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The department of English organized a seminar titled “The Indian Diaspora in the Caribbean: A focus through V.S. Naipaul’s ‘A House For Mr. Biswas'” on, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. The seminar was conducted by Dr. Judith Misrahi-Barak from the department of English at the Universite Paul Vale- Montpellier III, France. The seminar, attended by students from the department, irrespective of ...

The India-Arab Cultural Center and the Zakir Hussain Institute of Islamic Studies, organized a lecture by the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Sheikh Ali Gomaa, on Tuesday, Jan. 11. The event was held in the conference hall at the  Center for Information Technology;  which incidentally, was packed to capacity even before the event had begun. According to the Al-Ahram, an English ...

To mark the birth anniversary of Mirza Assadullah Khan Ghalib on Dec 27, Jamia’s M.F. Hussain Gallery showcased a two day exhibit titled, “Ghalib Revisited,” comprising a collection of paintings on Ghalib by a renowned Indian artist named Sabia. About the Artist Sabia’s work has been exhibited in many art galleries all over India and internationally. And through out her ...

Students from Jamia took part in a public protest at Jantar Mantar on Monday, Dec. 27, 2010, against the imprisonment of Dr. Binayak Sen. They were also accompanied by students from JNU and DU. According to the Times of India,  Dr. Binayak Sen is a physician and a human rights activist working in the Naxal influenced region of Chhattisgarh. ...

The university drama club performed a stage play in Hindi titled, “Madandhta,” at the Ansari Auditorium on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. The play was in relation to Mahabharata, the mythological epic battle between the forces of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. According to the program leaflet, the Mahabharata lasted 18 days, after which nobody knows what happened, and one is ...

The India-Arab Cultural Center at Jamia, in collaboration with the Egyptian Embassy, showcased a “Sufi Dance and Music Show” at the Ansari Auditorium on Dec. 9, 2010. The Egyptian troupe are part of the Mawlawi Sufi order, which was founded by the followers of Jalaluddin Rumi, the 13th century Persian poet and Sufi in present day Turkey. Scenes from the ...

By Sadaf Ali Khan; Edited by Khalid Jaleel The department of Hindi at Jamia held its third Devdas Gandhi Memorial Lecture titled, “Bhasha Aur Rachnatmak Avrodh,” which loosely translates to, lack of innovation in the Hindi language. It was held at the Nehru guest house on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. The guest speaker for the occasion was Rajendra Yadav, editor ...

To mark the official handover of Jamia’s sports complex by the government to the university, Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung, formally inaugurated the facility on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. Jamia Millia Islamia Sports Complex was built back in the month of June for the purpose of Common Wealth Games 2010 at a cost of 42 crore rupees. Scenes from the Event ...

The Subject Association at the Nelson Mandela Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (NMCPCR) organized a talk on the topic of Palestinian liberation titled “In Solidarity with the Palestinian Cause” on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010 Speakers at the event were Dr. A.K. Ramakrishnan, professor at the Center for West Asian Studies, JNU; and Ashim Roy, the General Secretary of New ...

A Turkish troupe of folk dancers from the Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey performed at the Ansari Auditorium on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. The event was organized by the Turkish embassy, in co-operation with Jamia. The troupe comprised of about a dozen members, a mix of both men and women, who performed various energy filled dance numbers to an upbeat ...