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Manipal lies in the lap of one of the most beautiful place in this world- “Western Ghats”. Its situated 65 kms north of Mangalore, the port town of Karnataka. Its situated just 3-5 kms from the District town of Udupi.
Manipal is a multi-cultural heritage center. People from all walks to life come here to pursue their graduation and higher education. Interns from International Universities also find their way into this multi diverse cultural place. The “C” shown on the map below is Manipal.
The nearest railway station is Udupi which is just 2-3 kms away from the town, Mangalore station is the nearest major railway station. The nearest Airport is Bajpe which is near Mangalore, some 70 kms south of Manipal.
Goa is just 4-5 hours journey from here by train. Daily buses are available to Banglore which takes some nine hours. The nearest beaches here are Malpe,Kaup, Surathkal Beach.
Guess! What lacked a lot in MIT when it comes to environment? I can say it was dustbins, whenever I walked down the campus with a wrapper or something with me, had to throw it at the corner. To clean up the mess only a few bins were provided in front of boys hostel, that too we of very small size which could hardly be used. I remember lots of time when throwing wrappers or polybags on roadside was the only option.
Coming to this new semester, when we can notice is the vast availability of dustbins at every 100m or less. This time these bins are of a large size and really look like *DUSTBINS* unlike the former. MIT is paying a lot of attention at the environment I guess. Some of its plans are quite difficult to implement, like “No Polybags” campaign. Unless people and shopkeepers collectively reach to a consensus, containing this environment hazard is quite a tough job. College is also spending a lot of money in developing gardens and greenery. Finally just placing dustbins at regular intervals is not adequate unless we people learn something called “Civic Sense”
When I entered the college campus for the first time, I had great expectations both from myself and the college. The point that those expectations are met or shattered is now completely irrelevant. To me the lifestyle and culture of this college carries more weight. Some of the places in I wont forget are KC, Campus Stores, Venugopal Temple, 9th Block JC and Timmy Anna’s Night Canteen within MIT Campus. Outside the campus obviously the first place is End Point, then TC, Dollops, LC and DT.
Its said that in engineering colleges among guys, that the opposite sex are an endangered species. Yeah! Its true for Engineering colleges in India except MIT. This place looks more like a Medical College when gals/guys ratio are taken into consideration. So obviously the MITians are not behind in harnessing this advantage to the maximum extent. You could easily spot couples and lovebirds trying to find some place in this campus just to have some private time (in some case private actions too 
). Well you could join this club without any entry fees, just need to put up a tough fight and strive hard to achieve your aim. Damn! I could get a 10 point even if I toil one-tenth of the struggles faced in making a girlfriend. Am too lazy in this field.
How can I forget that Dollops, Saiba, CCD and DT for their food where we use to hang out with friends, asking party for even the trivial matters. “You got a 20 in a sessionals, so now we deserve a treat”. Poor Man! Is scoring excellently an offense? We make full efforts to make the river flow in the opposite direction. 
Can you forget those Ozone, Edge and disc where we went mad whenever we found a chance? It was the place to rejoice, merry, come together to make sure that we utilize fully each and every second of our engineering. I have made a proper collection and archived it to make it not just an *ALBUM* but a *MEMORY OF LIFE*. The Memories of my Life!
I may not say much at the world class faculty in my department or the college. Whatsoever may be the case, the quality of the faculty wont be written on our degrees. So my advice is just complete your education without giving a damn to these things. We can still can it “World class teaching environment”. Surely we have a new modern and technologically advanced “New Lecture Halls”. Dont forget it. Have a watch on the Innovation Center, it was meant to be a research destination for industries (had heard and the name suggests that too), but I dont see a single such company except the ICAS students who have been given the privilege to have their classes at that place.
Remember KC? We did everything over there except “NO SQUATTING”! It is the heart of MIT, the most lively place, the basket ball ground, the shops and most important the chicks too come there to have some time. What else do guys want? Maybe a few gals come there because they know guys throng that place.
Well! The list is non ending. This sem I hope to get placed in a respected company. Though only mass recruiters may turn up this time, branch specific companies will arrive in the 7th sem. Quite a long time. Yeah! It is….
Heard about the Western Ghats? Its runs parallel to the western coast of our country, keeping in it lap one of the most beautiful scenic places. Now who needs to go to Switzerland and Kashmir when you have your mini heaven here itself. Manipal also falls in the Western Ghats giving rise to beautiful natural places.
At one end of Manipal lies a deserted place famously known as End Point. Well I feel short of words while explaining the naturalistic beauty of this place. Just imagine yourself standing on the top of the plateau on which Manipal is founded. A beautiful river runs below the hilly area. Trekking down the place is very very exciting, encountering all sorts of plants and going through the areas of dense vegetation down the plane.
This place is famous for its couples. 
All lovebirds fly to this place at the evening to see the beautiful senset and pass some precious time with each other. Health conscious people take no chance to leave off this place during their evening walk. Well said! Have some snaps too.
Most people do pen down their experiences while studying in any institution. Same here, this is not a place for bashing anyone, nor showing FUD, but making people aware of the reality and ground situation of Manipal. Its beauty and the multi diverse culture which makes Manipal not just a place but also “A Way of Life”!
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About Me: Am a Computer Science student at Manipal Institute of Technology, having great interest in cultures apart from technology. If you have somthing very important and interesting, do mail me the contents and I will give it an appropriate place on this blog.
