The future is electric
Electric based mobility is redefining personal transportation. An unusual event happened at the Auto China car show last year. As it goes, auto shows offer sneak previews of upcoming models and new developments in...
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The tale of a storyteller
Dr.Velu Saravanan from the Performing Arts Department casts a spell by his storytelling skills on his young audience. Even before the evolution of language, stories have been told through signs, symbols and other means....
Of Debating Matters and Engaging Classrooms
Engaging classrooms are rare to find, the communication process is mostly one way, but the trend is slowly changing. The Pondicherry Central University is as misleading as the place it is located in. Behind...
Hollywood comes to Pondicherry
Oscar winning director Ang lee shot parts of his next movie ‘Life of Pi’ in Pondicherry. The movie ‘Life of Pi’, based on the Booker prize winner authored by Canadian Yann Martel, is being...
Tourism fest brings vivacity on campus
The Tourism department’s cultural programme was a feast for everybody’s eyes. The Department of Tourism Studies organised its annual ‘institute-industry interface’, Akansha’ 2011 on Feb. 18 & 19. The fest...
Auroville Marathon 2011
The Auroville Marathon has placed Pondicherry on the marathon map of India. The day break of Feb.13 at the Auroville forest saw unprecedented activity in the usually quiet area. A few hundred people had...
When reality bites
Indian channels are overflowing with innumerable senseless reality shows, most of them promote regionalism. Welcome to the endless, aimless, nerve-racking world of reality TV shows, which Indian channels are overflowing with right now. Take...
Workshop on broadcast journalism
Shazia Ilmi a famous broadcast journalist, gives hands on training to the students of Mass Communication Department. Students of Mass Communication, Pondicherry University got a golden opportunity to spend two weeks with veteran of...
Campus caught by World Cup fever
Like hundreds of thousands of sports fans in India, the students of Pondicherry University have also been gripped by the World Cup fever. Cricket enthusiasts are geared up for the extravaganza which is being...
Freedom Jam 2011
The 9th Freedom Jam conducted by Siddhartha (Baja), was a perfect example of a grandiose music festival. This was the first time freedom jam was held in Pondicherry on the 26th of January 2011...