On August 9th, 2018 Argentina’s Senate rejected the landmark bill that sought legalization of abortions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. Argentinian lawmakers debated the complete legalization of abortion for more than 15 hours and voted 38 against to 31 for. From the senate, 14 female and 24 male … Continue Reading
The Cognizant Citizen: Bangladesh Protests
“There’s blanket media censorship, and cellular data is down. Everyone all over the world should write to their local and national news and urge them to cover this. Don’t let this ‘Night of Pencils’ of our generation go unnoticed.”
- u/saad_z06 [Reddit]
On the 29th of July, two Bangladeshi students … Continue Reading
McDonald’s Maid Café: A Slice of Japan in Manipal
On a Saturday evening, I found myself walking into McDonald’s, being subjected to its extremely mediocre food, to witness the Maid Café set-up there. This was the second instalment of the event organised by the Manga and Anime Club, hosted in collaboration with Glam & Glitz and Chords & Co. … Continue Reading
“I am not a leftist, rightist or centrist”: Rajeev Bhattacharyya
On the 8th of January, 2018, School of Communication, MAHE, received eminent journalist Rajeev Bhattacharyya as a keynote speaker for Article-19, School of Communication’s core media fest. Rajeev Bhattacharyya is a freelance reporter who focusses his work on India’s north-eastern states. His talk to the students was on the topic … Continue Reading
If Santa Claus Were a Teenage Girl
On a crisp wintry evening, Mr. Claus, adorned in limited edition red Uggs, sits by the fireplace in his North Pole mansion. Taking a long sip from his caramel macchiato, he tears open another envelope from his mail.
This time of the year was understandably busy but it didn’t help … Continue Reading
Till Our Lungs Hurt: An Evening With The Other Guys
On the 31st of October, all of Manipal adorned themselves in spooky costumes, to celebrate Halloween. In contrast to the eerie atmosphere, comedy-enthusiasts were gathered in Fortune Inn Valley, to watch the Manipal edition of ‘The Other Guys’, a stand-up tour by Karunesh Talwar and Sumit Anand.
Organized by Untied … Continue Reading