Category: Department Events
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Conference 2019 | Panel 4 – Home and Homeland
Read more: Conference 2019 | Panel 4 – Home and HomelandThe panel on Friday afternoon consisted of two presentations. Chaired by Prof. Milind Brahme, the two were “Twin Disasters’ of Indo – Canadian Migration: Identity and Citizenship in Multicultural Canada” by Urmi Sengupta of Jadavpur University and “Being Kokni South African: The Diaspora experiences of the Kokni community of Cape Town” by Ruta Y. Paradkar…
4–6 minutes
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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…
3–5 minutes
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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…
4–6 minutes
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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…
3–4 minutes
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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…
4–5 minutes
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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…
6–10 minutes
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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…
4–6 minutes
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Manifesto Review | Department Conference Secretary 2019
Read more: Manifesto Review | Department Conference Secretary 2019Article19’s correspondent Meenakshi Viswanathan interviews the incumbent Conference Secretary, Upasana Bhattacharjee, on her manifesto, her plans for the ninth edition of this Conference, and the progress of her team in their preparations for the Conference. Prior to last year, the position of Department Conference Secretary did not exist and the Annual Department Conference was headed…
4–7 minutes
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Inter Department League 2018 (Frisbee) Qualifiers
Read more: Inter Department League 2018 (Frisbee) QualifiersThe HS team’s run in the Inter Departmental League is nearing an end. Despite several impressive performances across different games, luck has given them the slip every time. Frisbee and Basketball remain the last two sports, and the former is of much interest. Frisbee is still a fledgling sport, and the IDL seems to…
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