Recognition from Department of General Education, Goverment of Kerala, 2022

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.

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TEDx Talk at St. Aloysius (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru (2025). 

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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Recognition from Malappuram District Panchayat (2024)

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.

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Don Bosco Alumni Achiever Award (2022)

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.  

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Felicitation for Academic Excellence 2018

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

Recognition from Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory, DRDO (2025).

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. 

Got featured in Vanitha Magazine (2024)

Dr Manu got featured in the November Edition of Vanitha Magazine. 

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Recognition from Cochin Cancer Society (2024)

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. 

Recognition from APKOS( Association of Principals of Kerala Oriented CBSE Schools), 2022

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. 

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Invitation as a contestant to the prestigious Flowers 1 Kodi Television Show

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. 

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Vocational Excellence Award 2021

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. 

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Invitation to a talk show hosted by Kerala Can, Manorama News

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.  

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Recognition at The Summit of Future, 2025.

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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Recognition from Kindorama Medical Group (2024)

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). 

Recognition from Kindorama Medical Group (2024)

Dr Manu receiving token of appreciation from Dr. Vani Kesari ( Director, Interdisciplinary Centre for Research in Ethics and Protocols (ICREP), CUSAT). 

Recognition from Dr Preetha S ( Director, School of Legal Studies, CUSAT) 

Dr Manu receiving a token of appreciation from Dr Preetha S ( Director, School of Legal Studies, CUSAT). 

Recognition from Kinder Group of Hospitals (2023)

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. 

Recognition from Smart GC Pro (2023)

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. 

Recognition from Indian Society for Training and Development (ISTD) (2022)

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

Recognition from Donbosco Alumni Association (2022)

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. 

Received the Outstanding Teacher Award 2022 (2022)

Dr. Manu received the reception of the prestigious "Outstanding Teacher Award 2022" offered by Research India Foundation. 

Invitation to Josh Talks (2022)

Dr. Manu received invitation from Josh Talks (An Indian media platform that shares inspiring stories) for sharing his motivational story as a Cancer Winner. 

Recognition from Amrita Vishwa Vidhya Peetham (2022)

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. 

Invitation to the popular show in RED FM hosted by RJ Soumya

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. 

Recognition for the role of social influencer 2019

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. 

Recognition for the role of Assistant Placement Officer 2019

Recognized by Prof. Dr. K N Madhusoodnan ( Vice Chancellor, CUSAT) for excelling in the role of Assistant Placement Officer, SMS, CUSAT. 

Recognition for developing I CAN App 2018

Recognized by Mr. Innocent (Honourable MP) along with Dr. V.P. Gangadharan for efforts in developing I CAN App - 14 July 2018