Monthly Archives: February 2011

Movie Review: 127 Hours (Rating: 3/5)

Directed by: Danny Boyle Starring: James Franco. Music by: A.R. Rahman Genre: Drama/Adventure My Rating: 3/5 “127 Hours” is my second Danny Boyle movie. However, that does not mean “Slumdog Millionaire” was my first Boyle movie; rather it was “28 Days Later.” And one of the reasons for not watching “Slumdog Millionaire” was “28 Days Later.” So you can imagine ...

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POETRY: Murdering Innocence

Falling from my eyes, stepping on the ground slipping through my hands my only innocence. Lying silent on my bed trying to distract thoughts that’s there in my head pretending everything is alright in this dark and stormy night pushing sleep in to my senses protecting my only innocence Closing petals of my eye I escaped the reality of lie ...

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Correspondents Wanted

In an effort to keep our readers better informed of campus activities, we at Jamia Journal are currently looking for students who can work as correspondents for Jamia Journal in their respective departments/centers. The job does not necessarily entail writing for Jamia Journal, but being our go-to person for all news and information relating to their respective departments. If you ...

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Jamia Students Demonstrate at the Egyptian Embassy in Solidarity With the People of Egypt

A crowd of about 200 people, consisting mostly of university students from Jamia Millia Islamia, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Delhi University, gathered in front of the Egyptian embassy in New Delhi, chanting and holding signs demanding the ouster of the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak,  on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. The demonstration was held in solidarity with the people of Egypt ...

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Counseling and Guidance Centre Organizes a Workshop on Stress Management

University Counseling & Guidance Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, organized a workshop on “Stress Management” conducted by the Youth Enrichment Services (YES) and PsyIndia Foundation on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. The workshop was conducted by Dr. Dherandra Kumar, clinical psychologist, PsyIndia and a guest faculty with the department of psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia. The workshop was attended by students and teachers ...

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Book Exhibition at Dr. Zakir Hussain Library

The Dr. Zakir Hussain library is holding a 3-day book exhibition starting from Monday, Feb. 2, to Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2011. It is scheduled to begin from 9 a.m. in the morning and end at 5 p.m. late in the afternoon. Besides stalls for books in English, there are few for Hindi and Urdu as well. According to a Jamia ...

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Movie Review: Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries) [Rating: 3/5]

Directed By: Kiran Rao Cast: Prateik Babbar (Munna), Monica Dogra (Shai), Kriti Malhotra (Yasmin), Aamir Khan (Arun). Genre: Drama Critic Rating – 3/5 Kiran Rao’s (a Jamia alumna) debut movie “Dhobi Ghat,” is more of a documentary film than a typical Bollywood flick as the film deals with aspects of reality. Reality of hardships in different phases of life. The ...

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Life On The Road

Living in a metropolitan city, With a number of multistory buildings, A lot of selfish people, With a number of political leaders. But in this whole city only footpath is left for me, Only vast sky, black roads, traffic lights and posh cars I can see. I never dream big and never went to school, But still I know words ...

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