I had the privilege of joining Jamia Millia Islamia this year, 2011. My dad had “motivated” me to take up social work as a career. It was a big step. I made many rounds to “my” Jamia prior to admissions in order to enquire about the course. I had so many questions to ask. One fine day, during my enquiring ...

Hindustan Times; December 09, 2011: “JNU fire ignites hopes for Jamia students” Link: http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/JNU-fire-ignites-hopes-for-Jamia-students/Article1-779742.aspx Summary:  In light of the recent supreme court decision to lift the stay order off from JNU student union elections [Link], the article talks about what this decision could mean for student union elections at Jamia.

Dear Jamia Journal reader, As you might already know, we at Jamia Journal have a section on the sidebar called “Jamia In The Press.” In this section we link to articles in the press that have something do with our university.  Articles we feel a Jamia student should be aware of. However, since new links replace the old ones, they ...

There are somethings in life which never goes out of fashion, conveniently termed classics. Everyone loves them; that little black dress, your grandmothers old ring, roses, gifting chocolates etc. Always present in every era, always in vogue and never wrong. Similarly, there are some concepts in life which have been there since long before your great-great grandfather was a fetus, ...

I can’t stop stepping into pictures, other sentences of abridgment, captured moving serenity. Passing on, passing along an answer. Birth, honest life, passion, renewal. One true grade on the scale of green-grey-late-summer-blue and hints thrown in childlike tautologies. What is a corner I can squirm to: Disbelief? Suspension of intelligence? Thievery? Or sarcastic imagery? Simply thriving in fashion capitalism and ...

A country as great as India has always had a treasure trove of strong and powerful women throughout its history, starting from the bravery and success of Razia Sultana to the remarkable bravery and freedom struggle of Rani Laxmi Bai, whom one can never forget. It is a matter of pride for India to have had a woman prime minister, ...

Since the start of parliament’s winter session this year, the functioning of parliament has been stalled mainly due to the issues that include the demand for a separate Telangana State in Andhra Pradesh, Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala and the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in unorganized retail trade. The already queered government on issues such as 2G spectrum allocation and Commonwealth ...

The Jamia Cultural Committee in collaboration with the British High Commission had organized a Jamia-wide essay writing competition on the theme, “What are the ties that bind in a multicultural society?” on November 21, 2011. The names of the winners (one female and one male) on the basis of the essay writing competition and oral presentation were announced in a ...

In a bizarre turn of events in Afroz Alam Sahil’s fight for student democracy at Jamia — Jamia’s Public Information Officer (PIO), Prof. Mini S. Thomas, has denied a formal request for information by Sahil, filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005. In response to Sahil’s application, Jamia’s PIO, Prof. Thomas wrote in a letter (Link to a copy ...

Anna Hazare and his team members have reasons to be more cautious and understand that the media has potential in iconising as well as de-iconising a person. At a time when a bunch of prominent team members, including Prashant Bhushan, Swami Agniwesh, Rajinder Singh and Raju Parulekr, have willingly or unwillingly sidelined thus weakening the team, poor comments by Anna ...