A group of nine, 2011, Bachelor of Fine Arts graduates, curated an art exhibit at the M.F. Hussain Gallery, entitled “Hues,” on October 18 – 24, 2011. Jamia Journal spoke to, Reshma Chongtham, one of the artists present at the exhibit. Following is an edited excerpt of her interview:   JJ: Can you tell us a little about your work. ...

Forum for Student Democracy (FSD) congratulates students, faculty, administration and the Jamia community on the 91st Foundation Day of Jamia Milia Islamia. We want to remind the Jamia community that Mr. Najeeb Jung, the current Vice Chancellor has decided to do away with the age-old tradition and this year there has been no Talimi Mela. Talimi Mela has been an ...

[Following is an official Jamia press release.] Jamia Milla Islamia is celebrating its 91st Foundation Day today i.e. on October 29, 2011.   The Foundation Day celebrations began at 9.30 AM outside the M A Ansari Auditorium, Jamia Millia Islamia where the Chief Guest Mr. Sachin Pilot, Hon.’ble Minister of State for Communication & Information Technology, Govt. of India along ...

Dear Future Husband, I still remember a profound line from one of my English lessons from way back in the seventh grade: “For every villain, there is a hero.” Along with many other lessons from childhood, that line stuck with me. It reminded me time and again that I have to become a hero someday. I would say to myself, ...

[Following is an official Jamia press release.] Jamia Milla Islamia will celebrate its 91st Foundation Day on October 29, 2011. The Foundation Day celebrations will begin at 9.30 AM outside the M A Ansari Auditorium, Jamia Millia Islamia where the Chief Guest Mr. Sachin Pilot, Hon.’ble Minister of State for Communication & Information Technology, Govt. of India along with Mr. ...

On October 14-15, 2011, South Africa hosted the 5th India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Academic Forum at the Durban University of Technology in Durban, South Africa. This year, I had the honor of representing India at the IBSA Academic forum as the only student delegate. Following is a short account of my trip and a few observations I made while I was ...

Introduction On October 14-15, 2011, South Africa hosted the 5th India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Academic Forum at the Durban University of Technology in Durban, South Africa. This year, I, Khalid Jaleel, from the Department of Political Science, had the honor of representing India at the forum as the only student delegate. Following is a report on what took place at the ...

Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Armaan Verma Producer: Gauri Khan Director: Anubhav Sinha Rating: **** (4/5) Ra.One is not your typical bollywood film or for that matter a typical SRK film. There’s no gigantic families roaming about with lavish Karan Malhotra dresses. No wedding songs. No SRK’s trademark sobbing-with-arched-eyebrows. And no one-costume-per-location songs. It’s a hell lot different. ...

Why it took you so long, to say the three words, my heart kept on longing, not less than my ears, to hear those magical words, I would have ended my breath, and would have cried from the heaven above for that drop of tear in your eye, Please let me know why, it took you so long to say ...

[Note: Following is an official Jamia press release.] Jamia Millia Islamia has begun a new academic initiative to give fillip to research on campus. The university has launched an ‘Interdisciplinary Discussion Group’ which will begin its activities starting this Monday i.e. October 24, 2011. The ‘Interdisciplinary Discussion Group’ is conceived with the idea of bringing faculty and students’ research on ...