Since I came back from watching our vice chancellor play Akbar in a stage play titled “Akbar-Salim-Anarkali” (Don’t be misled by the title, there were more characters in the play.) on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, people have been asking me what I thought of it. How did he do? How did our vice chancellor perform as Akbar, is all what ...

The National Service Scheme (NSS) at Jamia organized a mega blood donation drive on campus on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Camps were set up at three locations on campus: one was at the Gulistan-e-Ghalib ground, second was at the Faculty of Engineering & Technology, and third was at the Center for Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Sciences. The blood donation drive was ...

The English Literary Association (ELA) of Jamia screened a 45-minute video lecture by the Queen of Jordan, Rania al-Abdullah, held at the Yale University, USA, on the topic of the Palestine and Israel conflict and the role of the USA as a leader on the issue. The video screening was held at the English department on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. ...

According to an official press release by Jamia, Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung will play the role of Akbar in a stage play titled “Anarkali-Akbar-Salim” scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. in the Ansari Auditorium. The play is reported to be 80 minutes long. About the Play The press release states: “In a break from the usual story ...

In relation to the recent decision by the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) designating Jamia Millia Islamia as a “Minority Institution,”  Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung called a meeting of all class representatives and faculty student advisors at the Ansari Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, to speak on the issue. In Jung’s words, the meeting was called to ...

The department of Economics held its annual department-wide festival dubbed “Tulyabharatha,” on Feb. 21 and 22, 2011. Ecofest began with a welcome address by Dr. B. Srinivas, a professor in the department of Economics and student advisor. The inaugural speech was presented by Dr. Shahid Ashraf, head of the department and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor S.M. Rashid. This was followed by a ...

[The following is an official Jamia press release.] The National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) on 22 February 2011 granted “Minority Institution” status to Jamia Millia Islamia under Article 30(1) of the constitution read with Section 2(G) of the National Commission for Minorities Institutions Act. The University will make a study of the judgment in the coming days and ...

The fourth Ahmed Ali memorial lecture was organized by the Department of English on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. The event was held at Edward W Said Hall, which was presided by Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung. According to Wikipedia: Ahmed Ali was born in the year 1910 in New Delhi and died in 1994 in Karachi. He was an Indian novelist ...

The Department Of Art History and Art Appreciation has curated an art exhibition titled ‘Transformation’ at the MF Hussain Art Gallery starting from Feb. 21 to 26, 2011. The art exhibition organized as a part of the students’ project for their paper “History of Curatorial Practices.” It is a first-of-its-kind initiative on campus. The art collection is curated by Nisha ...

According to a Hindustan Times article titled “Jamia Millia to Delay Semester System” dated Feb. 21, 2011: Jamia has postponed for a year the implementation of the semester system at the undergraduate level The semester system was scheduled to be introduced in the upcoming academic session of 2011-2012. Jamia’s media coordinator, Simi Malhotra is quoted to have said, “”Last year, ...