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‘Rashtriya Ekta Divas’ celebrations in Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) on 31st October, 2014 to commemorate the Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel concluded with the Lecture by Prof. Shamsur Rehman Faruqi. The lecture was organized by the Outreach Programme in collaboration with Department of Urdu, JMI. Prof. Kum Kum Dewan, Offg. Vice-Chancellor, presided over the event while Prof. Wahajuddin Alvi, ...

Delivering a Lecture on “Governance and Leadership” in Jamia Millia Islamia to commemorate the Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel which is being observed as ‘Rashtriya Ekta Divas’ all over the country, Shri Prabhat Kumar, former Governor of Jharkhand and Ex-Cabinet Secretary observed that contemporary governance that was done through the instrumentation of bureaucracy was bereft of ideals envisioned by ...

The Centre for Afghanistan Studies of the Academy of International Studies (AIS), Jamia Millia Islamia organized a panel discussion on the topic: “Presidential Elections and Beyond: Assessing Current Political Developments in Afghanistan” at Ho Chi Minh Conference Room of the Academy on Sept. 23, 2014. The panelists were Lt. General R.K. Sawhney, former Deputy Chief of Army Staff and Ambassador ...

French language students of the Centre for European and Latin American Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia were taken for their annual visit to the La Bibliotheque Française, Alliance Française de Delhi, Lodhi Road on the 15th October 2014. Alliance Française is an international organization that aims to promote French language and culture around the world. It was created in Paris on ...

[Following is an official Jamia press release dated Oct. 21, 2014] Seventy Three (73) students from the Residential Coaching Academy run by the Centre for Coaching and Career Planning, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, have cleared Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2014. These students appeared at the civil services (Prelims) examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 24th August, ...

Fourth year law students representing Jamia were awarded second place in the Surana and Surana National Trial Advocacy Moot Court Competition held at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Punjab between 13 – 15 Sept. 2014. The team also won a Rs. 11,000 cash prize. One of the team members, Akashdeep Pandey, was also declared the 4th best advocate ...

The Department of Political Science organized a lecture by Dr. M.M. Ansari, former Information Commissioner, Central Information Commission (CIC), Government of India,  on the topic, “Right to Information Act: Prospects and Challenges,” at the department’s seminar room on Wednesday, 10 Sept. 2014. [Link to Audio] Dr. Ansari began his lecture by stating that he will mainly speak on four main ...

The Department of Political Science organized a talk by Prof. Ujjawal Kumar Singh, Head, Department of Political Science, Delhi University, on the topic: “Reclaiming Democracy: Political Fasts as Mode of Resistance,” on Sept. 2, 2014. [Link to Audio] Prof. Singh started his talk by clearly stating that his talk is going to focus on “hunger fasts” for political end, and ...

Dr. K. R. Narayanan Centre for Dalit and Minorities Studies (CDMS) Jamia Millia Islamia organized a two-day conference on “Election 2014: Implications for Dalit and Minorities in India” on 2nd and 3rd September 2014 in the Tagore Hall of the varsity. The Conference saw academics, journalists, members of Parliament and scholars coming together to analyze the 16th Lok Sabha elections, ...

Department of Political Science, JMI, organized a lecture by Prof. A.S. Narang, a professor of Political Science at IGNOU, on the topic: “Changing Contours of Indian Federalism: Reflections from 2014 Elections,”  at the department seminar room, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. Prof. Narang started by saying, “In India, federalism has become a very major issue as far as electoral politics ...