Jamia 94th Foundation Day Celebrations on Oct. 29

Jamia Millia Islamia will celebrate its 94th Foundation Day on October 29. Traditionally, this is the occasion for the entire Jamia bridari to congregate and celebrate together.

The Foundation Day celebration of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) will begin at 10.30 AM in the Forecourt of Dr. M.A. Ansari Auditorium, JMI where the Chief Guest Dr. Karan Singh, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) along with Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia shall receive the Guard of Honour by the NCC Cadets of Jamia.

This will be followed by a Flag Hoisting Ceremony by the Chief Guest Dr. Karan Singh and a Foundation Day Function at Dr. M.A. Ansari Auditorium which is traditionally organized by the Jamia Middle School. Apart from other programmes, the Chief Guest and the Vice-Chancellor will address the audience as well.

On this occasion, the Chief Guest Dr. Karan Singh will inaugurate ‘Talimi Mela’ in the lawns of Dr. M.A. Ansari Auditorium, JMI at 12.00 Noon.

The other programmes on October 29 are as under:

Oct. 29 – 12.00 Noon:
Exhibition of Paintings, Sculptures, Photography and Printmaking
Venue: M.F. Husain Art Gallery, JMI
Courtesy: Faculty of Fine Arts

Oct. 29 – 12.00 Noon to 04.00 PM:
Gandhi Trophy
Venue: Dr. M.A. Ansari Auditorium Lawns, JMI
Courtesy: Syed Abid Husain Sr. Sec. School

Oct. 29 – 12.00 Noon:
Poster Making Competition
Venue: Castro Café adjacent to M.F. Husain Art Gallery, JMI
Courtesy: Faculty of Fine Arts

Oct. 29 – 12.30 PM:
Exhibition : “Making of a University, Jamia Millia Islamia, 1920-1988”
Venue: Premchand Archive & Literary Centre, Al-Beruni Block, JMI
Courtesy: Premchand Archive & Literary Centre

Oct. 29 – 12.30 PM to 02.00 PM:
Quiz Competition
Venue: Dr. M.A. Ansari Auditorium, JMI
Courtesy: Jamia Cultural Committee & Faculty of Dentistry

Oct. 29 – 12.45 PM:
Exhibition on Jamia and Faculty Publications
Venue: Dr. Zakir Husain Library
Courtesy: Dr. Zakir Husian Library

Oct. 29 – 04.00 PM to 07.00 PM:
Variety Programme
Venue: Dr. M.A. Ansari Auditorium Lawns, JMI
Courtesy: Jamia Cultural Committee

Oct. 29 – 04.00 PM to 06.00 PM:
NCC Show of Activities
Venue: Jamia School Ground
Courtesy: NCC

Oct. 29 – 07.00 PM to 09.00 PM
A session of ‘Dastangoi’ by renowned dastangoes Mahmood Farooqui and Darain Shahidi
Venue: Dr. M.A. Ansari Auditorium, JMI
Courtesy: Outreach Programme

The celebrations on October 30, 2014 will include the following:

Oct. 30 – 09.00 AM to 02.00 PM
Nehru Trophy
Venue: Dr. M.A. Ansari Auditorium Lawns, JMI
Courtesy: Jamia Middle School

Oct 30 – 10.30 AM to 12.00 Noon
C.V. Raman Memorial Lecture on “Complementary and Alternate Medicine-An Unmet Need for Contemporary India” by Dr. G.N. Qazi, Vice-Chancellor, Hamdard University
Venue: FTK-Centre for Information Technology, JMI
Courtesy: Outreach Programme & Faculty of Natural Sciences

Oct. 30 – 10.30 AM to 01.00 PM
‘Baitbazi’
Venue: Dr. M.A. Ansari Auditorium, JMI
Courtesy: Jamia Cultural Committee

Oct. 30 – 11.30 AM:
Mohammad Mujeeb Memorial Lecture on “Interrogating Wit and Humour in Colonial India” by Prof. Mushirul Hasan, former Vice-Chancellor, JMI
Venue: Edward Said Hall, Administrative Block, JMI
Courtesy: Z.H. Institute of Islamic Studies

Oct. 30 – 02.00 PM to 08.00 PM
Variety Programmes
Venue: Dr. M.A. Ansari Auditorium Lawns
Courtesy: Jamia Cultural Committee

Oct. 30 – 02.30 PM to 04.30 PM
Nukkad Natak
Venue: Safdar Hashmi Amphitheatre
Courtesy: Jamia Cultural Committee

Oct. 30 – 02.30 PM to 04.30 PM
Documentary Film Show
Venue: Dr. M.A. Ansari Auditorium, JMI
Courtesy: Foundation Day Committee

Oct. 30 – 07.00 PM
Play “Chacha Chakkan Ke Karname”
Written by Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj
Directed by Danish Iqbal
Venue: Dr. M.A. Ansari Auditorium, JMI
Courtesy: Jamia Cultural Committee and Urdu Academy, Delhi

The celebrations on October 31, 2014 will include the following:

The third-day of the celebrations will have a series of lectures. Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Governor of Jharkhand and a Cabinet Secretary in the Government of India will deliver a lecture on “Contributions of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’ at 10.30 A.M. in the CIT Conference Hall, JMI. The Faculty of Humanities & Languages has organized special lectures on Sardar Patel’s Contribution by eminent scholars and literary figures.

All are cordially invited.

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