Dr. Manu was honored by V. Sivankutty (Minister for Education and Labour) during “Satkritham”, an event organized by NSS Cell, VHSE Wing, Directorate of General Education considering his remarkable efforts in giving training on the topic “Gamification for Learning and Development” to more than 1000 VHSE teachers in the year 2021.
Dr. Manu gave a TEDx Talk on the topic "Gamifying Tomorrow" on the event organized by St. Aloysius (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru on 23rd February, 2025.
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Dr Manu receiving a token of appreciation from M K Rafeekha (President, Malappuram District Panchayat) for being a part of Vijayabheri educational project. In their new initiative titled Motivational PEP TALK, they have included more than 50 of his One Minute Motivational videos to be shared with 2.5 lakh students of Malappuram, every day.
Dr. Manu received the Don Bosco Alumni Achiever Award 2022 given by Past Pupils of Don Bosco, Don Bosco Schools of India from Fr. Thomas Koonan (Rector, Don Bosco Bhavan, Mannuthy) on 14th August, 2022 in recognition of the outstanding contributions to the society as an academician and expert in gamification techniques.
Being felicitated by Honorable Justice K Abraham Mathew (Director, Kerala Judicial Academy, Ernakulam from 2010 to 2012) for contributions as an academician on 2 December, 2018
Dr. Manu was honoured by Mr. K Mohanan (Director - Management (Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory, DRDO) during the INCREON 2025 program considering his years of remarkable efforts in giving training on the topic “Purposeful Retirement” to the employees of NPOL, Kochi.
Dr Manu got featured in the November Edition of Vanitha Magazine.
Dr Manu receiving a token of appreciation from Dr. V P Gangadharan (Patron, Cochin Cancer Society) for his continuous efforts for the upliftment of cancer patients and their treatment.
Dr. Manu was honoured by Prof.(Dr.) Sunny K C (Vice Chancellor, National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS)) during the APKOS Summit 2022 considering his remarkable efforts in giving training on the topic “Gamification for Learning and Development” to more than 1000 principals in the year 2022.
Dr. Manu got invitation from the prestigious Flowers 1 Kodi Television Show for being a contestant and share his inspiring story as a cancer winner.
Dr. Manu received the Vocational Excellence Award 2021 under the exclusive individual Category of "Best Professional Achievement" provided by Rotary International (Cochin Technopolis Chapter) in the year 2021. The award was bestowed to Dr. Manu for his remarkable contributions in the area of Gamification that had a tremendous social impact.
Dr. Manu was invited to participate in a talk show hosted by Kerala Can, Manorama News on 16/04/2025 along with Dr. Shibu V Ignatius (Oncologist, RCC0 on the topic Cancer Treatment and Artificial Intelligence.
Dr. Manu was honored during the The Summit of Future 2025, hosted by Jain University, Kochi on 26th January 2025 for being one of the illustrious group of speakers and gave a session of the topic " Teachers as Game Masters".
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Dr Manu receiving token of appreciation from Dr. V K Pradeepkumar (Director and Chairman of Kindorama medical Group) for handholding the mentoring program for top management of Kinder Hospital group. Also present are Mr. Renjith Krishnan ( CEO, Kinder Hospital group), Mr. Sivadas ( HR Head, Kinder Hospital, Kochi).
Dr Manu receiving token of appreciation from Dr. Vani Kesari ( Director, Interdisciplinary Centre for Research in Ethics and Protocols (ICREP), CUSAT).
Dr Manu receiving a token of appreciation from Dr Preetha S ( Director, School of Legal Studies, CUSAT).
Dr Manu Receiving a token of appreciation from Mr Satheesh Kumar ( Chief Operating Officer, Kinder Hospitals) and Mr Shivadas ( HR Head, Kinder Hospitals) for handling a session on the topic Customer service excellence to all department heads of Kinder Hospital, Kochi.
Dr Manu receiving a token of appreciation from Mr. Hareendranathan R P (Former Director at Indian Aviation Academy, a joint training academy for AAI, DGCA, and BCAS) for being the mentor for the corporate leadership of Smart GC Pro Private Limited.
Dr Manu receiving a token of appreciation from Mr. A S Gireesh (Former Head of HR, Apollo Tyres & Adjunct Professor, XIME) for the contributions for the success of International Leaners Summit, 2022. Event Photograph
Dr Manu receiving a token of appreciation fromRev.Fr. Josh Kanjooparambil SDB (Principal, Don Bosco School, Puthupally) for his contributions towards the Don Bosco educational institutions.
Dr. Manu received the reception of the prestigious "Outstanding Teacher Award 2022" offered by Research India Foundation.
Dr. Manu received invitation from Josh Talks (An Indian media platform that shares inspiring stories) for sharing his motivational story as a Cancer Winner.
Dr. Manu receiving a token of appreciation from Dr Sabitha M ( Principal, School of Pharmacy, Amritha Vishwa Vidhya Peedh, Kochi ) for his continued association with Amrtia Vishwa Vidhya Peetham.
Dr. Manu got invitation from the popular show in RED FM hosted by R J Soumya to share his inspiring story about being a cancer winner.
Received under the exclusive individual category of “Best Academician of the Year Award” instituted by Bestow Edutrex International in the year 2021. The award was bestowed to Dr. Manu for his remarkable contributions in the area of Gamification that had a tremendous social impact.
Recognized by Mr. Paul Thomas (Founder and MD, ESAF Group) Mereena Paul (Co-Founder & Head-HR, ESAF Group) for excelling in the role of a social influencer.
Recognized by Prof. Dr. K N Madhusoodnan ( Vice Chancellor, CUSAT) for excelling in the role of Assistant Placement Officer, SMS, CUSAT.
Recognized by Mr. Innocent (Honourable MP) along with Dr. V.P. Gangadharan for efforts in developing I CAN App - 14 July 2018
Received during the international conference organized by South Asian Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) held at SCMS Cochin Business School, Cochin on 24th April, 2017. He received the award for his presentation on the topic "Fun is the future - Gamification for a better world". As a part of the award, he got the offer to go for a sponsored trip to United States to attend the ACBSP Annual conference.