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In celebration of Delhi’s supposed centennial anniversary as the capital of India, the internationally renowned Pakistani ghazal singer, Munni Begum performed live at the Ansari Auditorium on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. The guest of honor for the event was the Delhi legislative assembly member, Asif Muhammad Khan. The event was organized by a charitable organization for social development named “Shikhar.” ...

We as a nation I believe, have come to the conclusion that a democratic system is the best political system there is. It might not be perfect, but what we have is the best. In fact, it is a matter of pride for us that unlike some of the other third world countries, we have been a democracy since independence. ...

A think tank by the name of South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), with the proclaimed objective “to advance strategic analysis and contribute to the expansion of knowledge of Indian and International security and promote public understanding,” has published a research paper on Jamia Millia Islamia titled “JAMIA MILIA ISLAMIA – Its history and the current trends,” dated Dec. 27, 2011 ...

No, I don’t want to leave This town, These streets covered in the canopy. Of pine and fir And the breeze so cold which carries stories untold Water so clear, which to all is dear. My mom and friends here I must leave behind in the fear of another calamity, Until I come back from the City. O Lord of ...

Time flies. Down the memory lane, it seems only yesterday that I and my friends used to serenade through the charming Jamia campus. The bright faces that lit the soulful campus then, continue to glow in my mind even today. Although I have spent only two meaningful years at Jamia, they were worth a decade spent in any other institution. ...

Years ago when I saw “Spider Man 3” for the first time, the tag team of Peter Parker and his best friend-turned-foe-turned-friend again, Harry, in the climax, against the evil Eddie and the Sand Man, excited me the most. The other day when I saw the movie again, the climax with the tag team action was definitely the one I ...

According to an article titled “Virender Sehwag’s statue to be put up in Jamia Millia Islamia,” dated Dec. 23, 2011, published in India Today: Virender Sehwag, a Jamia alumnus and a cricket player for the Indian national team, will be honored by Jamia by having a brass statue of him installed on Jamia campus. The statue is reported to cost ...

In an official ceremony, Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung laid the foundation stone for a Residential IAS Coaching Academy on campus at a site behind the Academy for International Studies, on Friday, Dec. 23, 2011.   The academy is meant to help prepare students for the Indian civil services exam from among the minorities, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and women. The ...

On a cold December night a few days ago, I walked a narrow and pebbled passage way that headed to a group of homeless people sitting around a campfire at a night shelter near Delhi’s Bangla Sahib Gurudwara. Helpless, they fought the furious cold weather of Delhi in their scant apparels. I was part of a group of students who ...