Academic

Dept. of Pol. Sci. Organizes a Lecture by Aditya Nigam on ‘Democracy and Mass Politics’

It was the emergence and grandness of mass movements that Dr. Aditya Nigam highlighted in a lecture organized by the Department of Political Science, titled “Democracy and Mass Politics: Thinking about Contemporary India” on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2011. Dr. Nigam is the Joint Director at the Center for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) for the Programme in Social and ...

Read More »

Dept. of Pol. Sci. Organizes a Lecture on ‘Conflict Reporting’ by Suhasini Haidar

In a seminar organized by the Department of Political Science, titled “Conflict Reporting” on Sept. 21, 2011, renowned journalist, Suhasini Haidar, talked about the dangers in conflict reporting and the space it has captured in the minds across the world. Suhasini Haidar is the prime time anchor for CNN-IBN. She worked as a producer and correspondent for CNN in New ...

Read More »

Convention in Memory of Allama Fazle Haq Khairabadi Held at Jamia

On the occasion of 150th death anniversary of Allama Fazle Haq Khairabadi, a freedom fighter and great philosopher of 19th century, a convention was held at the Ansari Auditorium, on Sunday, September 18, 2011. The program was convened by Khanqahe Quadria, Badaun in association with Jaam-e-Noor and Dr. Zakir Hussain Institute of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia.   The convention ...

Read More »

Outreach Programme Conducts a Panel Discussion on ‘Female Gaze in Popular Culture’

The Outreach Programme, Jamia Millia Islamia, conducted a panel discussion  on the topic “Female Gaze in Popular Culture” at the Dayar-i Mir Taqi Mir building on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. The guest panelists included Advaita Kala, Anuja Chauhan and Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan; all of whom are popular fiction writers.   About the Panelists Advaita Kala’s debut novel, “Almost Single” published ...

Read More »

Dept. of Pol. Sci. Holds a Lecture on ‘Coalition Politics in India’ by Dr. E. Sridharan

The Department of Political Science, JMI, organized a seminar on “Coalition Politics in India” on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, by Dr. E. Sridharan. Dr. E. Sridharan is a political scientist, and the Academic Director at the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Advanced Study of India. He was a former Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research at New Delhi from ...

Read More »

Engineering Societies Conduct Orientation Sessions for New Students

Following a week after the orientation programme held by the university for the new engineering students in the Ansari Auditorium, the various engineering societies in the faculty held their own orientation sessions for the new engineering students.   They were hosted on three consecutive working days: August 5, 8 and 9, 2011, each in the auditorium of the Faculty of ...

Read More »

CCMG Organizes a Lecture on ‘Metaphor and Media’ by Prof. Sawhney

University’s Centre for Culture, Media and Governance (CCMG), organized an extension lecture on “The role of Metaphors in the Creation and Institutionalization of New Media”, on July 25, 2011, at the Nelson Mandela House in Jamia. Professor Harmeet Sawhney, the Director of Graduate Studies at the Department of Telecommunication, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, delivered the lecture. Sawheny said that metaphor ...

Read More »

Official Information Portal for Faculty of Engineering & Technology Launched

(The following is an official Jamia Press Release.) After months of toil and labour, the Official Information Portal of Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia was launched on Friday, 24th June 2011.   The faculty website www.jmifet.ac.in was released as a part of the project JMIFET www.jmifet.org which aims at overall development of the Faculty of Engineering & ...

Read More »