It was a lovely morning that day. The cheerful girl in me woke up to the vibrant rays of the sun and the merry chirping of birds. It was a perfect start hinting that a beautiful day was just waiting to greet me. But little did I know that it would not turn out to be as expected, but was ...

On the third anniversary of the Batla House Encounter, the Jamia Teachers Solidarity Association (JTSA) organized a program on the topic of “Kashmir: Politics of Disappearance” in the FTK Auditorium, on Monday, Sept. 19, 2011. Sanjay Kak, film maker; and Praveena Ahanger, chairperson for the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), were the invited speakers on the occasion. Acquainting ...

According to a Jamia press release, Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung has been appointed to the central board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The Reserve Bank of India, as the central banking institution of India, controls the monetary policy of the country and also maintains the country’s reserves. The Central Board is the apex body of the RBI. The general ...

In a seminar organized by the Department of Political Science, titled “Conflict Reporting” on Sept. 21, 2011, renowned journalist, Suhasini Haidar, talked about the dangers in conflict reporting and the space it has captured in the minds across the world. Suhasini Haidar is the prime time anchor for CNN-IBN. She worked as a producer and correspondent for CNN in New ...

Vice-Chancellor Najeeb Jung inaugurate a new hostel in the University on Thursday, September 22, 2011. The hostel has been named after Fazlur Rahman Khan, a renowned architect and a structural engineer. The hostel is said to have a capacity for 375 students. And unlike existing hostels, it is also said to have a large gymnasium. The new building is situated ...

On the occasion of 150th death anniversary of Allama Fazle Haq Khairabadi, a freedom fighter and great philosopher of 19th century, a convention was held at the Ansari Auditorium, on Sunday, September 18, 2011. The program was convened by Khanqahe Quadria, Badaun in association with Jaam-e-Noor and Dr. Zakir Hussain Institute of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia.   The convention ...

Nobody knows its empty, this smile that I wear the real one is left in the past, because you have left me there. Nobody knows I’m crying, they won’t see even my tears when they think that I’m laughing, I still wish you were here. Nobody knows its painful, they think that I’m strong they say that this won’t kill ...

[Following is an official Jamia press release] Application forms with Guidelines for Private Candidates and Ex-Students/Compartment/Division Improvement for appearing in the Annual Examinations-2012 at Jamia Millia Islamia will be available from 20th September, 2011 from the counter of Maktaba Jamia, Bhopal Ground, Near Indian Bank, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi. The forms can also be downloaded from Jamia’s website www.jmi.ac.in. The ...

It is the other dimension of reservation, the one about recognition and “not about who gets what or material benefits,” that Dr. Ajay Gudavarthy ...

Jamia Journal has come in possession of a copy of a faxed letter written by Professor P.K. Basu which is addressed to the Acting Director of Center for Management Studies (CMS), Professor U.M. Amin. The letter is dated Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, three days after his students had accused him of using offensive and defamatory remarks in class against Jamia ...