Author: Article 19
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Conference 2019 | Panel 3 – Cityscape
Read more: Conference 2019 | Panel 3 – CityscapeThe third panel of the Department Conference titled “Cityscape” was moderated by Prof. Solomon Benjamin. Two papers were presented at the panel – “Politics of Slum Redevelopment” by Ms. Bhuvaneswari Subramanian, of Ambedkar University, Delhi and “No Home for Homelessness: The status in itself is a crime” by Ms. Swati Singh and Mr. Amol Bhalerao,…
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Conference 2019 | Vanishing Identity, Linguistic Human Rights and Linguistic Citizenship – Dr. Imtiaz Hasnain
Read more: Conference 2019 | Vanishing Identity, Linguistic Human Rights and Linguistic Citizenship – Dr. Imtiaz HasnainThe Day 2 of the Conference had its second keynote lecture in stock for the audience. It was titled ‘Vanishing Identity, Linguistic Human rights and Linguistic Citizenship’. Prof. S. Imtiaz Hasnain, Professor of Sociolinguistics from Aligarh Muslim University, shared his insights and observations from his recent studies on the Chinali language, an unclassified (not listed…
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Conference 2019 | Panel 2 – Negotiating Gender
Read more: Conference 2019 | Panel 2 – Negotiating GenderThe second panel of Day 2 titled “Negotiating Gender” was moderated by Prof. Binitha Thampi. She began by making a few introductory remarks on intersectionality and the absence of a distinct category called “women”, and how political mobilization around such a category could be seen as problematic. The first paper was titled “Blazing Fire in…
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Conference 2019 | Panel 1 – Dialects and Doctrines
Read more: Conference 2019 | Panel 1 – Dialects and DoctrinesThe first panel of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Annual Academic Conference 2019 was titled Dialectics and Doctrines. Moderated by Dr Rajesh Kumar, Associate Professor of Linguistics at the department, the panel saw papers on the intersection of language, religion and politics. Utilization of the English Language by the Muslim Community of Hyderabad…
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Conference 2019 | Inaugural Ceremony
Read more: Conference 2019 | Inaugural CeremonyThe inaugural ceremony of the 8th Academic Conference organized by the Department, was held on the 31st of January, 2019. The event commenced with the welcome address delivered by Prof. Umakant Dash who welcomed the audience which comprised the faculty, students and participants from various institutes across the country. He took note of the topical…
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Turn Around
Read more: Turn AroundPushing the heavy suitcase out the train and down to the platform, you stand on the steps of the train, looking at the almost empty station. The morning air is crisp and you look down as you place a foot forward to get down. Your foot is dangling mid air and you imagine for…
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Ripe Vinyl #7 | Whatsername – Green Day
Read more: Ripe Vinyl #7 | Whatsername – Green DayI was introduced to Green Day when I was maybe thirteen. One of my then closest friends, fifteen, had been badgering me to listen to some of the songs he liked. While most of them were pretty unmemorable (read: I don’t remember them), one of them, American Idiot, stuck with me. I spent the next…
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HSSpeak #4 | Absurdism
Read more: HSSpeak #4 | AbsurdismLiterature has always offered a platform for the human mind to run wild – an outlet to express its best thoughts, its worst concerns and even its most nonsensical perspectives. The concept of the ‘absurd’ is one such perspective that a group of philosophers and writers (especially dramatists) began to embrace in the 20th century.…
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Manifesto Review | Branch Councillor 2019
Read more: Manifesto Review | Branch Councillor 2019Article 19’s correspondent Swathi CS interviews the incumbent Branch Councillor Parthiv Kidangoor on his manifesto, his accomplishments so far, and his plans for the next semester. The manifesto of the HS Department Legislator-Branch Councillor consists of 23 points, including 5 Student Legislative Council (SLC) proposals. Of the 18 initiatives within the department, 6 have been…
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Manifesto Review | Department Secretary 2018-19
Read more: Manifesto Review | Department Secretary 2018-19Article19’s own correspondent, Y.N. Simha interviews the present Department Secretary, Sourav Rames, to understand the progress made last semester, the challenges faced to date, and the initiatives planned for the upcoming semester. Upon a thorough review and an interview with the man himself – Sourav Rames, it becomes clear that his manifesto and plans weren’t…
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