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The Mangaluru Diaries

The Mangalore Diaries

Festivals of Mangalore: ISKCON Rathotsava

International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) organises Sri Jagannath Rathotsava in Mangalore once in a year. Every year, the splendidly decorated chariots of Lord Jagannath roll down the avenues of dozens of Cities across the world including Los Angeles, New […]

The Mangalore Diaries

Festivals of Mangalore: Aati Kalanja

Aati festival in Mangalore is one of the regional festivals of the territory. The Aati festival of Mangalore is celebrated by the Nalke community of Mangalore as a reverence to Kalanja, a minor spirit. Aati Kalanja Festival is folk dance […]

The Jaipur Journal

Faking Manipal

Bollywood studios to replace panel of writers with translators

With the amount of original content coming from OTT platforms, producers are running haywire to convert black money to white for the next unoriginal masala budget eater. Many actors from Bollywood have also reportedly expressed [...]

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The Moon of Hope

Ever-present; but always full of craters. Ever-present; but always just a little out of reach. Ever-present, but sometimes hidden from plain sight. Ever-present; but not always full. Ever-present; but often clouded by white and grey minds. Ever-present; but at times […]

Miscellaneous

On Football and handshakes

This is my column for ManipalBlog and as the name suggests it is related to football, the beautiful game. Here I shall be discussing the results, controversies, tactics etc. of the previous week in Europe‘s top leagues and the Champions […]

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The Hall – Sailendra Chetlur

I stepped into the hallI did not feel so tallActually I felt sickI just went to my place and watched the clock tick Two more gloomy faces came inLooking as if they were punished for some sinOne behind and one […]