About the Pictures: The Centre for North East Studies and Research Policy at Jamia held first of its Research Seminar Series by young scholars on issues and challenges before the North East on the theme titled, ‘The Naga Situation: The Future of Peace and Talks’, on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at the Mir Taqi Mir building. Unfortunately, I reached the ...

[Following is a Jamia press release dated November 15, 2012]  The Centre for European and Latin American Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia is organizing a series of Extension Lectures on “Culture, Intellectuals and Nationalism”. Under this Extension Lecture Series, the first lecture was organized on November 14, 2012 on “Theorising Nationalism: Herder to Benedict Anderson” by Ashley Tellis. Following are the ...

The Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is going to felicitate a team of B.Tech. (Mech.) students who designed, developed and fabricated an “HYBRID ELECTRIC RICKSHAW” under the Banner of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), JMI. The team had bagged the First Prize and also achieved Durability Award & Cash Prize of Rs.1.3 Lakhs in SAE EFFICYCLE ’12 ...

Generally, women’s experiences of armed conflict are multiple, and may be classified as — vulnerable victims and associated with it is their experiences as survivors, peace-builders, and perpetrators of conflict. However, in all these contexts the effect is both negative as well as positive. Conflict may have grave implications for women while at the same time it may create new ...

The Department of History and Culture, Faculty of Humanities and Languages, Jamia Millia Islamia is going to organize a Lecture on “The Museumised Cityscape of Mysore” by Prof. Janki Nair. The lecture is based on a chapter from her recently published book called Mysore Modern: Rethinking the Region under Princely Rule. Prof. Janki Nair teaches History at the Centre for ...

[Following is a press release by the Center for North East Studies, JMI sent on Nov 11, 2012]   The Centre for North East Studies and Research Policy at Jamia cordially invites you to the first of its Research Seminar Series by young scholars on Issues and Challenges before the North East. Pertinently, the theme of the first seminar is ...

Attending seminars and workshops has become a norm for me in Jamia. In one of the dozen seminars I attended, I had a moment where I thought I could not betray myself. I had to speak. I didn’t stand up from my chair. I just threw the question at the lady who had read some poetry on Kashmir. Paradoxically, her ...

The Outreach Programme, Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with ‘The Bookaroo Trust’ is going to organize a session of Dastangoi on ‘Dastan Amaar Ayyair Aur Azar Jadu Ki’ by Ankit Chadha and Fauzia. It is a mischievous and ebullient tale about the childhood of the two principal characters of Dastan-e-Amir Hamza, Amir Hamza and Amar Aiyyaar. The programme is scheduled ...

Dr. K. R. Narayanan Centre for Dalit and Minorities Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, organized a lecture, as a part of its’ B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture Series, by Professor Adnan Farooqui on the topic “Candidate Nomination Processes in Indian Parties” on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012. [Link to Audio] Mr. Farooqui, who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political ...

The Department of Urdu, Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with Ministry of Culture, Government of India is going to organize a 3-day National Seminar on “Manifestations of Indian Culture and Civilization in Urdu Poetry” commencing from 9th November, 2012. The Inaugural Session of the seminar is scheduled to be held on November 9, 2012 at 3 PM in FTK-Centre for ...