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Free from unrest, Jamia takes up issue of gender justice
Smriti Kak

After weeks of unrest, tranquillity seems to be on its way back at the Jamia Millia Islamia. With the issue of elections momentarily under wraps, studies and the environs at large, which were affected by the strikes and protests, are limping back to normal.

And with things looking up the campus seems to be a fit place to discuss the issues of gender justice. The President and CEO, EEO Consultants Inc, Fort Lauderdale, USA, Ms Cindy Mattson, will speak on the issue of ‘Gender Justice –Educational Institutions’ on November 13 on the Jamia campus at 2.30 pm.

The programme will focus on the issue of gender discrimination in the field of education and will be attended by Ms Miriam Caravella, First Secretary, Cultural Affairs, US Embassy.

While Dr N. A. Azad, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, will present an overview of the faculty and the School of Social Work, Prof Hajira Kumar of the Department of Social Work and Honorary Director of Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women Studies will deliver the vote of thanks. An interactive session with the students and the faculty will also be part of the programme.

Tips for free at workshop for MBA aspirants

A workshop for MBA aspirants, titled ‘Management Series’, is being organised by the Institute of Finance and International Management (IFIM) Business School in Delhi on Thursday, November 13. The workshop, which is being conducted free of cost at Rockland Inn at 3 pm, aims at educating the MBA aspirants about choosing a B school apart from providing tips on cracking the CAT (Common Aptitude Test).

The workshop is open to all who wish to pursue a career in management. Commenting on the workshop, Prof Vijaysarathy, Director, IFIM B School, said “At IFIM we pride ourselves on our mentorship-based approach and this initiative is our way of extending this mentorship to a broader community of MBA aspirants. We would like to make them aware and make the right choices”.

IFIM B school is based in Bangalore and offers two years’ full-time PGDM and 18 months’ weekend executive MBA programme in association with the Liverpool Business School, UK.

Courses in lifestyle studies

The Academy of Fashion and Design, Madhu Vihar, has announced the introduction of professional and dynamic certificate and diploma courses in lifestyle studies.

The course will cover areas including fashion and apparel merchandising, fashion design and export merchandising, fashion design and clothing technology, home textiles and accessories and knit design and technology.

The course will also train students in areas of merchandising, exports, retailing and entrepreneurship skills.

The AFD claims to provide a platform to students at every step, exposure to the latest, interactive seminars and live workshops.

The Director of the AFD, Mr Suresh Rathi, points out, “We disseminate specialised skills on the lines of international standards. We also successfully bridge the gap for the big demand for quality professional education in fashion designing to align students to the realities of international fashion.

Scouts and guides camp held

The Noida College of Physical Education’s B.Ed Department organised a scouts and guides camp for students. Mr Shiv Kumar, Commissioner of the Scouts and Guides Organisation, Gautam Budh Nagar zone, and Dr Deepti Bahl, range leader, Meerut district, led the camp.

During the camp the students were enlightened about the background of the movement along with going for hiking and tent pitching. The session concluded with a convocation which included the felicitation of students by the Chairman, Mr Sushil Kumar Rajput.

Pearl Academy has tie-up with US group

Mr AKG Nair, Executive Director, Pearl Academy of Fashion, with Mr Harry J Friedman, Founder Chairman, Friedman Group.

The Friedman Group, USA, which consults and trains organisations in the field of retailing, has announced a “strategic association” with the Pearl Academy of Fashion to offer retail consultancy services in India.

The Executive Director, PAF, Mr A. K. G. Nair, speaking about the alliance, said, “The current decade has witnessed a dramatic metamorphosis in India’s retail sector.

Quality and customer care have become key elements an industry buzzword. The customer-oriented perspective has led to the evolution of customer care, relationship management, quality of service and customer loyalty programmes”.

He went to add, “Moreover, retailers in India have begun to adopt and implement industry practice models that are predominantly prevalent in the West.

The PAF, through its retail consultancy division, has entered into a license agreement with the Friedman Group to bring effective retail staff management practice models to Indian retailers”.

Lectures for music aficionados at JNU

The School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, is organising Outreach Lectures on Music Outreach programme Hindustani Music throughout November.

The venue for the programmes that begin at 3 pm is the School of Arts and Aesthetics Auditorium.

While the first weekend encompassed lectures on ‘The Spread of North Indian Music in Maharashtra: Socio-Cultural Conditions of Production and Reception’ by Urmila Bhirdikar, Pune, and ‘Tradition and the Individual Talent: Mallikarjun Mansur’s Journey across Gwalior, Agra and Jaipur’ by S.Kalidas, Delhi, the second weekend saw Vidya Rao, Delhi, talk about ‘Singing the Body: Exploration of Sohar and Thumri’ and Amlan Dasgupta, Calcutta, talk of ‘Women and the History of Early Recording’.

The third weekend will include lectures by Sandeep Bagchee, Delhi, on ‘Khyal Gayaki in the late 20th Century - A Comparative Study of Two Prominent Artists’ and Preeti Bahadur, Delhi, talk of ‘Representations of Music: Ragamala Paintings’.

This will be followed by a short film based on Ragamala ‘Rasikan Rey’ by Pooja Kaul, Delhi.

The final week of the month will include lectures on ‘Categories of Music in India: Adima [primitive], Loka [folk], Dharma/Bhakti [religious/devotional]’ by Ashok Ranade, and also on ‘Categories of Music in India: Kala [art/classical], Jana [popular], Sangam [confluence].

Also in JNU, the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance will organise an International Conference on Regulation: Institutional and Legal Dimensions on November 13 and 14 at the CSLG Conference Room.

The Second Distinguished Annual Lecture by Prof Kaushik Basu on Global Labour Standards and Local Freedoms: What Should India’s Position Be? will be held on November 14 at 5.30 pm in the School of Life Sciences Auditorium, IInd Floor, SLS Building.

Courses with focus on oil & gas sector

The University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), India’s pioneering university exclusively for petroleum and energy studies, will provide both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in all areas pertaining to the oil and gas sector.

Keeping in view the requirements of the industry, the university will comprise three main colleges – the College of Engineering Studies, the College of Management and Economics Studies and the College of Legal Studies. The university will also have a Centre for Continuing Education, which will encompass distance learning and e learning.

The College of Engineering Studies will include B.Tech in Applied Petroleum Engineering, M.Tech in Gas Engineering, Diploma in Refining, Diploma in Exploration and Production, B.Sc Petroleum Maintenance Operations, B.Sc Petroleum Process Operations and the College of Management and Economics Studies (CMES) will offer MBA Oil and Gas Management, MSc in Oil Economics, Diploma in Retail Business, Diploma in Gas Business, Certified Petroleum Manager.

The College of Legal Studies will encompass an LLM in Petroleum Law and Policy.

Language training for Afghan pilots

Career Zone, a leading professional training institute, has now widened their horizons and is imparting training to pilots from Afghanistan. Career Zone was chosen to be the training institute through some stiff competition by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of Afghanistan.

The training is for basic English language apart from the aviation oriented English language and terminology to ready these pilots for a career in the commercial world of civil aviation.

The training is part of yet another effort by India to help rebuild the Afghan economy as it re-emerges from the devastation of war and its ravages.

As may be recalled, India had, as a goodwill gesture, donated three airbuses, namely Ganga, Godavari and Kaveri, to Afghanistan and also sent Indian pilots for three months so that operations were not affected in Afghanistan due to the absence of pilots and thus the training being sponsored by Ariana Airlines (national airlines of Afghanistan).

Malikka-e-husn hitches her wagon to a Bollywood star
Our Correspondent

Sonepat, November 12
Haryana’s beauty queen and Bollywood actress Malikka Sehrawat has made her mark not only in Haryana but also in other parts of the country.

According to a report, the role of Malikka Sehrawat in her first movie ‘Khawhish’ in which she had offered 17 kisses made her popular in spite of social prejudices in the state. She has now signed many more films.

The people of Haryana think that if her formula in ‘Khawhish’ is repeated in the forthcoming movies, she would climb the ladder of success quite fast.

Another Haryanvi girl Meghna Malik who belonged to Bilbilan village in this district, has also entered the film industry.

She is the daughter of Prof R S Malik, a former lecturer of the CRA college, Sonepat.

She had developed interest in acting at the age of four. She started her education from the Holychild School, Sonepat and passed her 12th examination from the Motilal Nehru School of Sports at Rai in 1990.

She won the first award for her acting in a cultural show organised at the MNSS Rai.

In 1989, she won the best child actress award in a cultural show organised at the Kamani Auditorium, Delhi.

She also received the similar award in 1995 for her performance at Pathankot.

Meghna Malik got her bachelor degree from the National Dancing School, Delhi where all top film stars like Seema Vishwas, Anupam Kher, Nasiruddin Shah, Om Puri, Ratna Pathak Shah, Ashutosh Rana, Pankaj Kapoor, Ashish Vidyarthi, Neena Gupta, and Rajpal Yadav had studied.

Meghna Malik had acted in “Neel Parbat Ke Paar” film for the first time in which she had performed the role of Nasiruddin Shah’s wife.

She has also participated in 15 plays. Nowadays she is dong a role in the play “Qade Hayaat” under the direction of Mr Ram Gopal Bajaj.

She essays the role of Ghalib’s wife Umrao. This play was released on October 22 in Delhi and it got her laurels from all sections of society.

Meghna Malik has worked in Zee TV serials as well. She also acted in the Shahrukh Khan’s film ‘Chalte Chalte’ and played the role of Farha in it. Similarly, she played the role of Amitabh Bachchan’s sister in a film `Kuch Na Kaho’. She also acted in the film `Pinjar’ which is directed by Dr Chander Parkash.