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Jamia’s Outreach Programme in collaboration with Jamia Discussion Forum organized a cultural and Literary Evening on the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of the noted Urdu poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015 at Dayar-e Mir Taqi Mir, JMI. The Programme began with a welcome note delivered by Prof. Sonia Surabhi Gupta, Director Centre for European and Latin ...

We entered the 21st century some 14 years ago and we proudly say that we are civilized, however, are we really civilized? We admire the magnificent erotic statues of Khajurao, and we religiously follow the advice of Saint Vatsyayana in his famous sex manual “Kama Sutra” however we become infuriated if we see two individuals loving each other in public. ...

An organization by the name of Children’s Movement for Civic Awareness (CMCA) conducted a national survey of about 10,000 high school and college students in 11 cities last year to get an insight into their civic sense. The survey examined the youth’s values and attitudes towards Rights & Responsibilities, Democratic Governance, Adherence to Civic Rules, Gender Equality, Diversity & Social ...

[In solidarity with the concerned Students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Jamia Journal republishes this guest post via Kafila.org] Universities are thought to be just, equal and free spaces. However the history of access to universities for certain sections of the society is not very old. Discrimination has been institutionalized and structurally carried out on the basis of caste, ...

Professor Ved Prakash, Chairperson, University Grants Commission (UGC) inaugurated a Hostel Building meant for the students of Residential Coaching Academy (RCA) in Jamia Millia Islamia in the presence of Professor Talat Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia. This hostel is meant for Minorities, SC, ST and Women students who would be training for various competitive examinations particularly civil services examinations for ...

Prof. James Arvanitakis, a recipient of Prime Minister’s University Teacher of the Year Award – Australia’s most prestigious teaching award, delivered a Lecture on “Innovative Teaching Methodologies” in Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) [on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015]. [Audio Recording] Unfolding his pedagogical approach to teaching and learning, Prof. James underlined the need for a scholar to confront the challenges people ...

A canteen run exclusively by women and operated by Ekta Self Help Group (SHG) was inaugurated in Jamia Millia Islamia today by Smt. Salma Ansari, Wife of Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Hon’ble Vice-President of India. Smt. Salma Ansari was welcomed by Ms. Nasreen Ahmad, wife of Prof. Talat Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia as well as Prof. Talat Aziz and ...

Jamia Senior Secondary School and the Office of Dean Students Welfare, JMI in association with RankStudent Soft Solution, organized a lecture on ‘Digital Education System’ by Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, a.k.a Rank Nazeer, at the Ansari Auditorium, JMI on Dec. 19, 2014. Dr. Ahmed is an Indian-American space scientist from the city of Tumkur, Karnataka, who has worked with NASA on ...

Mr. Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Vice-President of India inaugurated a photo-exhibition on Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari, a leading light of the Indian Independence Movement and a co-founder of Jamia Millia Islamia, today in the M.F. Husain Art Gallery, Jamia Millia Islamia. This photo exhibition was curated by Professor S.M. Akhtar, Dean, Faculty of Architecture & Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia. There were ...

The Australia-India Credit Transfer Database Portal (australiaindiacredittransfer.org) was launched at a function in Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.  The Australia-India Credit Transfer Database Portal will enable students in both the countries to identify the academic programmes that they could undertake in Australia or India and earn credit in their home country. The objective of this initiative is to enhance student’s mobility ...