Manipal Digest

By Shrushti Kulkarni   Thirty minutes past the witching hours the boys of the 17th block in the MIT Campus witnessed a hair-raising incident on the 5th of August 2019. The night turned out to be spookier when heavy rains lashed onto Manipal which were accompanied by thunder and lightning. Three bizarre wails of a woman woke up the lads and petrified the ones who were awake. To learn more about this unanticipated series of whoops we got in touch with one of the students from block 17 who is an engineer in making from the department of computer science. Pratyksh Sarda who has just moved into Manipal was extremely unanimous throughout the interview. Block 17 and the rooftop of Food Court 2 Pic by Srushti Kulkarni He exclaimed that the first screech was heard around 12:30 AM leaving everyone astonished as the voice was very clamorous and throbbing. “It sounded like women yelling ” was their first and common reaction.  The staff of the swing shift thought the mysterious voice origi...

 By Smriti Singh Somewhere in Karnataka, lies a small town. A student town, which is buzzing with youngsters that come together from across the world, with one collective ambition: growth. Everyone here wants to grow. To blossom. Even if it’s not the same kind of dream, which is probably what makes it even more unique, and while this town may be often thought to be somewhere up north, and its colleges may be mistakenly known as the second tier, there’s something about Manipal which makes it easy to call home. With a rich cultural diversity and even richer biodiversity, Manipal makes a beautiful first impression. It’s one of the few towns in India that is full of greenery- and one of the fewer towns in India which provides its students with a real-life environment. At Manipal, “Inspired by Life” is an emotion. It’s something every student living here will feel at least once, whether it’s while walking back to the hostels after class, or while stopping under a tree to take shelter fr...