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The Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, Jamia Millia Islamia under its Young Research Scholars Seminar Series, organized a “Session of Reading” by Aruni Kashyap on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. He read selected passages from his novel “The House with A Thousand Stories” and was in conversation with Ms. Preeti Gill, Consulting Editor of Zubaan publications. Aruni Kashyap ...

The Department of Political Science in collaboration with Jamia Discussion Forum organized a lecture on “Nationalism and The India – Pakistan Peace Process” on Friday, 26th July 2013, by Dr. Taimur Rahman, Assistant Professor and Coordinator Political Science at Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan and the vocalist and spokesperson of the famous rock band Laal. The programme was chaired ...

[Following is a press release from Society of Automotive Engineers-India (SAE-I) dated July 5, 2013] SAE INDIA (Society of Automotive Engineers INDIA) Northern section is pleased to present”EFFICYCLE-2013”. EFFICYCLE, initiated by SAE India Northern Section (SAE-NIS), is an intercollegiate design competition for undergraduate students where teams have to design and fabricate an Energy Efficient Hybrid- Human Powered Three-Wheeled Electric Vehicle. ...

[Following is an official Jamia press release dated July 4, 2013] Jamia Millia Islamia in collaboration with the International Summer School (ISS) Education Initiative and Ministry of Tourism through its Incredible India campaign has established the International Summer School at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi for the purpose of promoting international goodwill and cultural understanding at the level of young ...

[Following is an official Jamia press release dated April 23, 2013] Jamia Millia Islamia officially launched its International Summer School programme (www.issnewdelhi.in) yesterday at an event hosted by the Vice Chancellor, Mr.Najeeb Jung. The inaugural session for the ISS will be taking place this year from Sunday, June 16 to Friday, July 26, under the banner of the Ministry of ...

The Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) under the M K Gandhi Chair Lecture Series organized a public lecture on the topic “India: Transitional Puzzles and Pains” by author and editor B.G. Verghese at Dayar-e Mir Taqi Mir on Thursday, April 11, 2013. Verghese, a senior journalist, discussed a wide range of issues confronting ...

[Following is a Jamia press release dated April 8, 2013] It is a matter of great pride and pleasure for Jamia Millia Islamia that one of its faculty members, Dr. Atiqur Rehman at Department of Geography has been granted a three-year project on “Understanding Impacts of Desert Urbanization on Climate and Surrounding Environments to Foster Sustainable Cities Using Remote Sensing ...

Iymon Majid (class of 2014), a postgraduate student in the Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia and a staff writer for Jamia Journal, has been awarded the first Irom Sharmila Scholarship of Rs. 50,000. The official announcement for the same was made at a national seminar on “Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act: Nation’s, People’s and Women’s Security” held at ...

Pakistan Studies Programme, Academy of International Studies (AIS), Jamia Millia Islamia organized a two-day “International Seminar on Pakistan’s Governance Challenges” that began at the Academy’s Ho Chi Minh Conference Hall on Thursday 21 March 2013. Prof. Shri Prakash, Officiating Director of AIS welcomed the guests. The inaugural session was chaired by Vice-Chancellor Najeeb Jung, and the keynote address was delivered ...

The Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia organized a lecture on “The Shahbagh Uprising and its Implications for Bangladesh” at the Academy of International Studies on Monday, 18th March 2013. The lecture was delivered by Prof. Veena Sikri, a former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh. Prof. Sikri, who is a Ford Foundation endowed Chair of Bangladesh Studies Programme at ...