Blog for the Volunteer Services Organization of Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Blog by Medha Somayaji, Aishwarya Anand and Chirag Kirpalani 'MENTAL HEALTH.' Mentioning this term just 50 years ago would get you a blank look in people’s eyes, almost as if the word was completely alien to them. For years, people have refrained from talking about mental health in public because of the constant taboo associated… Continue reading How has Mental Health Awareness changed over time?
Shreya Tapaswi | School of Life Sciences (2016-2020) Every year 28th February is observed as the National Science Day in India. The purpose of the day is to pay a tribute to the discovery of the Raman effect by Sir C V Raman and promote science. The theme for this year was “Science and Technology… Continue reading An Investment in the Future – National Science Day 2018
The country felt the aftereffects of Demonetization rather harshly and carrying forward his mission of Digital India, the Prime Minister of the country, Shri Narendra Modi launched VISAKA. Under the tagline of #LetsGoCashless, it sought student volunteers from all across the country to lead the country’s digital orientation. Manipal was no different as it celebrated and welcomed the digital age into the university town!
Volunteering to serve others in whatever small way possible gives that self satisfaction that is mostly inexplicable. Me being no different, from when I was little I would help out in social events and causes in whatever way I could. The environment I grew up in, was such. After coming to the mini cosmo that… Continue reading From Kannada Gothila to Hegiddira – Speaking Kannada
How would you live your life? asks Soumee Sengupta in this piece about the spirit of Volunteering! Read on!
Akshara, is one of VSO's most recent initiatives. The first of its kind thrice a week project has an intriguing story behind it. Read on to hear it!
The first song that we played on our home telly the day we got the cable, was ‘Kai Po Che‘ from the movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. This was when I was five years old. Growing up in Tanzania, I missed out on festivals like Rakshabandhan, Holi, Sankranti and after all these years the child… Continue reading Behind the Scenes – Tarang 2015
In an attempt to sensitize the university town about Autism, an often misdiagnosed neurological disorder that young children are prone to, the Volunteer Services Organization of Manipal University, held its annual kite-flying festival, Tarang at the End Point Football Ground on 2nd April, the UN World Autism Awareness Day. Organized along the lines of a… Continue reading Ups & Downs – Tarang 2017
The thought of involving in a volunteer service itself gives overjoying emotions, not only does it has an optimistic impact on the society, but also gives one a sense of purpose. Volunteer Services Organisation, gave me the opportunity to give in the most simplest of ways to help anyone in need. VSO was a platform… Continue reading Little Efforts
Zuoo Chi Yap, writes on her family during her 2 years in Manipal. No points for guessing what it is!
Volunteers at Manipal 