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I had the privilege of joining Jamia Millia Islamia this year, 2011. My dad had “motivated” me to take up social work as a career. It was a big step. I made many rounds to “my” Jamia prior to admissions in order to enquire about the course. I had so many questions to ask. One fine day, during my enquiring ...

There are somethings in life which never goes out of fashion, conveniently termed classics. Everyone loves them; that little black dress, your grandmothers old ring, roses, gifting chocolates etc. Always present in every era, always in vogue and never wrong. Similarly, there are some concepts in life which have been there since long before your great-great grandfather was a fetus, ...

A country as great as India has always had a treasure trove of strong and powerful women throughout its history, starting from the bravery and success of Razia Sultana to the remarkable bravery and freedom struggle of Rani Laxmi Bai, whom one can never forget. It is a matter of pride for India to have had a woman prime minister, ...

Since the start of parliament’s winter session this year, the functioning of parliament has been stalled mainly due to the issues that include the demand for a separate Telangana State in Andhra Pradesh, Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala and the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in unorganized retail trade. The already queered government on issues such as 2G spectrum allocation and Commonwealth ...

Anna Hazare and his team members have reasons to be more cautious and understand that the media has potential in iconising as well as de-iconising a person. At a time when a bunch of prominent team members, including Prashant Bhushan, Swami Agniwesh, Rajinder Singh and Raju Parulekr, have willingly or unwillingly sidelined thus weakening the team, poor comments by Anna ...

Jamia Millia Islamia administration has finally confessed that there is no ban on students organization activities on Jamia campus. In a response to an RTI filed by the Forum for Students Democracy, Jamia PIO has replied that student organizations can publicly circulate their handbills and posters freely. However, the reality is, Jamia has imposed an emergency type situation on student ...

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 ...

I, as a student of Jamia and as the convener of Forum for Student Democracy (FSD), question the presence of Lt. Governor of Delhi, Tejender Khanna, as the Chief Guest for the convocation of Jamia Millia Islamia, held on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Reacting strongly to inviting Mr. Khanna, who refused judicial enquiry into Batla House Shoot out (alleged encounter) in ...

Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent India (1947-64), who established parliamentary government, the initiator of Non Alignment policy in foreign affairs, often referred with the epithet of Panditji, was born on Nov. 14, 1889, in Allahabad. His father, Motilal Nehru, was a barrister and a moderate nationalist leader and congressman. Jawaharlal was educated at home by tutors; most ...

Maulana Mohiuddin Ahmad Abulkalam Azad was born on 11 November 1888, in Mecca. He was a great scholar, a freedom fighter, a revolutionary journalist, a leader and an advocate of secular and undivided India. He had gained popularity by his journalism in his early age; however he remained away from active politics till the beginning of the twentieth century. But ...