pollution, different wed-
dings were the ones which lured the audiences. There were in
total fifteen colleges who participated in the fashion show.
“Staging a theme like pollution was pretty difficult as we were
not getting the exact costumes. So we got them stitched and
designed. But in the end everything came out so well. I am
keeping my fingers crossed,” said Abhilasha, a first year stu-
dent of Manipal College of Dental Sciences (MCODS), Manga-
lore. By the end of the day, Kasturba Medical College (KMC),
Manipal, was leading with 178 points, followed by MCODS, Ma-
nipal, with 92 points and KMC, Mangalore, with 90 points.
Day 5:the last day of Utsav of started with the Poetry competi-
tions that were held at the Counselling Hall in the manipal.edu
building. Open-ended topics like ‘Silent Night’, ‘Passion’ and
‘Paradise’ in English and ‘Kaya’, ‘Maya’ and ‘Chaya’ in Hindi saw
the participants come up with their own interpretations on the
topics.
Manipal University celebrates UTSAV 2012
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A clay model of a dragon
Participants of the fashion show
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 en-
tertained 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 Com-
mittee, in his inaugural speech at the Valedictory function ex-
pressed 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 Col-
lege of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MCOPS) by 120 points, the
largest margin ever. Manipal College of Dental Sciences (MCODS),
Manipal stood third with 92 points.
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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
e n t e r p r i s e s
whereas the first
three floors are
for residential
purposes. Wild-
craft, Blackberry,
a unisex salon
and a jewellery
store are in ne-
gotiations for the
space. Both
floors put to-
gether 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 accommo-
date 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 (Manga-
lore), 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.
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 the-
ater, plans to cope
with the new com-
petition, its manager
Sunil Rao replied,
“The multiplex is
luxurious and it’s a
big stage. Movie
Dome will have to
shut down. The stu-
dents want to watch
new movies but it
takes a week for us
to show it, so they go to Aashirvad Theater in Udupi. But multi-
plex 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."
KFC in ManipalShreya 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 as-
sociation with the Tata Group came to an end, last year when the
75 year old Padma
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
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 tremen-
dous 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 com-
pany 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 em-
ployees 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 be-
come 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.
The man of steel Dr Jamshed J Irani
The man of steel
Nikita Sharma
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.
Both the sections adopted a different theme to the play. Section
A changed the theme to a serious theme, where the plot re-
mained the same but the characters and theme changed, where
as section B stuck to the same theme as that adopted by shake-
spear, 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
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 in-
tense 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 direc-
tion , script , costumes , make-up etc everything was arranged
by the students themselves
Students of Manipal stage MacBeth
Students make a simulation of the Titanic as they have the 100 years of remembrance
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Trapti Sharma
Manipal 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 cate-
gory. Nishara K.P, a first year student BAJC won in women’s cat-
egory 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 chief guest Alexander Chandy, director of public relation at
manipal university and Dr Kemparaj, the director of physical ed-
ucation at MU. The occasion was graced by Mr. Varadesh
Hiregange, the director, Dr. M.V. Kamath, the Honorary director
of MIC.
Winners of the event with Anupa Lewis
Manipal Insititute of Communication
celebrates its annual sports day
Nikita Sharma
Manipal: 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 tech-
nology 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 out-
side 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 or-
ganizing 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 stu-
dent 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.
IE-CSE organises Prometheus
Urvashi Ajmera
Manipal: ‘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 con-
ducted 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 sec-
ond speaker Harish Java, General Manager, National Bank for Agri-
culture 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 gen-
eration 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 Val-
ues 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.
Consortium 2012 : An event by AIESEC
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 col-
leges all over India, this MUN, unlike the Summit Manipal had
only 2 Councils, the General Assembly, and the Security Coun-
cil.
The General Assembly started off with the Chair addressing
the Council and informing them the last minute rules and pro-
cedures, before the delegate kits were distributed and the
house came into formal session. Comprising of a quite a num-
ber of first timers, the GA had a moderately active participa-
tion, being the first day of the event. The agenda at hand was
the Responsibility to Protect: International Humanitarian In-
terventions. Arguments on the General Speaker’s List included
claims of NATO overstepping intervention conditions, in-
stances of it being used as self-defence or to protect a coun-
try’s own citizens.
As the floor moved on to Moderated Caucus, Sub agendas ad-
dressed included SC approval delays for diplomatic purposes
as well as debating the pillars of the RtoP, in particular, pref-
erence to a host country over international powers for solving
crises to protect its sovereignty.
The Security Council on the other hand, held as its primary
agenda, the discussion of the sovereignty of Kosovo as a sep-
arate state, in light of the splitting of Yugoslavia at the end of
the Cold War. The council, comprising of only the best and
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 Lec-
ture 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 ef-
fects of media instigating an InfoWar,
especially during the Libyan attacks.
Urvashi Ajmera
Delegates of various countries
International Relations
Conclave
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.
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 ru-
pees, where as the normal entry ticket was for two thousand ru-
pees.
The concert started at 3:30pm with Dj Sahej performing and fol-
lowed by him was Dj Armaan. As the two musicians finished play-
ing, 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
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.
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.
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David Guetta performs in Bangalore
Trapti Sharma
Manipal: Many famous musicians performed at fundraising con-
cert, ‘Manipal Ki Shaam, Rafi Ke Naam’, in Manipal at KMC
Greens on April 15th from 6:00pm onwards. This concert was or-
ganised 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, con-
tributing a sum of one lakh rupees to the total sum.
The entire evening was dedicated to Indian musical legend Mo-
hammad 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
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 expe-
rience 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. Bal-
lal, Pro chancellor, MU followed by Dr K. Ramanarayan, Vice
Chancellor, MU and Dr G. K. Prabhu, Registrar, MU.
Mohammad Rafi Musical concert
Gaurav Prakash
AIESEC Manipal University organised EPIC (Exchange Participant
Induction Conference) for the new exchange participants who
will be going to foreign lands for internship opportunities this
summer. The conference was an insight about student exchange
programs and the various issues that the interns might have to
face and how they could take care of them. Various factors like
cultural shock and traditions
in new lands were pointed
out.
Dominic Andrade, Vice
President, Exchange Devel-
opment welcomed the
gathering of around 100 stu-
dents consisting of exchange
participants and some for-
mer interns who were pres-
ent to cherish their
experiences of their respec-
tive internships. By giving
prominent examples like
Adolf Hitler and many oth-
ers, He successfully managed
to motivate the students.
Focus was aptly on convey-
ing the idea in masses.
This was followed by a slide show giving all the necessary details
of the internship through AIESEC Manipal University. Making a
difference at the global level, getting to experience different cul-
tures and its impact on your CV were some of the eminent points
put forward on being asked why going for internships was nec-
essary
Spread over 110 countries and 2200 Universities; AIESEC is cur-
rently the largest student organization in the world. It offers in-
ternships in various sectors right through the year in countries
like China, Brazil, Russia, Nigeria, Ukraine,Egypt and many oth-
ers.
To get the participants to know each other better , a group activ-
ity was performed where the students were divided in groups of
5 and given 20 minutes to prepare on a topic. The topics put up
were Racism, Global financial crisis, Women rights, Religious in-
sensitivity and Borderless World-A dream or a reality. The aim of
this activity was to brush up the communication skills of the in-
terns and give them a preview of
the tougher challenges lying
ahead. All the teams put up a
good show and were fairly ac-
knowledged by a
thunderous applause from all cor-
ners.
The icing on the cake was a short
game that acted as a perfect ‘
energizer’ for everyone. Some of
the previous interns then took
center stage and shared their
fruitful experiences. Nikitha Shiv
and Varun Maya, who had trav-
elled to Russia last December
spoke briefly on the pros of such a
foreign exposure early on. Varun
was extremely particular that being a vegetarian didn’t really
hamper his stay while Nikitha gladly shared her experiences of
sharing an apartment with interns of different cultures and how
it turned out to be a huge learning experience in her life. After
this some instructions were given on how to tackle various prob-
lems that one can face while travelling to different countries; es-
pecially the ones like Africa and Germany. It’s going to be an
exciting time for these interns. What they can expect is a com-
pletely new global perspective and enhancement in their net-
working.
Students at the AIESEC event
AIESEC holds Exchange Participant
Induction Conference
Gaurav Prakash
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 Di-
rector 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 Ra-
machandra Murty, professor and head, Department of
Biotechnology, MIT. The faculty advisor of IEBt, Mr. V Ra-
jasekar and the current president of IEBt, Miss Rishika
Prasad, were also present on the dais.
The event was introduced with a prayer invocation. The re-
spective dignitaries were called to the dais and were pre-
sented with a bouquet and a token of appreciation by the
Vice President of IEBt, Sukanya Das. The chief guest ad-
dressed the need for unification of Bio-medical technology
and Biotechnology engineering, to bring about a shift in un-
derstanding from a macro level to a micro level, for a sus-
tainable future. Dr. Radhakrishna S Aithal shared his view
on the upcoming technological advancements being devel-
oped in MIT. The pride of the HOD of Biotechnology was ev-
ident, 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’, Sym-
biot 2012 promises to include a plethora of events that
highlight the inter-relations of biotechnology with other
branches of engineering. Such new events include ‘Eco-
buildings’, which the fest is hosting in collaboration with I.E.
Civil, in which participants, expected from the civil and ar-
chitecture department, need to design environmental
friendly buildings based on the given specifications. ‘Code-
o-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 am-
bitions 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 stu-
dents 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 ac-
knowledged.
Symbiot 2012
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Sudoku
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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.
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 oc-
casion 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 meet-
ings 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.
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 sta-
tus. He always tries to present him-
self 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 peo-
ple.
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 cur-
rent style in clothes, manners etc.
help people look more smart, attrac-
tive, stylish and presentable. Some people feel happy wearing
fashionable dresses. Others go in for fashionable hair styles or
both. Some others adopt the latest trend in their speech and
manner. Hence, people never like to be out of fashion.
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 enthusi-
asm among young people for physical fitness.
The major cities of the world have become centers of high fash-
ion. Dresses are designed to fit in every occasion of life. There
are specially designed outfits for different types of sports like ten-
nis, athletics, football, swimming etc. There are casual and formal
outfits designed in the latest fashion. Pierre Cardin, Ritu Beri, Ver-
sac, Rohit Bal, Tarun Tahlani, Sarbari Dutta Sabyasachi Mukher-
jee, Reena Dhaka, Ritu Kumar etc. are some famous names in the
world of fashion designing.
Fashion is unpredictable and keeps on changing according to the
moods, fancies and ideas of the people. Films and cable T.V. in-
fluence fashion. Fashion is also influenced by glossy, colorful and
eye0catching textile advertisements, fashion shows, and by arti-
cles 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 wear-
ing dresses of the latest designs. Young girls clothe and groom
themselves following their favorite heroines. Boys do the same
following their favorite heroes. Some of them imitate the way of
life, speech, manners and actions of the film stars. They spend a
lot of money on their, dresses, footwear, cosmetics etc. They
spend a lot of time on their make up. They neglect their studies.
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
in the name of fashion.
Today fashion designing and technology is an established branch
of human knowledge, science and practice. It provides employ-
ment 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 so-
ciety. They not only cater to the taste of the people but also cre-
ate 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 pres-
ents a contrast to the uniform dress worn by
school children and other people.
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 re-
flecting 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 re-
laxed, practical attire as many rigid social conventions disap-
peared. 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 con-
tributed 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 digni-
fied. The maxim 'simple living and high thanking' holds true till
today. We should not follow the western culture, habits and man-
ners 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.
Models crazy for fashion seen experimenting here with thier outfits
Urvashi Ajmera
Craze for fashion
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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 ulti-
mate 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 dis-
agree.
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 consis-
tently 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))
Champions League Semi-finalsGaurav Prakash