When Gary Lineker gets off his unwashed bed, draws his grimy covers off and shudders to his desk, it’s the most work he’s done in six months. It’s an action that takes all but six seconds (he’s counting) but took an eternity to prepare for. His chair’s comfortable, but he … Continue Reading
TEDxMAHE — Unraveling the Complexities
When you think of the word “complex”, what comes to mind? Is it the endless mire of calculus problems, a complicated science report, or a list of all your impending chores? I’d be willing to bet it’s all of them – and then some.
Complexity is ubiquitous and tends … Continue Reading
The Stigma Around Aging — Day Twelve of NaPoWriMo 2023
“And as I age, I look around,
The worlds seem to align,
In defying the laws of existence.
Why is it, oh really,
The streaks of grey on my canvas depict nothing more than a story,
One of love, compassion, yearning, and turmoil;
Yet all the semblance
It seems … Continue Reading
Deliberation of a Dream: Clairvoyant Conclusions
I fought against it all
The churning whirlpools of fate and destiny
Stuck between all that was all that will be
Waking up to new shafts of light,
Diurnal striving for that comfortable euphoria again,
But was it ever really comfortable?
Looking down the wishing well of my rubble … Continue Reading
Letters to your Favorite Place- Library
Dear libraries of Manipal,
“And in this moment, I swear, we are infinite.”
Our student hub–Manipal, is blessed with multiple book towns. There is one of you in almost every college. You see daily parades of students, from group study sessions to completing an assignment half an hour before the … Continue Reading
What Your Favorite Taylor Swift Album Says About You
On account of Taylor Swift’s Birthday month, our team of MTTN writers has curated a short but weirdly accurate article about what your favorite Taylor Swift album says about you! Read on to find out more!
… Continue Reading“It’s hard not to find it all a little bittersweet
And lookin’ back on
Groovy To Grooves- Art & Aesthetics
The year’s 2020, and the pandemic has left you with unprecedented amounts of free time. You walk around your house and look out the window, but nothing greets you. It is desolate, lifeless almost. Out of the silence, an aesthetic calls to you, gently nudging you to look, if only … Continue Reading
Reconciliation of Compliments
Young, frail, bewildered, offspring,
In the wake of a world,
With malice- mortally corrupted,
Unbeknownst to evil evident, comes into existence with an empty chalice;
Met with pain in plenty, or kindness thankfully,
It shall fill its cup with the answers of life,
The cup duly reflecting, the … Continue Reading
Student Plaza and the Colosseum
Wandering round the Student Plaza, looking at the blues above,
Admiring the structure and the pillars made me think of,
The majestic imagery of the colosseum in my mind,
The gladiators battled out while their blades would grind.
Romans seated, the theatre all surround,
As the trumpets of entertainment … Continue Reading