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One-day Research Scholars’ Seminar on “Tagore and his Contemporaries”

[Following is a Jamia press release dated March 18, 2014] The Department of Urdu Jamia Millia Islamia organized a research scholars’ seminar entitled “Tagore and his contemporaries” under its Tagore Research and Translation Scheme, granted by the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. The inaugural session of the seminar was presided over by Prof. Khalid Mahmood and Prof. Shehpar Rasool ...

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Seminar on Secularism to Mark the Legacy of Asghar Ali Engineer

With a view to reflect upon the legacy of Asghar Ali Engineer, Dr. K. R. Narayanan Centre for Dalit and Minorities Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia organized a one-day seminar on ‘Secularism, Gender Rights and Ethnic Violence with a Focus on Muzaffarnagar Riots’ on Wednesday, 12th March, in the conference hall of FTK-Centre for Information Technology of the varsity. Dr. Azra ...

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31 Students Coached at Jamia Crack Civil Services (Main) Examination 2013

[Following is an official Jamia press release dated March 12] Jamia Millia Islamia is pleased to announce that 31 students who have received coaching at Residential Coaching Academy run by the Centre for Coaching and Career Planning, Jamia Millia Islamia have secured places in the list of successful candidates of Civil Services (Main) Examination 2013 organized by Union Public Service ...

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Dr. Ananya Vajpeyi Speaks on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Place in Indian Political Thought

The Subject Association of the Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia organized a lecture on the topic: “The Place of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in Modern Indian Political Thought” by Dr. Ananya Vajpeyi in the seminar room of the department on Thursday, March 6, 2014. [Link to Lecture Audio.]  Dr. Vajpeyi is an Associate Fellow at the Centre for ...

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Prof. Veena Kukreja, Delhi Univ., Speaks on “Pakistan: An Aspiring Federation”

The Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia organized a lecture on “Pakistan: An Aspiring Federation” by Veena Kukreja, professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, on 5th March 2014 in the seminar room of the department. The lecture broadly touched upon the questions of why Pakistan, since its birth from the partition of 1947, has been ...

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Arundhati Roy Questions Gandhi’s Status as the ‘Mahatma’ in a Lecture at Jamia

As part of its Walter Sisulu Memorial Lecture series, the Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Jamia Millia Islamia, organised on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 a lecture on the topic “The Doctor and The Saint: The Ambedkar-Gandhi Debate” by noted writer and political commentator, Arundhati Roy. The program took place in the conference hall of FTK- Centre for ...

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Western Universities Seek Academic tie-ups with Jamia

[Following is an official press release from Jamia dated Feb. 28, 2014] The University of Heidelberg from Germany and Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS) from France have sought to enter into academic collaborations with Jamia Millia Islamia. Two separate academic delegations called on the Vice-Chancellor Prof. S.M. Sajid on February 25, 2014 to explore possibilities of tie-ups aimed at mutual strengthening ...

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Afghan Ambassador Abdali Speaks on Democracy in Afghanistan, at Jamia

The Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, in collaboration with People’s SAARC and The Origin, organized a symposium titled “Afghanistan: A Regional Perspective” on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, in the Tagore Hall of the varsity.  The symposium focused mostly on issues of peace and security in post 2014 scenario in Afghanistan. The welcome address was presented by Prof Badrul ...

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Lecture on “Torturing Democracies” by Dr. Jinee Lokaneeta

A special lecture by Dr. Jinee Lokaneeta, Associate Professor, Dept. Of Political Science, Drew University, New Jersey, USA was organized by Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia on the topic: “Torturing Democracies: A Problem of Law’s Violence” at the Department of Political Science on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. Dr. Jinee, through her analysis explained the ambit of law and ...

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AIS Awards Certificates to First Batch of Students of a Course on Afghanistan

The Afghanistan Studies Centre of the Academy of International Studies (AIS), Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) organized a certificate distribution programme on 6 February 2014 at the premises of the Academy after first batch of students completed a seminar course entitled “State-Rebuilding in Afghanistan” started by the Afghanistan Studies Centre, AIS. The seminar course was started on 10th October 2013 and ...

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