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India Today
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Bengaluru professor dances to Muqabala in video. Internet calls him 'Mechanical Jackson'
A tech professor from Bengaluru left the internet stunned, not with equations, but with his hip-hop dance steps that earned him a nickname students will never forget. Forget chalk and talk. This engineering professor decided to let his footwork do the teaching, and social media users were all for it. A clip of him dancing to Prabhu Deva's Muqabala went viral on Instagram, and users didn't waste time declaring him "Mechanical Jackson." advertisementThe video of the performance was shared in two parts, each packed with cheers, hoots, and plenty of phone cameras pointed straight at the professor dancing centre stage. Watch the first video here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by AJ (@ajdiaries___)Watch the second video here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by AJ (@ajdiaries___)Comments rolled in faster than the beat dropped. "He is Mechanical Jackson," a user quipped; Another added, "I think he's the favourite professor of all college students." "Passionate dancer who turned into a lecturer," one of the users said. See the comments here: advertisementThis isn't the first time the professor has made headlines. Just last month, he broke the internet after a video of him recreating Michael Jackson's iconic dance steps during another college function went viral on social media.
Time of India
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Bengaluru engineering professor shakes up the internet with ‘Muqabala' moves, netizens call him 'Mechanical Jackson'
From Classroom to Centre Stage Not His First Viral Waltz MORE STORIES FOR YOU ✕ « Back to recommendation stories I don't want to see these stories because They are not relevant to me They disrupt the reading flow Others SUBMIT More Than Just a Dance In a world where professors are usually seen armed with equations, chalk, and PowerPoint slides, one Bengaluru tech lecturer decided to break the mould—quite literally with a moonwalk. In a now-viral video, this energetic educator threw on his dancing shoes and lit up the stage with a performance to the cult Bollywood classic Muqabala, earning him the now-iconic nickname: 'Mechanical Jackson.'The now-famous video, shared in two parts on Instagram , features the professor dancing to Muqabala with the kind of swagger that would make Prabhu Deva proud. Surrounded by students cheering, hooting, and filming every move, the atmosphere could easily be mistaken for a rock concert—except the headliner was a mechanical engineering professor with fire in his steps and a whole lot of media, as always, responded with enthusiasm and emoji-laden appreciation. Comments poured in, ranging from 'Fire mode on 🔥' to 'Born to be dancer 🕺 forced to be professor 🧑🏫😂🙌.' One viewer called him 'Extraordinary,' while another simply crowned him the 'favourite professor for all college students.'And here's the twist—this isn't his first time moonwalking through the spotlight. Just last month, he went viral for recreating Michael Jackson's legendary moves during another college event . The video had netizens hooked, making 'Ravi Sir'—as he's fondly called on campus—an internet sensation and a symbol of how passion and profession can spectacularly commenter summed it up best: 'All-time favorite, forever inspiring! Ravi Sir setting the stage on fire!'What makes this moment special isn't just the dance, but what it represents. In a rigid academic environment where routines often overpower creativity, Ravi Sir is a breath of fresh air—proving that learning can be fun, and professors too can students continue to post and repost his videos, it's clear that he's not just teaching mechanical engineering anymore—he's teaching joy, authenticity, and the magic of embracing who you are, even in a lab he's solving complex problems or busting moves to Muqabala, one thing's for sure: 'Mechanical Jackson' has already aced the subject of hearts.
