Monthly Archives: March 2012

OPINION: Jamia: My Home Away From Home

‘Disinterested’—that’s the word that perfectly describes how I felt the first time I entered the precincts of Jamia. Not knowing anyone, and not even wanting to. Despite the colourful atmosphere, and despite the cheerful faces, nothing gave me good vibes. For Jamia, I only felt repulsion. I always wanted to explore things away from home, wanted to learn how to ...

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Admission Process for Jamia Begins

[Following is a Jamia Press Release.] The process of admission to the academic session 2012-13 begins in Jamia Millia Islamia. The Prospectus and Application Forms for all professional and non-professional courses offered by various Faculties and Centres of Jamia Millia Islamia for the academic session 2012-13 are available on Jamia’s website. Desirous candidates may visit the website for more information. ...

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Full-time Politician and Part-time Poet Kapil Sibal in Jamia for a Poetry Recital

Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD), and an advocate for limiting freedom of speech on the Internet, Mr. Kapil Sibal, read excerpts from his latest book of poems titled “My World Within” at the Ansari Auditorium, on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. . He also read from his older collection of poems titled “I Witness: Partial Observation” which was launched ...

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Nithya, Jamia Student and JJ Writer, Launches her Debut Novel

On Tuesday, March 20, 2012, the Conference Hall of FTK – Centre for Information Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, witnessed the launch of the book entitled, “Treadmills and Push-up Bras” by R. Nithya, a masters’ student in the Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, and a staff writer for Jamia Journal. Published by Thames River Press, the book was released ...

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HRD Minister Mr. Kapil Sibal to Read Poetry at Jamia

[Following is a Jamia Press Release.] Union Minister for Human Resources Development & Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal, shall be reading from his latest book of poems titled My World Within on Jamia Millia Islamia campus on March 27, 2012. “My World Within” is his second book of poems which was launched during the recently held Book Fair ...

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Karvan-e-Fikr 2012: Dept. of Sociology Hosts Academic Fair

The subject association of department of sociology held an inter university students’ seminar and academic fair titled, “Karvan-e-Fikr” on Wednesday and Thursday, March 14–15, 2012, on the theme “The coming of consumer society” at Dyar-e-Mir-Taqi Mir and Ansari auditorium. . The two day event saw participation from various departments of Jamia, as well as four universities, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jawaharlal ...

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Jamia Hosts Nat’l Trilingual Inter Univ. Debate Competition

Bol–Jamia’s debating Society under the aegis of Office of Dean Students’ Welfare, Jamia Millia Islamia–organized a national trilingual inter university debate competition on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. The three languages in which the debate was conducted were Urdu, English and Hindi. The M.A. Ansari Auditorium was the venue for the national competition. . The topic for the debate was, “Absolute ...

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