The Cuckoo bird recited a symphony Whilst caravans continuously whistling A new genre called harmonic cacophony Soon I fathomed ’twas Him calling. My flesh and bones stood still Bulks o’er my lashes flexed Straight from a window sill I’d landed to an annex. There, He’s conducting an orchestra And awaiting an audience I lay shackled by His aura As an ...

Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India organized the 6th Meeting of the Project Appraisal and Monitoring Committee (PAMC) November 19 & 20, 2014 to look into new proposals related to Geosciences. The meet which saw the coming together of India’s finest Geologists and Earth Scientists considered new science proposals, examined deliverables and ...

Taking strong exception to sections of the media for playing the role of “cheerleaders” in Modi’s campaign for prime minister, one of India’s iconic TV journalists, Rajdeep Sardesai said that it was the media that made Modi the man he is today. Sardesai was speaking at a book launch organized by Penguin Books India in collaboration with the MMAJ Academy ...

Department of Political Science, JMI organized a lecture by Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, professor in the Department of International Relations, South Asian University, Delhi on the topic: “India-Pakistan Relations and Sub-continental Security” at the Department Seminar Hall on Nov. 11, 2014. Dr. Kumar began his lecture by stating that the topic of India-Pakistan relations is a popular one. “This is a topic”, ...

The Annual Convocation of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) was held today (Nov. 17, 2014) at 12.30 PM at Bhopal Ground, Jamia Sports Complex, JMI. The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee was the Chief Guest and Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister for Human Resource Development was the Guest of Honour on this occasion. Lt. General (Retd),  Mohammad Ahmed Zaki, Chancellor, ...

Centre for Afghanistan Studies of the Academy of International Studies (AIS), Jamia Millia Islamia organized a talk on “Democratic Transition in Afghanistan, Institution-Building and Prospects for Stability” on Tuesday, 11 November, 2014 at Mir Anis Hall, Dayar-e-Mir Taqi Mir, JMI. Afghanistan is a very important country in our neghbourhood which does not receive the attention that it should, said Dr. ...

Jamia student, Avani Kaushal, in the Faculty of Law, JMI won a cash prize of Rs.100,000 for Best Speaker in the Amity International Criminal Law Moot Court Competition organized by the Amity Law School II, Amity University from February 22-24th 2014. The Jamia team comprising: Avani Kaushal, Akanksha Bahuguna, and Sana Wasim were also declared First Runner-ups in the competition, which carried ...

The Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) organized a two-day National Seminar on “Health and Wellbeing: Recent Developments and Challenges” from November 12 & 13, 2014 with the purpose of addressing various aspects of health and wellbeing in the contemporary context. Several issues were addressed, deliberated and discussed on the state of health and wellbeing in light of recent ...

[Following is a Campus Companion press release dated Nov. 13, 2014] Campus Companion released the 6th issue (November 2014) of their magazine at their first Annual Function celebrated here at the Faculty of Humanities and Languages (FHL) on November, 13, 2014.  Prof. G. P. Sharma was the Chief Guest, while Prof. Mehtab Manzar, Dr. Mehar Fatima, Ms Rohma Javed Rashid, ...

Launching a new initiative, Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has established University-Industry-Linkage Programme (UILP) for the benefit of the students. The Vice-Chancellor, JMI has approved the constitution of an Advisory Board comprising of Dr. K. Salim Ali, Hony. Director and Advisor, Centre for Coaching and Career Planning, JMI, Deans of all Faculties, Hony. Director of AJK-Mass Communication ...