Yearly Archives: 2011

POETRY: Maybe Someday

Maybe baby someday some way I could love you more than words can say I could get you, I could touch you after all you are not that far away. You are my thirst, you are my greed you are my drug and I am in need. please be my life for the life Every moment without you is more ...

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YES! Holds a Book Giveaway on Campus

As reported earlier on Aug. 17, the Outreach Programme in collaboration with the Youth Empowerment Services (YES!), organized a three-day community development initiative called ‘Give & Take Books’ on campus on Aug. 17, 18 and 23.   Following their book collection drives on Aug. 17 and 18 — today, Tuesday, Aug. 23, a big stall was erected near the Maulana ...

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OPINION: My Identity Crisis

“Who is it that can tell me who I am?”  ~~ William Shakespeare, King Lear, 1.4.230 My father gave me a name, rather labeled me with my identity, as soon as I was born. It remained my identity, but not for very long. The meaning of it changed when I read the line “what’s in a name?” by Shakespeare. It ...

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OPINION: Words Can Shatter the Soul

I once read somewhere, ‘Bricks and stones only break bones, but words can shatter the soul.’ I’ve always thought of myself as the non-aggressive kind. Bricks and stones? Never. But my words, or the words of those around me — who knows how much of an effect they can have on people? This brings me to the issue of ragging. ...

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OPINION: Jamia’s Beautification at the Cost of its Quality of Education

Jamia Millia Islamia, being a central university and situated in New Delhi, the capital city of India, has gained a lot of repute and grown up to emulate some of the best educational institutions in the country. Its location apparently, makes a difference, because many central universities in India despite offering a plethora of courses and being grandiose in size ...

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POETRY: God is Busy

I have seen the the cobwebs, swinging in the sunbeams, deceiving my eyes, turning into small fishes, huddling in water. I have seen the sky, in moonless nights, divided into patches, showing the unseen, a desert neighboring a bog. Now, I believe my eyes, recognizing the process, a never ending one. God is busy with the brush.

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OPINION: The Scoreboard of Life and Death

They say the thing that doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger. So, maybe I can’t say I am strong yet. Because the scoreboard of my near-death experiences is: Zero. Zilch! My best friend used to go for her evening walks in the park with her next-door neighbor, a girl older to her by a year or two. I knew almost ...

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