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

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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