The Department of Political Science, organized a lecture by Prof. Patrick Heller on “Indian Cities in Comparative Perspective” on Oct. 17, 2012. Prof. Heller is a visiting senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research and a professor of Sociology and International Studies at Brown University, USA. He is the co-author of the book, “Social Democracy in the Global Periphery: ...

So the Khap says, “Boys and girls should be married by the time they turn sixteen years old, so that they do not stray … this will decrease the incidents of rape.” Now, if you were having a tough time understanding how getting people married will decrease incidents of rape, here is the underlying message of the Khap. What the ...

Against the backdrop of crisis in the North East, Jamia Millia Islamia’s Centre for North East Studies, the Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women’s Studies, and the Department of Political Science collaborated to organize a Peace Walk on-campus for “Sensitization & Awareness of Human Rights in the North East of India,” on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. The peace walk marked the ...

After honoring Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, with an honorary doctorate in the year 2010, Jamia Millia Islamia once again welcomed him back on its premises to deliver a talk on “The Importance of Non-Violence and Ethical Values” at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. The program began with the recitation from the Holy ...

As the elections campaign season for the upcoming presidential elections between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney picks up in the United States, the Department of Political Science, in collaboration with the American Center, New Delhi, conducted a symposium titled “Panorama of 2012 US Election: Making Sense of it” to discuss the American political process, and to look at the race ...

Last month we were witness to a large number of people from the North-East crowding the railway stations at Bangalore and Chennai in a hurry to leave for their hometowns. Conflict in Assam had not only disrupted life in Assam, but had affected lives of people from the North-East residing in the rest of India. To understand the issue and ...

“You tucked me in, turned out the lights, Kept me safe and sound at night Little girls depend on things like that” — Miley Cyrus Come this Wednesday, my sister would have completed her one-month notice at her workplace. She works with an NGO for a project that encourages primary education for girls in Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)-run schools. ...

Dear Society, Hope this letter finds you in good spirit and health. I had never intended to write to you but because of the messages that I have been receiving from you lately, I could not resist myself from penning down this letter. I have many things on my mind but the question is ‘where do I begin?’ Oh, let ...

The Department of Political Science organized a talk by Prof. Jeffrey Legro, from the University of Virginia, USA, on the topic “New Architecture of World Politics and Who Controls it” on Monday, March 12, 2012 About the Speaker Prof. Jeffrey Legro is a notable professor at the University of Virginia. He is the author of “Rethinking the World: Great Power ...

Someday I will tell our kids The story of how we met How the breeze from the mountains moved into the city And the sun could never again set How you took the backseats in class And how I would jump to the front ones I would tell how shy you were to ask me out I would tell our ...