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The Center for North-East Studies at Jamia organized a music festival of folk dance, Rock ‘n’ Roll and Blues from the North-East titled, “These Hills Called Home,” on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, at the Safdar Hashmi Open-Air Amphitheater. The event had three folk music bands: Thang Ta, a Manipuri martial art; Bihu, an Assamese folk song and dance; and Rongmei, ...

According to an official press release by Jamia, Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung will play the role of Akbar in a stage play titled “Anarkali-Akbar-Salim” scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. in the Ansari Auditorium. The play is reported to be 80 minutes long. About the Play The press release states: “In a break from the usual story ...

The Department Of Art History and Art Appreciation has curated an art exhibition titled ‘Transformation’ at the MF Hussain Art Gallery starting from Feb. 21 to 26, 2011. The art exhibition organized as a part of the students’ project for their paper “History of Curatorial Practices.” It is a first-of-its-kind initiative on campus. The art collection is curated by Nisha ...

Students of Jamia were treated to a mesmerizing Sufiana Kalaam performed by a renowned musical artist, Ustad Zila Khan on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. The event was organized by Jamia as part of the celebrations in memory of Dr. Zakir Hussain’s 114th birth anniversary. Khan is an Indian Sufi singer who sings both classical and semi-classical musical forms. She performs ...

Jamia’s Outreach Programme in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution, organized a stage play in Hindi on the topic of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy titled, “Yahan Se Shahar Ko Dekho,” at the Ansari Auditorium on, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. The play was presented by a group called Bahroop (No association with Jamia); and directed by ...

To mark the birth anniversary of Mirza Assadullah Khan Ghalib on Dec 27, Jamia’s M.F. Hussain Gallery showcased a two day exhibit titled, “Ghalib Revisited,” comprising a collection of paintings on Ghalib by a renowned Indian artist named Sabia. About the Artist Sabia’s work has been exhibited in many art galleries all over India and internationally. And through out her ...

The university drama club performed a stage play in Hindi titled, “Madandhta,” at the Ansari Auditorium on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. The play was in relation to Mahabharata, the mythological epic battle between the forces of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. According to the program leaflet, the Mahabharata lasted 18 days, after which nobody knows what happened, and one is ...

The India-Arab Cultural Center at Jamia, in collaboration with the Egyptian Embassy, showcased a “Sufi Dance and Music Show” at the Ansari Auditorium on Dec. 9, 2010. The Egyptian troupe are part of the Mawlawi Sufi order, which was founded by the followers of Jalaluddin Rumi, the 13th century Persian poet and Sufi in present day Turkey. Scenes from the ...

A Turkish troupe of folk dancers from the Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey performed at the Ansari Auditorium on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. The event was organized by the Turkish embassy, in co-operation with Jamia. The troupe comprised of about a dozen members, a mix of both men and women, who performed various energy filled dance numbers to an upbeat ...

The India-Arab Cultural Center at Jamia, kicked start a three day long Arab Film Festival on Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. The festival was inaugurated by the Egyptian Ambassador to India, Khaled al Baqly. Ambassador al Baqly is a new arrival to India and this was his first public appearance since he took charge of office. The ambassador was also joined ...