Yearly Archives: 2014

Why Men Should be Men?

While watching an interview of a movie actor, I was struck by something said. He was asked, “what is it that he likes most about women?” He replied, “their warmth, their love, and the way they care and so on.” Then he was asked the same question about men, to which he gave an interesting reply. He said, “Men are ...

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Maldives Seeks Academic Tie-ups with Jamia

The Minister of Islamic Affairs of the Republic of Maldives has sought assistance from Jamia Millia Islamia for the establishment of an Islamic University. A delegation led by Dr. Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed, Minister of Islamic Affairs of the Republic of Maldives visited Jamia Millia Islamia last evening to explore possibilities of academic collaborations and partnerships. It sought Jamia’s assistance in ...

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Exhibition of Paintings called ‘Outlier’ on April 16

The Faculty of Fine Arts, Jamia Millia Islamia is going to organize an Art Exhibition of Paintings called “Outlier” curated by Fulbright-Nehru Scholar Ms. Katherine Sullivan. The exhibition shall be formally inaugurated by Prof. S.M. Sajid, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia today i.e. April 16, 2014 at 5.00 p.m. at M.F. Hussain Art Gallery, Jamia Millia Islamia. Mr. David Mees, ...

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April 21 last date for submission of Engineering Online Application Forms

The Faculty of Engineering & Technology of Jamia Millia Islamia runs six departments viz. 1) Civil 2) Mechanical 3) Electrical 4) Electronics & Communication 5) Computer Engineering 6) Applied Sciences and Humanities and a Polytechnic. The Faculty offers B.Tech.in i) Civil ii) Mechanical iii)Electrical iv)Electronics & Communication and v) Computer Engineering with an intake capacity of 70 in each branch ...

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Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Annual Meet – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

[Following is a press release from JMIAA, Riyadh Chapter, dated April 11, 2014] Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association (JMIAA), Riyadh Chapter organized its 7th annual meet “A Jamia Campus across the Sea”, a term coined in 2008 by Mr. Ghizal Mahdi, founding member and current President of the association. The meet had two main attractions – Painting Competition for school ...

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POETRY: Captive

Had it been I Would have gone too far Bending all the rules Crossing the seven seas Hiding you in the arms. I, a captive of yours forever remained inside while pumped happily this heart of yours with blood of mine dreams that rested beneath scared, between the bones shivered endlessly, afraid. do you see the stains I carry yes, ...

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Why I Won’t Vote for Modi

There was a front page advertisement in the newspaper yesterday. It had ‘Let’s fight corruption’ written in big bold letters alongside a picture of Narendra Modi, prime ministerial candidate of BJP for the General Elections 2014. It also had three other sentences which went like this, Let’s minimise government and maximise governance. Let’s use technology for greater public scrutiny. Let’s ...

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