On a day before the fourth anniversary of the 2008 Batla House “encounter,” Jamia Teachers’ Solidarity Association (JTSA) conducted a program at the FTK-CIT hall at Jamia to formally release a dossier detailing persecution of Muslims by the Delhi Police’s Special Cell in a report titled, “Framed, Damned, Acquitted: Dossiers of a ‘very’ special cell” on Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Speakers ...

The air today seems to be carrying some positivity with it. Perhaps that’s why I feel like scribbling down some of my random thoughts on a piece of paper; trying to overcome my writer’s block (which actually is my excuse for laziness). Sitting in class while the teacher delivers his lecture, I look around my classroom and only see “grown-ups” ...

‘Disinterested’—that’s the word that perfectly describes how I felt the first time I entered the precincts of Jamia. Not knowing anyone, and not even wanting to. Despite the colourful atmosphere, and despite the cheerful faces, nothing gave me good vibes. For Jamia, I only felt repulsion. I always wanted to explore things away from home, wanted to learn how to ...

On Tuesday, March 20, 2012, the Conference Hall of FTK – Centre for Information Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, witnessed the launch of the book entitled, “Treadmills and Push-up Bras” by R. Nithya, a masters’ student in the Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, and a staff writer for Jamia Journal. Published by Thames River Press, the book was released ...

[Editor’s Note: Portion of this report subtitled “Interview with the delegates” has been contributed by Khalid Jaleel.]  A seminar on “India, Bangladesh and South Asia” was conducted in the Department of Political Science, on Monday, March 5, 2012, with the participation of a students’ delegation from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. . The delegation comprised of 22 postgraduate students and ...

[Report on the second session of the symposium titled “North-East India: Strangers of the mist” has been reported by R. Nithya] To understand the growing dissent and disarray among some sections of Indian civil society, a UGC sponsored one-day symposium, with the theme “India: A Million Mutinies,” was organized under the Human Rights Programme by the Department of Political Science, ...

It doesn’t help but haunt me This silence echoing through the night Because somewhere within me, deep down It just doesn’t seem to be right. A strange fear creeps into my mind As I hear the movement in the street Afraid of the darkness that would engulf Afraid to guess which sight would greet. It could be another curfewed night, ...

It was just three days before Diwali when she got the call. Celebrations had started. Delhi had already started beautifying itself with the lights. My roommate was quite upset about having to celebrate Diwali away from home for the first time. My heart ached to see her like that. But then, unexpectedly, her family made arrangements for her to visit ...

When I came to Delhi earlier this year to join the Masters program in Political Science in Jamia Millia, things felt different. This place didn’t seem like Kashmir, not even in the least. It felt like I had stepped into a new world altogether. After leaving from the airport, my friend asked me: so what’s the first change you observe? ...

It was a lovely morning that day. The cheerful girl in me woke up to the vibrant rays of the sun and the merry chirping of birds. It was a perfect start hinting that a beautiful day was just waiting to greet me. But little did I know that it would not turn out to be as expected, but was ...