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A lab publication of the Department of Communication, S.N. School, the University of Hyderabad.
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UOHDISPATCHA LAB PUBLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION, UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD
Volume 8, Issue 11, Pages 8 March 2015, For internal circulation only
Jayasree C.
University of Hyderabad student
Dr. Sudha Nirmala, a research
associate of Advanced Centre for
Research in High Energy Materi-
als (ACRHEM), succumbed to
swine flu on February 6.
She had developed symptoms
associated with the flu 10 days
prior to her death. Dr.Nirmala,
who resided outside, had initially
consulted a private doctor, who in
turn referred her to a hospital near
Serilingampally where she was
undergoing treatment. Soon after
the news of her death broke, the
Students Union in association
with Ayush Care, a private hospi-
tal, organized a two day medical
camp in the University.
“The students response was
overwhelming for preventive ho-
meopathy medicines for swine flu
which were given on two days.
We distributed close to 3,000
packets of medicine and 5,000
masks to the students and faculty
and also distributed pamphlets on
preventive measures to create
more awareness”, says Vincent
Benny,President, Students’ Union.
“Vaccines are imported and
hence expensive but KIMS Hos-
pital agreed to provide them at a
concessional rate of Rs. 500. Even
though the effectiveness of such
vaccines was much speculated, it
did not stop panic-stricken stu-
dents from enrolling." says Nehla,
a first year student of M.A.
Anthropology.
The University conducted a
vaccine camp and awareness talk
in association with KIMS Hospital
for students and employees.
Around 1,500 students registered
for the flu vaccination. Doctors
admit that the fear among public
is not unfounded. However, they
assure that with the rise in temper-
ature, the swine flu virus will not
be as virulent as earlier.
With the academic year drawing
to a close, final semester students
of the University of Hyderabad ea-
gerly looking forward to campus
recruitment programmes.
The recruitment process initi-
ated by the University placement
cell has benefitted 62 students.
Cavium Networks made the high-
est offer with a salary package of
Rs.7.20 lakhs. Teradata, HSBC,
TCS, IBM, Mu Sigma are a few
major companies that have re-
cruited students so far this year.
Students of M. Tech, MBA and
MCA, 28, 16 and 10 in numbers
respectively, were the main bene-
ficiaries. To some extent, those of
Statistics, Economics, Chemistry
and Communication departments
also benefitted from the exercise.
Many departments and schools,
however, lag behind in the place-
ment process. Proper implementa-
tion of XI plan guidelines of
University Grants Commission
(UGC) is not ensured. Chances of
students of other departments are
mostly confined to that of UPSC
trainers.
“Given the different socio-eco-
nomic backgrounds of students in
various disciplines, proper orien-
tation must be given”, said Vin-
cent Benny, Students’ Union
President. There is a demand from
student community to provide
proper information regarding
higher education, including for-
eign universities. They also under-
score the need for companies,
NGOs and institutes, other than
software and marketing firms to
be invited in large numbers for
campus recruitment.
There is a need for proper soft
skills training to be imparted to the
students so that they do well in the
placement interviews. “Teachers
must identify the skills that need
to be improved among students.
Programmes must be planned on a
monthly basis for improving com-
munication skills”, University
Public Relation Officer Ashish
Jacob Thomas said. Career guid-
ance programmes and job fairs are
the upcoming priorities of the cell,
he added.
Revamp placements beyond ‘Professional courses’Khadeeja Amenda C.P.
‘‘Teachers must
identify the skills that need
to be improved among stu-
dents. Programmes must be
planned on a monthly basis
for improving communica-
tion skills’’
Distributed close to 3,000 packets of medicine and
5,000 masks to the students and faculty
University of Hyderabad hosted
its first International Film Festival
- Heteroglossia. The Students’
Union organized the fest in the
campus from February 19 - 21.
The best of current cinemas from
around the world were screened.
Tributes and open forums featur-
ing noted filmmakers and critics
also formed part of the fest.
Heteroglossia, organized to cele-
brate Russian theorist Mikhail
Bakhtin, was inaugurated by
prominent Telugu filmmaker N.
Shankar.
“It is very important to make
good choices of movies. The skill
to choose films should be incul-
cated in every child from the age
of 12 years itself,” says Shankar.
The theme of the festival was in-
troduced by Dr. Sowmya
Dechamma, Assistant Professor at
the Department of Comparative
Literature and the Faculty Coordi-
nator of the festival. “The idea be-
hind the fest is to get several films
from across the world that talk
about issues crucial to the contem-
porary world,” she said.
The festival comprised three
packages – one featuring Turkish
master director Nuri Bilge Ceylan
and others biopics consisting of
the lives of Malcolm X and Rubin
Carter. Eighteen films and seven
open forums were part of the fest.
The movies were screened at the
DST auditorium, Ambedkar Audi-
torium and South Shop Com. Het-
eroglossia, one of its kind film
festival, offered a great experience
for cinephiles and movie buffs in
the campus.
Fond farewell
for former VC
Panic grip students asswine flu claims a victim
Travel travail
of day scholars
Harsha Sai
Campus gets First International Film Fest
Day scholars residing in areas that
are a good distance from the Uni-
versity often end up spending
more time on daily commute than
in the classes.
“I travel from Secunderabad to
Gachibowli on MMTS, arguably
the fastest mode of transport in
the city. Yet it takes a minimum of
90 minutes for me to reach the
nearest station and from there hop
into an autorickshaw and arrive at
the campus. On an average, I
spend more time travelling than
sitting in a lecture,” laments Anu-
pama, M.A. Communication stu-
dent.
Several others echo her senti-
ments in support of their demand
for the University to operate more
college buses for the benefit of
day scholars. This could make a
big difference for those staying in
different parts of the city, they say,
pointing out that 15 per cent of the
students are day scholars.
For day scholars, the Univer-
sity runs two college buses but
both are operated on the same
Mehdipatnam – Gachibowli
route. Hence, students residing in
other localities are compelled to
make their own arrangement. In-
variably, it is multi-modal – sub-
urban train, buses and share
autorickshaws.
“We raised an issue asking for
three new buses for the campus at
a transport committee meeting
held in November, 2014. Though
the university appealed to the
University Grants Commission
(UGC) for new buses, the request
is pending,” says Vincent Benny,
President, Students’ Union.
As per the university norms,
students residing in the limits of
Greater Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation (GHMC) are not eli-
gible to avail campus hostel facil-
ity. So it leaves them with little
choice but endure the travails of
daily commute until the new
buses arrive.
Ram Narayan M. &
Mehjabeen Finu K. T.
Akbarkhan
Prof. Ramakrishna Ramaswamy
It was a fond farewell for for-
mer Vice Chancellor Prof. Ra-
makrishna Ramaswamy with
representatives of various de-
partments and associations
hailing his contribution to the
University at a function held on
February 18.
Vice Chancellor Prof.
E. Haribabu, who led the gath-
ering comprising members of
the faculty, non-teaching staff
and students of the University,
highlighted the qualities of his
predecessor. “Prof. Ra-
maswamy is a very accessible
person and working with him
was a great experience,” he
said. The present VC appreci-
ated the efforts of Prof. Ra-
maswamy in getting grants
immediately from University
Grants Commission and De-
partment of Science and Tech-
nology.
The function, held at the
DST Auditorium, began with
the screening of a short film on
the University and video of
Visitor’s award presentation
ceremony.
Prof. Ramaswamy, who laid
down office on January 28,
2015, said: “Much remains to
be done to raise the university
to the next level and to make a
place for it in the world rank-
ings”. Winning the Visitor’s
Award, he added, was a great
achievement for the university.
Various associations and de-
partments of the university
felicitated him.
CRIPPLEDFACILITIES
EACH ONETEACH ONE
RETURN OFZOPA
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Germany Calling
Gomathy K.N. Garima Goel Shaista Anwar
Munsif Vengattil
As part of an MoU between the
University of Hyderabad and the
University of Heidelberg, Garima
Goel (M.A. Political Science),
Gomathy K.N. (M.A. Anthropol-
ogy) and Shaista Anwar (M.A.
Fine Arts) will be going to Ger-
many this April for the summer
semester (April-July). They will
be exchange students at Heidel-
berg University’s Karl Jasper Cen-
tre for Transcultural Studies.
Applications for the pro-
gramme were invited November
last year and selections were final-
ized on the basis of their C.V.,
statement of purpose, grades and
panel interview. The scholarship
for exchange students covers tu-
ition fee and living expenses in
Germany.
Though ties between the two
universities are not new, this is the
first M.A. student exchange pro-
gramme. One of Heidelberg's ex-
change M.A. students, Eva, is in
campus for the ongoing semester.
The University of Heidelberg
website introduces Transcultural
Studies as “based on the perspec-
tive that cultures are not contained
within ethnically closed, linguisti-
cally homogenous and territorially
bounded spheres, but that they are
constituted through transforma-
tions and entanglements that fol-
low from extended contacts and
relationships.”
The selected students are free
to select any courses from the fol-
lowing focus areas - ‘Society,
Economy and Governance’;
‘Knowledge, Belief and Religion’
or ‘Visual, Media and Material
Culture’; within the M.A. Tran-
scultural Studies.
UoH has entered into MoUs
with universities in Finland, Ger-
many and Canada. Currently,
there are MoUs with four foreign
universities for a total of eight ex-
change opportunities for UoH stu-
dents.
In Pursuit Of ExcellenceAbhishek Paul Yelamanchili
Knee jerk stunts and high altitude
jumps from one surface to another
in films amazes us, but it is a re-
ality in the University of Hyder-
abad. Parkour, a French martial
arts form, is being practiced by
Sreeramachandra Yasaswy
Modukuru, a student of Health
Psychology. He is the first Indian
to get a Level 2 Certificate from
the American Parkour Academy
and was recently invited by para-
military forces to train their staff.
Defence forces are trained in
this art of motion to overcome ob-
stacles. Parkour, which involves
more of jumping and steadfast
movements, is an emerging sport
in India.
Being a unique sport, youths
are showing lot of interest in it.
Modukuru, who is passionate
about Parkour, serves as a role
model for them. The devotion
with which he goes
about practicing the martial art is
reflected in his confidence level
and a positive state of mind.
“I was an introvert, but Park-
our helped me overcome that. At-
titude makeover was all what I
needed and Parkour helped me.
Benefits that come out of practic-
ing it are immense, so I started
training teenagers at many places
in the city.”
He added, “Benefits of it are
immense which is why I am open
to conducting training classes for
interested students. Being opti-
mistic, I am expecting support
from the university in my endeav-
our to bring glory to the UoH and
our country.”
Sukoon set to get bigger, betterPradeep N
The university plays host to some
event or the other regularly, but
the one that every student eagerly
awaits every year is Sukoon. Usu-
ally the 3-day event consists of
several literary, recreational, cul-
tural and traditional musical per-
formances. With the new
Students’ Union assuming office,
they are giving shape to new ideas
for this year’s Sukoon to make it
more grand.
Sukoon 2015 is scheduled to
commence on 13th March. The
Students’ Union General Secre-
tary Daniel said, “This time it is
expected to be a lot bigger, more
inclusive with programmes in-
volving the visually and physi-
cally challenged.”
Utmost priority is given to folk
cultures with diversity. According
to Daniel, the Students’ Union is
planning a ‘Tech Fest’ too, in
which various companies are ex-
pected to participate. “With this
Tech Fest there will be improve-
ment in the placements of the stu-
dents as well as promotion of the
university,” he added.
“Sukoon provides a platform
for people from different commu-
nities to exhibit their culture and
talent and I am looking forward
to a grand fest,” says Nayanthara
Rajeev, first year M.A. Communi-
cation student.
The budget for Sukoon 2014
was Rs. 8 lakhs and the new union
members are working on ways to
curtail the expenditure. There
might also be exciting news for
the film makers on campus. “We
are also planning a short film
competition which will be part of
the event” the General Secretary
of the Union said.
World Radio
Day at Bol
HyderabadAnkitha Naishadham
Bol Hyderabad, the campus com-
munity radio, celebrated the
World Radio Day on 13th Febru-
ary. This is the fifth year UN-
ESCO is celebrating with this
year’s theme as ‘Youth and
Radio’.
Connecting to the theme, Bol
Hyderabad observed it as ‘Open
Day’, giving an opportunity to
members of the community, espe-
cially the youth, to come in to the
studio, understand the working of
a community radio station and get
involved live programmes.
Live music show with famous
folk musician Neelkanth and a
music programme by the visually
challenged students in association
with Empower Committee for
Differently Abled Students, UoH,
were the key attractions of the
day.
A special show by ‘HaLoH –
Harmonica Lovers of Hyderabad’
added fun to the celebrations. An
exclusive programme by the
Community Volunteer Award
Winners was aired which focused
on the topic of importance in con-
tributing to community radio
services.
The RJs and volunteers were
felicitated by the Department of
Communication for their hard
work and commitment.
Brave girl
students help
nab stalkersTataji Utukuri
Women in the campus may be rel-
atively better off in terms of their
safety, yet they cannot drop their
guard. There remain incidents that
turn the spotlight on the need for
enhanced safety and security in
the campus.On 31st January,
much to their dismay, two girls,
while going to GOPS from North
Campus Shopping Complex,
were followed by a few men in a
four wheeler. The men offered to
drop them till South Campus and
when the girls turned down their
offer and continued walking, the
men stalked them all the way to
the Ladies Hostel entrance.
Both girls were proactive in
reporting the issue with details of
the vehicle to the Students’ Union
and got immediate response.
While enquiring and checking de-
tails from the main gate security
it was found that the occupants of
the car were not students of the
campus and they had entered the
university with an employee ref-
erence.
When the same vehicle en-
tered the campus again the night
after, the security personnel
stopped them and informed the
Students’ Union. They were then
handed over to the police who
were patrolling the campus.
CAMPULSEUOH DISPATCH MARCH, 2015 2
Love Aaj Kal MoU between
UoH and NURamya Krishna
The University of Hyderabad
signed a memorandum of under-
standing with Nagaland Univer-
sity on 2nd February. The MoU is
for five years and seeks to facili-
tate academic exchange and in-
crease research opportunities in
the fields of science, social sci-
ence and humanities. It was
signed in the presence of Vice
Chancellor E. Haribabu and B.K.
Konwar, Vice Chancellor of Na-
galand University.
After signing the MoU, Prof.
Konwar expressed his grateful-
ness to UoH for getting this op-
portunity to NU.
Party Time: DJ Night, organized by Students’ Union on 14th Fe bruary. Photo By: Nikita Mehta
An interactive session on the
fragility of modern day love and
the atrocities on women, was con-
ducted by students’ counselor and
FM Rainbow RJ, John Christo-
pher ahead of Valentine’s Day.
The seminar began with a dis-
cussion on the insecure environ-
ment in the country for women in
light of the Delhi gang rape in De-
cember 2012. He pointed out that
the scenario in India has changed
in terms of reporting the cases of
rape with more number of sexual
assault and rape cases in the
media. He added that child rapes
are also increasing in the country.
Shifting focus on the ‘love sto-
ries’ in India, the RJ analyzed the
concept of filmy love and how
distant the reality from the con-
cept. He concluded the session by
discussing the commercialization
of relationships in the guise of cel-
ebrating Valentine’s Day. He ex-
pressed his dislike on how getting
out of relationships has become as
easy and natural as falling into
one. “Love is a language of heart,
first solve the body issues which
is outside where the whole world
can connect, then the binding is-
sues which are deep inside where
few can connect and lastly the is-
sues of the soul which are deeper
inside, that only one can connect
with, which is you”, he said.
Call for health facilities Anees M
The students voiced their discon-
tent over the medical services pro-
vided by the university in a protest
organized outside the health cen-
ter. They demanded the improve-
ment of medical facilities in light
of the increasing cases of swine
flu on campus and inability of the
centre to deal with emergencies.
The protest was led by the
Ambedkar Students’ Association
on 5th February with the primary
demand of getting 24 hours of
medical facility against the day
time facility currently provided.
They also called for setting up a
new health center in the south
campus.
Unhappy with the medication
offered students also demanded
visiting specialists for their treat-
ment. “They don’t even test us.
They start prescribing medicine as
we start to tell our problem.” said
Shaan, a MBA student.
The students with critical med-
ical conditions are referred to var-
ious hospitals in the city that
charge heavily for treatments
which several students of the cam-
pus cannot afford.
Shahamat Hussain
Nayanthara Rajeev
Absence of stalls selling newspa-
pers and magazine in the campus
is increasingly being felt by stu-
dents. Though the Indira Gandhi
Memorial Library provides stu-
dents with journals and newspa-
pers, accessibility cannot be
guaranteed. Also, every hostel is
supplied with newspapers but they
disappear in the morning itself,
particularly English newspapers.
Lack of newspaper stalls in the
nearby area makes it even more
harder for students.
“A newspaper and magazine
stall can do a lot of good,” says
Hari Krishnan, first year M.A.
Economics student. “The majority
of the student community remains
engaged with the academics and
few find time to go to library for
an update on the happenings in the
outside world”, he added.
“Usually students come here
asking for course books, not mag-
azines or journals. We also don’t
deal in journals because of the no
return policy. But if students ask
for them and demand is there, we
may consider selling magazines
too”, says the book seller in the
North Campus Shopping Complex
(Bibliothèque).
At a time when there is a de-
cline in reading habit, a stall for
newspapers and magazine could
make a difference. On their part,
the student community should in-
crease their engagement with the
print by setting aside a portion of
their monthly spending towards
magazines and newspapers.
Campus needs a magazine and newspaper stall
Protest on J-K hostel
Mess mismanagementD.Pavankanth Sarma
Students of Men’s Hostels – I, J,
K and L protested outside the
mess hall on February 18 after
photograph circulated by students
of a cat pooping in the rice bowl
kept in the mess dining area. The
protestors demanded better quality
food, cleanliness, opening of new
mess and maintaining hygienic
standards in the mess. They com-
plained that there has been an in-
crease in the health issues among
students because of poor quality
mess food. They sat in front of the
mess entry and barred students
from gathering for dinner.
Hostel Chief Warden, Dr.
G.Nagaraju, accompanied by war-
dens of J & K hostels, held talks
with the protesters and on insis-
tence of from the students, in-
spected the mess dining area,
storage room and kitchen. After
the inspection, Chief Warden
strongly expressed his dissatisfac-
tion to the authorities over the
matters of improper and unhy-
gienic maintenance and service in
the mess. He sought an explana-
tion on why curd and seasonal
fruits were not being served with
meals which, as per university
norms, is mandatory with every
meal.
Dr. G.Nagaraju assured the
students that issues concerning the
mess, food and service will be
resolved at the earliest and also
told that the Mess Hall for the
Men’s Hostels – L & I will be
opened by next month. The stu-
dents called off the protest after
the Chief Warden gave them sev-
eral assurances, including a Gen-
eral Body Meeting (GBM) of the
hostels the next day.
GBM on Mess
Following the Men’s Hostels –I, J, K, L, M mess protest, theG.B.M. conducted on Febru-ary 18 (Wednesday) was ableto get the following responses:
• Re-opening of the mess
within 10 days.
• Appointing Mr. Rajayya as
supervisor to J & K mess.
• Providing seasonal fruit and
curd daily besides quality nutri-
tional food.
• Proper monitoring of the at-
tendance of mess workers.
• Encouraging mess secretaries
by awarding them with V.C.
medal for Best Mess Secretary
to promote healthy competition
among them.
Wait for mess to get over soon
Anurag Godugu
The academic year is getting over
and the mess for Men’s Hostels - I
and L in South Campus, which
was to be completed in July 2014
remains a work in progress.
The decision of the University
Administration to construct the
mess was taken to accommodate
the additional student intake. The
plan was to get it ready by the be-
ginning of this academic year.
In the absence of a facility for
them, students at the two hostels
queue up at the ‘J and K’ mess that
already caters to several hundred
students. As a result, the wait for
food, particularly breakfast, is get-
ting longer. The scene often is
chaotic, be it collecting mess cards
or plates from the counters.
“The wait time is too long on
most of the weekdays. Often I
have to choose between breakfast
and classes,” says Ashok (IMA), a
student from Men’s Hostel-I.
“The growing pressure on the
existing mess to serve so many
students is reflected in the taste
and quality of the food,” points
out P.Joshi (M.A. Sociology) re-
siding in ‘K’ hostel.
The wait for the new mess,
however, will get over by the first
week of March itself. “Construc-
tion was delayed and the building
was handed over to us later than
planned. Now we are installing
furniture and gas cylinders and
getting other kitchen related fit-
tings done. In all probability, we
will be opening the mess in the
first week of March”, said Chief
Warden Dr. G. Nagaraju to the stu-
dents convened during the Gen-
eral Body Meeting (GBM) called
up regarding this issue.
Admin Updates:
For the month of
February1. On February 8, UGC sanc-
tioned Rs. 2.25 crore for the Stu-
dent Welfare, UoH. According to
Dean of Student Welfare Dr.
Prakash Babu, the amount will be
used for development of sports
infrastructure in the campus.
2. On February 16, a special com-
mittee was constituted to review
functioning of Kendriya
Vidyalaya. In this regard, Univer-
sity of Hyderabad has solicited
comments and suggestions.
3. On February 17, candidates
were called for group discussion
and interview for admission to
the Master of Business Adminis-
tration (MBA) for 2015-2017 ac-
ademic year.
4. On February 17, the list of stu-
dents completed with their se-
mester registration was sent by
Academic Section to Fellowship
Section. Fellowships will be paid
into the students’ accounts
shortly.
5. UGC-DSA International Sem-
inar ‘Imagining the East: New
Research, New Pathways’ in col-
laboration with Sahitya Akademi,
New Delhi, Orient Blackswan,
Hyderabad and Kalinga Cultural
Trust, Hyderabad was conducted
from February23-25, 2015 in the
Humanities auditorium.
6. On March 3, distinguished
Lecture on ‘Distributional Issues
in Climate Policy’ by Prof James.
K. Boyce, University of Massa-
chusetts, Amherst was held at
C.V. Raman Auditorium. Vice-
Chancellor presided over the
function.
Woes of sanitation workers
The plight of sanitation workers in
the campus remains a cause of
concern as they lack basic safety
gears to perform their jobs. UoH
Dispatch team found that they
work in unsafe and hazardous
conditions putting their lives at
risk. Lack of grievance mecha-
nisms and fear of losing jobs
makes their condition even more
vulnerable. None of them were
even willing to comment on the
matter.
The sanitation workers in cam-
pus fall under the category of con-
tract workers. As per existing
labour laws, it is the responsibility
of their contractors to provide
them with proper gears while
cleaning bathrooms and removing
waste.
It was found that they are not
being provided proper gloves to
handle acid and not even soaps to
keep themselves clean. Many
workers complained about respi-
ratory problems because of direct
exposure to the cleaning acids. Of
late, the workers are being pro-
vided masks . But this doesn’t im-
prove the overall situation. As the
principle employer of the contrac-
tors, an intervention from Univer-
sity authorities to ensure
safeguard against health hazards
can help improve the lives of
workers to a great extent.
Photo by: Joyel K. Pious
Photo by: Shailendra Purankar
Nidheesh Kumar P.R.
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Access to many departments and
public places in the campus re-
mains a big challenge to the differ-
ently-abled.
Many buildings and roads leading to
them are a case in point. Though most of
the buildings have wheelchair ramps, ac-
cess to these buildings are not maintained
properly. Improper parking of vehicles is a
major cause of inconvenience. Students
park vehicles in haphazard manner in
places like the mess and shopping complex.
In some hostels, bikes and bicycles are
parked in front of hostel rooms making it
difficult for the visually challenged to walk.
While we are celebrating UoH as the
‘Best University’ among Central Universi-
ties in the country, it is shocking to see that
in a campus where about 140 differently-
abled students study, not even a single wash
room is differently-abled friendly.
The IGM Library for example, has no
facilities available for orthopedically differ-
ently-abled students to reach first floor to
check the books. No audio library is avail-
able for visually challenged to study. There
are Braille printed study materials for stu-
dents who read English, but the plight of
Non-English students, those who study Tel-
ugu or Hindi, is worse. Though there are
softwares available in the market for print-
ing of Braille material in Telugu and Hindi,
University hasn’t procured them.
Visually challenged students seek help
from others to read their books and record
them, so that they can listen later. Students
are given Rs.1,000 per month as reading al-
lowance since 2009, so as to meet the ex-
penses of recording their material. But
these days, nobody is willing to help them
to record the material for that amount.
Meanwhile fellowship for M.Phil students
has been increased from Rs.1,000 to
Rs.5,000; and for Ph.D students from
Rs.3,000 to Rs.8,000 during this period.
“It will be very helpful for us if the Uni-
versity can provide a laptop for each of the
visually challenged student during our
course period, so that we can study in our
rooms and we can return them after course
completion” said Maruthi (I.M.A.), a visu-
ally challenged student.
“Few years back, State Bank of India
has donated a bus with 40 seats capacity for
our convenience. But the University is
using it for general students. No separate
vehicle is allotted for us, making it very dif-
ficult to go to our classes,” said Sreeman
(5th Year I.M.A.), who is also visually chal-
lenged.
The differently-abled students require
more attention and the responsibility is not
confined to the Administration alone, but
extends to the whole campus community.
How friendly is UoH to Differently-abled?
If you are constantly caught up living in
a concrete jungle and crave for some
fresh air, then you should pay a visit to
the University of Hyderabad. The old trend
of hanging around in the woods is the pick
of the day for the students here. There are
some hot spots in the campus where stu-
dents never get bored of visiting with
friends. And one such place is Mushroom
Rock.
Mushroom Rock stands still on the bor-
ders of the North Campus and just a few
meters away from the Gachibowli Stadium.
People find it adventurous to take the iso-
lated road which leads to these rocks. It is
a place where greenery is in abundance. A
variety of birds frequent the area and pho-
tographers throng the place frequently on
photo-walks. The panoramic view from the
rock allows one to take a sneak-peak into
the financial district and the IT corridor.
The lights from the neighboring sky scrap-
ers are something which shouldn’t be
missed.
“I am a nature lover. I go there with
friends to relax. There are a lot of peacocks
in the vicinity which occasionally do a
cameo around the rocks during sun rise. I
feel happy when I visit the place,” says Di-
gavalli Pavan, M.A.Communication stu-
dent.
Other must visit spots in the campus are
High Rocks, V.C.Rocks, Buffalo Lake and
Peacock Lake. Everyone has their own an-
ecdote to narrate when asked about these
places. Talking about V.C. Rocks, Shailen-
dra says, “My friends and I go to the rocks
for sleepovers. A lot of my friends prefer
having bonfire nights and dinner there.
There is so much to explore within the
campus and we hardly step out to hang
around in malls or lounges.” Why would
someone think of an alternative mode of
entertainment when the nature has so much
to give to the students?
“I wake up to birds chirping and walk
around the campus in the early mornings.
It feels good being in a metropolitan city
and yet in the lap of nature,” says Arunita
Tiwari. Usually it’s our grandparents who
talk about their childhood spent in woods
but getting this from today’s youth is some-
thing beyond expectance. Not everyone
gets to live in ‘Nature’ and seems like the
students here, are having the time of their
life.
In Sync With Nature
Nikita who resides in Ladies Hostel-
1 said, “I’m addicted to online
shopping. I shop at least 2 to 3
times a week.” When asked what fuels her
passion to click that Order button she said,
“An SMS or an email that says 50% off is
enough to get me started.” It is true that a
lot of people find it extremely convenient
and addictive at the same time.
Shopping trends vary across students,
due to wealth variations, while there are
some who claim not to take part in the ac-
tivity, it is apparent that the trend is far
larger than store owners would care to
admit. With abundant availability of the in-
ternet coupled with consumers’ desire for
easy access to goods, it is no wonder online
shopping is such a big hit. “I even buy pick-
les and Maggie online.” said Sailo from
Ladies Hostel - 4.
Venkat, who works for the supply-chain
GoJavas said deliveries for students on
campus are done at least twice a week.
Let’s keep in mind that GoJavas has clients
like Snapdeal, Jabong, and Paytm among
others. “In one delivery, we bring an aver-
age of 20-25 items and a majority of the
order comes from women”, said Venkat. It
was difficult to get an accurate statistics on
orders, but a rough estimate from our
source shows that among the 20-25 deliv-
eries in a day 60% are clothes, 25% mobile
accessories and 15% consist of various
gadgets.
Amazon delivers an average of 40-45
items to the campus everyday, excluding
Sundays. A large chunk of the order con-
sists of books, electronic devices and mo-
bile phones (including accessories) and
according to Karthik, the delivery person
for Amazon.in, the majority of the items are
ordered by men.
Attractive offers emerge every now and
then which makes online shopping even
more appealing. From end of season sale to
flash sale (Flipkart sold 25,000 Xiaomi
phones in 15 seconds), customers keep
coming back for more. But it isn’t just the
discounts and the limited sale offers that at-
tract buyers. “Ease of return and exchange
of items when unsatisfactory items are de-
livered plus quick response and follow ups
regarding issues make online shopping re-
assuring” said Dini from Ladies Hostel – 6.
The Online Shopping Buzz
Anurag Godugu
Vansanglura
Harsha Sai
Photo by: Sudha SinghThe Spectacular Mushroom Rock
Photo by: VansangluraVenkat (Right) from GoJavas
4
Studying abroad is always challeng-
ing for all the students, no matter
what their age, gender or their level
of education is.
And why not? They have to give up al-
most everything that they are used to in
their home country: the culture, food, peo-
ple and their behaviour. In a way, it is like
getting born once again in a different
place.
The University of Hyderabad has been
taking in students from various countries,
including Thailand, Iran, Myanmar, Mon-
golia, Syria, Tanzania, Yemen, Sudan,
Tajikistan, Bangladesh, Philippines,
Ethiopia, Uzbekistan and Japan.
Highlighting some academic difficul-
ties faced while studying at UoH, Mo-
hammad, a Yemeni student, says, "Local
students can finish a book in an hour but
an international student who does not
speak English at home may have to con-
sume three hours to finish. Moreover, it is
easy for international students to get de-
pressed when they are no longer keeping
the grades they are used to achieve."
Ibrahim, a first year M.A. student from
Palestine admits that the educational sys-
tem looks unfamiliar to him. Anohito, a
Tajik student of B.A., however, says her
problem is mainly centered on the fact that
she has no relatives in the country.
"It took time for me to learn the way
everything works in the university. The
classes, communication with the profes-
sors, etc." says Rizan, an Iranian student.
In addition to academic challenges, she
also sheds light on some cultural chal-
lenges. "At first, it was very hard for me
to integrate with the Indian culture; how-
ever, now I don't have any problem with
the food since I’m always excited to taste
new types of food," she adds.
On the other hand, some international
students have talked about certain facili-
ties and privileges they enjoy. "I now have
the opportunity to learn to stand on my
own feet, while at the same time not only
learning an academic subject, but also
learning about another culture. I could
even learn to speak another language be-
sides Arabic" says Othman, an engineer-
ing student from Sudan.
A few international students felt that
studying in India, at UoH, gives them op-
portunity to experience a new way of life
and meet new friends, and some of them
have enrolled in courses that are not avail-
able in their countries. They are all praise
for the Office of International Affairs as it
holds meetings to help them function well
in the Indian culture, as part of the adap-
tation process.
Life gets really exciting when one de-
cides to move to another country for stud-
ies, but one must always keep in mind the
difficulties associated initially.
Foreign Students’ ChallengesLin Isa
Crippled
facilities
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Photo�By:�Sudha�Singh
Sudha�Singh
As� a� part� of� the� annual� GreatBackyard� Bird� Count� (GBBC),twelve�students�did�bird�watchingaround� the� campus� on� 14th� and15th� of� February.� In� total� theyidentified�109�species.�GBBC�isan�annual�event�that�engages�bird
watchers�of�all�ages� in�countingbirds�to�create�a�real-time�snapshotof�where�the�birds�are.�The�bird�watching�in�the�cam-
pus�was�completed� in� three�ses-sions� with� the� first� on� 14thmorning,� second� in� the� eveningand�third�on�15th�morning�underthe�supervision�of�Dr.�Joby�Joseph
and�Mohan�Kunju�Krishna�Pillai.They�covered�areas�including�Sci-ence�Complex,�Students�Centre,Buffalo�Lake,�Guest�House,�Menhostels�F�&�G,�the�vehicle�work-shop,� Peacock� Lake,� TamarindGrove�and�Mushroom�Rock.�“Onecan�find�birds�everywhere�on�thecampus.�Species�differ�from�place
to� place.� For� example,� you� findwater�birds�like�ducks�and�heronsnear�water�bodies,�and�scrub�landbirds�like�shrikes�in�forest�scrubs”,says�Mohan�Pillai.�Prior� to� this� exercise,� Prof.
Sudhakar�Marathe,�formerly�asso-ciated� with� the� Department� ofEnglish�and�Dr.�Joby�Joseph�hadphotographed� and� spotted� 147bird�species�on� the�campus.�Tilldate� 150-200� bird� species� havebeen�spotted�in�the�vicinity�of�thecampus�by�Dr.�Joby�Joseph.“ It�has�always�been�fun�to�click
birds� in� the�campus.�My� friendsand�I�go�on�photowalks�in�the�uni-versity� premi�ses� on� � weekends.There�has�been�a�lot�of�scope�toclick�different� types� �of�birds� inthe� campus,” � says� Sunderlal,� acommunication�student.�With�somuch�of�bird� life�existing� in� thecampus� why� would� one� prefergoing�to�any�sanctuary.�In�fact�thecampus�in�itself�is�a�miniature�birdsanctuary.�How�lucky�students�canbe�for�having�a�naturally�built�birdpark�within�the�campus.�
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Shailendra
A� thought� to� add� music� to� thelives�of�students�has�come�true.Vasudevan,�known�as�violin�vasuof� the� Communication� Depart-ment�has�started�teaching�musicas�a�credit�course�in�the�Collegefor�Integrated�Studies�(CIS).Students� do� not� require� any
pre-qualification�or�knowledge�ofmusic�to�be�in�this��course�and�itis�open�to�all�students�of�the�uni-versity.�While� discussing� aboutthe�course,�he� said,� “ the� coursehas� been� basically� designed� inthree�segments.�Practise� in�Car-natic� vocals,� theory� on�musicalliterature�and�its�latest�trends�andmost� importantly�how� it� can�berelated� to� the� lives� of� individu-als” .�He�added�that�at�the�end�ofthe�course��students�will�be�ableto�create�a�bond�with�music�andinterested�ones�can�pursue�musicin�further.�
Adding�musical�notesto�education
A�group�of�like�minded�studentshave�come�together�to�educate�thechildren�of�the�construction�work-ers�residing�near�the�Zakir�Hus-sain�lecture�hall,�North�Campus.�Nidheesh�Kumar�P.R.,�a�M.A.
Communication�student�initiatedthe� daily� non-formal� educationprogramme�Each�One�Teach�One(EOTO),� to� teach� � the� childrenabove�five�years��in�Mathematics,English,�Hindi,�Telugu�and�Arts.Started� from� 25th� � January,� 45volunteers�from�different�depart-ments�of�the�university�gather�at�5in� the� evening,� near� old� S.N.School.�Each� volunteer� teaches� two-
three�children,�on�shift�basis.�Theclass�started�with�a��strength�of�20students�out�of�which�12�studentshave� learned� how� to� read� andwrite�while�the�others�are�catchingup.�Manjula�the�eldest�among�thestudents�said�that�she�likes�attend-
ing�EOTO�more�than�her�schoolin� Mehboob� Nagar� where� theylived�and�comes�here�because�ofher� father’s�work.� “We� providethe�children�with�pencils,�booksand� slates� and� organize� picnicfrom� the� donations� we� receivefrom�our�well-wishers,” �said�Nid-heesh�Kumar.�He�added,�that�theparents�are��supportive�and�are�ex-presing�their��gratitude.The�organ-izers�have�provided�the�childrenwith�clothes,�footwear�and�schoolbags�from�the�funds.“ It�gives�me�an�inner�satisfac-
tion�and�makes�me�happy�when�Isee�their�urge�to�learn�how�to�readand�write,” �said�Garima,�a�volun-teer.�In�near�the�future�the�groupexpects� to� take� the� program� tosouth� campus,� where� five� chil-dren�have� registered�as�of�now.The�group���wishes�to�have�morevolunteers�to�support�and�to�be�apart�of�this�noble�cause.
Takuangla�Jamir
IN� EPTUM
Calling�all�birdwatchers�on�the�campus!
No�more�‘ introversion’Keer thana�B
A�group�of�students�from�SocialSciences� department� have� comeup�with�an�innovative�mechanismto�incorporate�the�intellectual�in-troverts�in�the�campus.�“ Introvertintelligentsia” � is� an� open� blogwhich�serves�as�a�common�roomwhere� the� students� can� expressviews�and�opinions�on�social� is-sues.�The�idea�was�initiated�to�en-courage��students�of�the�campus�tovoice�their�say�and�stand�on�rele-vant�topics.��“ In�a�politically�vibrant�univer-
sity�as�UoH,�there�exists�a� largepool�of�students�who�don’t�want�toalign�with�any�political�group�norget�“ labelled” �under�any�ideologi-cal�tag.�Few�of�us,�students�of�In-tegrated�2nd�year�wanted�to�set�upa�neutral�platform�where�peoplecan�freely�express�their�views�onsocial�and�political� issues” ,�saysShiva�Sai�Ram�(I.M.A.�Econom-ics),�who�is�the�founder�of�the�
blog.�The�blog�is�now�handled�by�more�students,�forming�an�organ-isation.�The�structure�of�the�forumis� simple.� Students� who� wouldlike�to�contribute�their�viewpointscan� send� a� mail� to“ [email protected]” .� Theywill� be�made�a�co-author�of� theblog.� The� author� is� also� free� tochoose�the�topic�and�make�com-ments�and�criticism,�on�a�positivenote.�Language�is�not�a�barrier�andauthors�can�contribute�in�any�lan-guage�they�wish�to.�Book�reviews,article� reviews�etc�are�also�wel-comed.�Till�date�approximately�15people�have��registered.“The�plan�for� the�future� is� to
release� a� monthly� collection� offew�articles.�We�are�also�planningto� have� an� informal� post-dinnerdiscussions.” � added� Shiva� SaiRam.�One�can�check�the��blog�at'thecentristviews.blogspot.in'� orwrite�to��� [email protected]�any�further�queries.
Badhtey�Kadam,a�noble�step
Garima�Ganghar i�ya
In�the�present�age�where�everyoneis�running�after�their�self-interest,a�diligent�group�of�students�fromthe� School� of� Economics� havecome�up�with�‘Badhtey�Kadam’ ,an�endeavour� to�help� the�needy.Badhtey�Kadam�signifies�movingforward�with�an�aim�to�do�some-thing�good�for�the�society.�The� basic� objective� of� the
group� is� to�empower� the�peopleliving�in�the�slums�in�and�aroundthe�campus.�This�they�do�by�col-lecting�old�books�and�newspaperson�a�weekly�basis�from�all�the�hos-tels�and�the�revenue�generated�outof�this��will�be�used�in�organisinghealth�camps,�distributing�sanitarynapkins,�stationery�and�for�othernoble�causes�in�the�selected�slums.“Till� now� we� have� collected
around�30�to�50�kgs�of�newspaperfrom� the� ladies� hostels� in� northcampus� and�we� are� expecting� asimilar� participation� from� themen’s� hostels” ,� said� RahulKataruka,�a�volunteer�associatedwith�the�initiative.The�group�aims�at�generating
something�valuable�out�of�wasteand� is� a� role� model� on� how� tomove�ahead�together�by�spreadinghappiness.�"We�want�to�see�a�so-ciety�where�the�less�fortunate�peo-ple� also� enjoy� fairly� equaleconomic�and�social�prosperity."said�Kashif�Mansoor,�another�ac-tive�m��ember�of��the�group.“ I� hope� to� see� the� students
from�other�departments�joining�usand� helping� us� make� BadhteyKadam� a� success” ,said� PrittenSherpa�a�student�working�with�theproject�.
Visitor’sAward�forUniversity�tShaima�Mansoor
University�of�Hyderabad�(UoH)received� the�Visitor's� award� forthe�Best�University�from�the�Pres-ident� of� India,� Pranab�Mukher-jee� at� a� function,� heldat�Rashtrapati�Bhavan,�which�co-incided�with�the�third�conferenceof� �Vice-Chancellors�of�CentralUniversities�on�4th�February.�ThePresident�also�presented�the�Visi-tor’s�Awards�for�Central�Univer-sities� in� the� categoryof�‘ Innovation’�and�‘Research’�forthe�year�2015�to�UoH.��After� the� announcement,
E.� Haribabu,� Vice-Chancellor,said�that��the�University�had�madea�mark�in�research�by�producing4,868�publications�during�the�pe-riod�of�2012-14.�The�University,which�has�a�patent�cell�had�alsofiled� 40� patents.� He� alsoadded�that�this�award�was�a�tokenof�recognition��the�collective�ef-forts�of�the�University�community–�members�of�the�faculty,�studentsand�administrative�staff�–�over�thetime.�“This�award�places�a�biggerresponsibility� on� us� to� retain� itand�scale�greater�heights�of�excel-lence,” �he�said.The�President�had�announced
these�awards�at�the�Vice�Chancel-lors'�Conference�in�2014�with�‘ theaim�of�promoting�healthy�compe-tition�amongs�central�universitiesand�motivat� them� to� adopt� bestpractices�from�across�the�world.“UoH�deserved�it�and�I�feel�proudbeing�a�part�of� this�University,”says�Nikita�Mehta,�Communica-tion� student.� � For� selecting� thewinners,�online�applications�wereinvited�under�different��categoriesacross�the�country�.This� award� is� an� inspiration
and�responsibility�for�the�univer-sity�for�its�future�endeavours.
Film lovers treated to best of non-fiction genre
A peak in to
Gynt Cycle Shaima Mansoor
North East Food delightsRucilli Leimapokam
A celebration of language
The Department of Theatre Arts
in collaboration with the Centre
for Ibsen Studies, University of
Oslo, Norway, conducted the
"Ibsen between Tradition and
Contemporaneity: The Peer Gynt
Cycle" conference and festival,
from 12th to 16th February, in
the campus. Prof. Erika Fischer-
Lichte from Freie University,
Berlin, delivered the keynote ad-
dress at the inaugural function.
The festival featured theatre
productions based on Henrik
Ibsen's complex fantasy ‘Peer
Gynt’ in four South Indian lan-
guages, along with a Norwegian
production by Theatre Joker
Company. It is one of the most
celebrated productions of an
Ibsen play in recent times.
The four plays, in Telugu by
Dr. Aruna Bhikshu, Malayalam
by Abhilash Pillai, Kannada by
D. Prasanna and Tamil by Prof.
Ramanujam were performed on
February 12, 14, 15 and 16 in
the University, while the Norwe-
gian play by Yngve Marcussen
& Niels Peter Underland was
staged at Ravindra Bharati on
13th February.
Participants at the conference
included well known theatre di-
rectors M.K. Raina, Bansi Kaul
and Kamaluddin Neelu and
renowned academicians like Dr.
Erika Fischer-Lichte, Dr. Ellen
Reese and Dr. Frode Helland,
among others.
Prof. B. Anathakrishnan,
Dean, S.N. School of Arts and
Communication, was the coordi-
nator of the Festival and Confer-
ence, which was supported by
the Royal Norwegian Embassy
and the Department of Culture,
Telangana.
The Department of Communica-
tion, College for Integrated Stud-
ies and Kalakriti Art Gallery
jointly organized a three day doc-
umentary and non-fiction film
festival ‘Travelling Film South
Asia’ (TFSA), at C.V. Raman Au-
ditorium from 18th to 20th Febru-
ary.
The festival featured nine
films from Afghanistan-
Bangladesh, Burma, India, Pak-
istan and Sri Lanka, that show-
cased the divergence in the treat-
ment and film making in the
world of South-Asian documen-
tary and non-fiction. Four out of
the eight had bagged awards at
the prestigious ‘Film South-Asia’
Festival 2013. The opening film
was acclaimed director Deepa
Dhanraj’s ‘Invoking Justice’
which focuses on the formation
and working of Muslim Women
Jamaats (councils) in villages of
South India. The screening was
followed by an interaction ses-
sion with the director. The other
two screenings of the first day
were Pakistani director Adnan
Malik’s ‘My Punjabi Love for
You’ and Burmese director Juliet
Lamont’s ‘Miss Nikki and the
Tiger Girls’.
Ian McDonald’s award win-
ning documentary ‘Algorithms’
kick-started the second day of the
festival. It is the first documentary
spreading lights on the unex-
plored area of ‘Blind Chess’ in
India. It was followed by
Burmese documentary ‘No.62
Pansodan Street’ directed by Cho
Phyone and Nima Sarvestani’s
‘No Burqa Behind Bars’.
The concluding day of the fes-
tival started with the screening of
‘No Fire Zone- The Killing Fields
of Sri Lanka’. This Sri Lankan
documentary directed by Callum
Macrae defines the final days of
the civil war in Sri Lanka. The
documentary, ‘The Story of One’
directed by Kannan Arunasalam
told the story of one of the 8,000
missing cases reported during the
civil war of 1990s in Sri Lanka.
The screening of Nepalese Direc-
tor Kesang Treten’s ‘Who will be
a Gurkha’ brought curtains down
the three day festival.
The festival saw sizeable audi-
ence for all the screenings and the
selected documentaries gave a
new experience of viewing and
understanding the widely devel-
oping genre of non-fiction fea-
tures.
People enjoying food fest Photo By: Avnish Kumar
The Bengali community of the
campus celebrated ‘Bhasha
Divas’ or mother-tongue day on
22nd February, in DST audito-
rium, on the theme ‘Endangered
and Marginalized languages and
dialects’.
“We are trying to remember
and celebrate the different di-
alects of the Bengali language
that are usually forgotten or ig-
nored by the speakers of urban
and more mainstream dialect of
the language,”said Mrinmoy Pra-
manick, Ph.D scholar of the De-
partment of Comparative Litera-
ture and one of the main organiz-
ers of the event.
The audience at the event
were welcomed by a song dedi-
cated to the martyrs of the 1952
‘Rashthra Bhasha Andolan’ of
Bangladesh, followed by various
cultural events that captured the
essence and spirit of the move-
ment and the rich heritage associ-
ated with the Bengali language,
which is common to both West
Bengal and Bangladesh.
Many splendid performances
were delivered by the students
based on the theme. A special
drama ‘Dopti’, that upheld the
grueling life and struggles of the
marginalized ‘Santhal’ commu-
nity, echoed the suffering of all
the marginalized communities.
While the essence of folk music
was captured by the song and
dance performances.
Students from various other
communities in the campus also
actively participated in the event.
The event concluded with a din-
ner, comprising \a lavish spread
of authentic Bengali food.Photo by : Subhidas Biswas
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Keraleeyam: A cultural fiesta
Vishnupriya
The North-East Students’ Forum
of the University organized the bi-
ennial North East Food Festival at
New Sports Complex on 14th
February. It is one of the most re-
markable and large-scale events
organized by the forum.
The Forum has been organiz-
ing the North-East Food Festival
and the North East Cultural Pro-
gramme (‘Spackle’ as it was
called last year) unfailingly since
2005, every alternate year. The
theme of the food fest was “where
there is food there is music and
love”.
“The North-East Food Fest is
organized based on a platform for
all the North-Eastern states to
come together and represent their
indigenous cuisines” says Dahun,
Assistant Coordinator of North-
East Students’ Forum. Altogether
12 dishes from six different states
of northeast were made available
including Bawngsa Kan (fried
beef) and Bai (vegetable stew)
from Mizoram, Nga Yenshang
(fish curry) and Eromba (chutney)
from Manipur, Axone Tathu (fer-
mented soyabean chutney) and
Beef Curry from Nagaland, Doh-
khlieh (chicken) from Meghalaya,
Gudok and Vegetable Salad from
Tripura and Khar (fish with bitter
gourd), Masor Tenga (fish with
tomato) and Chicken with sesame
seeds from Assam.
Around four hundred people
from different communities at-
tended the food-fest which acted
as a catalyst by bringing together
people of various communities,
marking it a cultural exchange
programme. “I was amazed by the
people’s curiosity to know about
how each food items were pre-
pared, some people were familiar
with the foods but what made the
evening was people’s enthusiasm
to come and eat more”, says
Bonny Kamei, a volunteer.
Keraleeyam 2015, annual cultural
fiesta organised by ‘Kairali’ (UoH
Malayalee Association), was held
on 28th February at DST audito-
rium.
The programme started with a
procession lead by ‘Shinkari
Melam’, Kerala style percussion,
which was followed by traditional
cultural programmes and per-
formances including Oppana,
Margamkali, Thiruvathira, folk
dances and folk songs. This year
Keraleeyam focused more on folk
culture by setting the pro-
gramme’s theme as folksy. The
intention of this cultural pro-
gramme was to intensify the in-
clusion of students from all other
cultures and also to encourage
and support cultural cooperation.
The uniqueness of Kerala culture
was brought out through this pro-
gramme which became a day of
joy, fun and togetherness for all.
Girls and boys came wearing
the typical Kerala attire for the
event. The highlight of Keraleeyam
was the delicious Kerala style
food feast with a variety of dishes
like kaalan, avail, thoran, olan,
pachadi and payasam.
Shinkari Melam Photo By: Shreyas
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Opportunity for students to internabroad
AIESEC Hyderabad conducted a
Youth Global Entrepreneurial Pro-
gramme (YGEP) in the campus on
February 4th. The aim was to pro-
vide information on AIESEC, an
international NGO which helps
students giving wings to their
dreams of international intern-
ships.
Hitesh Ramani, M.Tech
computer student in the university
and a member of AIESEC Hyder-
abad, who organized the event de-
scribed AIESEC as a platform to
show students a way to interna-
tional internships. It offers stu-
dents information on from various
internship opportunities, different
countries, different fields, and of
different duration. “Last year,
AIESEC had collaborated with 31
countries worldwide. Every year
around 500 students get ex-
changed through our pro-
grammes”, he added.
Detailing how to apply for in-
ternship, Hitesh said, “There is a
web platform for registration, to
see the opportunities available
during that period and choose be-
tween paid and unpaid intern-
ships. There is a minimum
registration fee to apply. AIESEC
also helps students in their visa
approval process and most of the
times accommodation is provided
as well”. Interested students can
visit AIESEC website at
www.aiesec.in for registration
or visit their office located at
Banjara Hills or contact Hitesh
Agenda behind
privatisation
Social innovationto tackle poverty
The Centre for the Study of Social
Exclusion and Inclusive Policy
(CSSEIP), University of Hyder-
abad and India Development
Coalition of America (IDCA)
hosted the second South India In-
ternational Conference on 6th and
7th February at the C.V Raman
Auditorium.
The conference was on social
entrepreneurship, which is grow-
ing with increase in awareness of
social issues, arising alternate so-
cial realities and how social entre-
preneurship can do wonders in
resolving, wastage of natural re-
courses, technological innovations
to solve issues, help promote
globalization, provide inputs re-
garding policy direction to the
government and also provide so-
cial direction system to the soci-
ety. It also highlighted the role of
NGOs as an agent for social
change in India as they provide
the deprived communities social
services in the field of education,
help and build the lives of poor
widows, provide basic necessities
at minimal costs like sanitation,
clean drinking water, housing,
health care and also help in recon-
struction of the society.
The conference also dwelled
into political and socio- economic
discourses revolving around water
resource management, education,
livelihood, healthcare and climate
change and came up with possible
solutions. With these sub-themes
in the agenda; scholars, theorists,,
scientists and philanthropists from
different parts of the country be-
longing to various universities and
NGOs, presented papers regarding
new innovations and social entre-
preneurship for poverty eradica-
tion and climate change
mitigation. The conference served
as a platform for the participants
to interact with each other and
build a network.
On 20th February, a student from
IIT Hyderabad was found dead in
Room No. 206, N.R.S. Hostel,
North Campus, around 4 in the
evening.
The deceased, Tariqul Islam
(27), was dead when his friends
found him hanging from the ceil-
ing fan.
Sources said, “The inmates of
206 were in another room. He [the
deceased] was with them for a
short while. When his friends [the
inmates] returned to the room,
they found him hanging from the
ceiling fan using a nylon rope.”
IIT student
found dead“Questioning is our basic Right”
Turning the spot light on
‘New Cinema’
Siddharth Suresh
Nidheesh Kumar P.R
Bipin Baburaj
Harini Shibaraya
A special lecture session by
Dr.Chandana Chakrabarti, Senior
Scientist, Center for Molecular
Biology, on ‘The ridiculous
claims of Indian (non) Science
(sense) Congress was held on 6th
February at Ambedkar Audito-
rium. It was organized by Stu-
dents Federation of India.
Dr.Chakrabarti opened her talk
by saying that Indian Science
Congress Association is the pilot
organization which upholds Arti-
cle 51A (h) of the Constitution,
which states that it is the duty of
every citizen to develop scientific
temper, humanism and the
spirit of inquiry and reform. “But
the 102nd Indian Science Con-
gress held at Mumbai University
from January 3rd to 7th took a
huge leap backward,” she said.
Though the controversy of
pseudo-scientific claims existed
for a long time it heights with the
session of this year’s Indian Sci-
ence Congress. She also ridiculed
the claim of Captain Anand Bodas
that airplanes were invented dur-
ing the Vedic Age.
Dr.Chakrabarti, advised the
participants to be sceptical on the
further developments and to raise
voice against anything and every-
thing that sounds irrational and il-
logical. She also expressed her
strong confidence in the youth of
this country.
“The search for new forms of cin-
ema must be extended to search
for new forms of life” opined ac-
claimed film critic and national
award winner Dr. C.S.
Venkiteswaran.
He was delivering a talk on ‘‘Is
another cinema possible’’ con-
ducted by Glauber Rocha Film
Club. Venkiteswaran talked in
length about the impact of global-
isation on regional cinema, call-
ing it “The marginalization of
regional expression”. He ex-
pressed concern on the new eco-
nomic and industrial models of
Indian cinema that lay undue em-
phasis on big budget and main-
stream cinema.
“The new digital age may have
created a sea of opportunities for
many aspiring filmmakers. Is it
creating a digital excess of im-
ages, where you construct an illu-
sion of all scenes or is it
representing the cultural diversity
we live in?’’ asked Venkiteswaran
while replying in an interaction
that followed his talk.
He urged young filmmakers to
‘‘break stereotypes’’ and create a
favourable environment for the
creation of what he termed as
‘‘The non-mainstream cinema’’.
He lauded the activities of
Glauber Rocha Film Club for
pushing forward the socio-politi-
cal discussions of cinema in the
campus. Jijin J.S., one of the key
organizers of Glauber Rocha Film
Club, addressed the programme.
Photo By: Surajit Maity
Photo By: Shreyas
Photo: Google Images
A talk on ‘Globalization, Neo-lib-
eralism and the prospects of Inter-
national Left Movement’ was
delivered by Prof. G. Haragopal,
former Professor with the Centre
for Human Rights, University of
Hyderabad, on February 10th at
North Shopping Complex.
The talk was held in the con-
text of the victory of Alexis
Tsipras, leader of Syriza, as Prime
Minister of Greece.
Prof. Haragopal focused on the
prevailing spread of privatization
in all the sectors, under the NDA
government and also during the
previous regime of UPA. He said
that in order to maintain good
GDP, government induces a capi-
talist and consumerist propa-
ganda into the society which
works by imposing less taxes on
big companies and paying huge
salaries to particular section of
employees in order for the capi-
talist society to sustain, while re-
ducing the public funding of
universities, public health sector
and education.
Concluding his talk, he cited
Syriza as a hope for alternative
economic and political system in
the world. The talk was attended
by a large gathering.
Agroecology
vs. Corporate
Agriculture
Ch. Sandeep Manohar
Prof. Joan P. Mencher, from
Lehman College and City Univer-
sity of New York Graduate Cen-
ter, on February 19th, delivered a
talk “Agroecology versus Corpo-
rate Agriculture", at an event held
in the auditorium of School of
Humanities.
Delivering her lecture , she said
that the negative effect on the
agriculture and industry sectors of
both India and United States is
"Inequality" and it has grown
faster since the time of colonial
government.
During 1960's instead of rec-
ognizing the agrarian crisis in
India, the U.S and colonial pow-
ers added salts to the injuries in
the agriculture sector. The usage
of pesticides and chemicals in
agriculture in the name of "Green
Revolution" in itself was making
it difficult for crops as well as
farmers to survive.
Admiring the incredible work
of the Deccan Development soci-
ety in Medak District and Center
for Sustainable Development in
Secunderbad, she said that there
is a need for people along with
universities to be in touch with
those organizations.
Finally she urged that the
governments need to provide
subsidies to help the poor farmers
with the adoption of new tech-
nologies.
Prof. E. Haribabu
Vansanglura
Shailendra Purankar
Asia-Pacific Crowned Champions
The referee blew the final whistle
and audiences at Yoga Centre wit-
nessed Asia-Pacific Team being
crowned as Dr.T.Ao Football
Night Cup Women’s Champions
2015, beating North-East team
Misfits by a score of 2-1.
Even though start of the
match was delayed by an hour,
Asia-Pacific and Misfits delivered
a memorable final which was
worth the wait. Earlier in the same
day Misfits thrashed Mizo team,
Zonu by a score of 3-0, in the
semis to enter the finals.
The star attraction of the day
was the Asia-Pacific striker Corey
DeLaney who entertained onlook-
ers with a total of four goals. With
Corey running faster than any one
else in the field, defenders of Zonu
and Misfits were left with bewil-
derment. She scored both goals in
the finals against Misfits and two
goals against Zonu while team-
mate Allison contributed the third.
Corey was awarded the best
player of the tournament.
Captain Jezreena Jezer re-
marked that even with being an
extremely diversified team, the
excellent chemistry between the
players helped them perform ex-
ceptionally well and easily got ad-
justed to new changes.
“Except Corey, the rest of us
kept changing our positions. Also
the goalkeeper was last minute re-
cruit. Lack of a strong goalkeeper
was a concern for us. Priyanka’s
experience as a handball goal-
keeper in high school reflected
well”, she added.
The team coach Sachin Joseph
played a significant role in the
success of Asia-Pacific. “Yes,
Corey is our star player. But the
back-bone of the team is Sachin.”
Jezer said. The free kick taken by
Alexia of Misfits was the only
goal conceded by Asia-Pacific.
Triumphant Return for ZOPA
Zopa Khuangchera won Dr.T.Ao
Football Night Cup organized by
the Students’ Union on 1st Febru-
ary. The team defeated the defend-
ing champions Tahchapa in the
final, which extended to a penalty
shootout, by 3-2.
Solomon Ngaihte, the team
captain and goalkeeper of Zopa
had his hand shocked after the
semi-finals; J.Lalawmpuia came
into the game with low expecta-
tions but defended the goal and
managed to make a diving catch at
the goal line.In the first half
Tahchapa led by 1-0 but a great
comeback by Zopa in the second
half with an equalizing goal by
Joseph, striker of Zopa, raised
the heartbeats of spectators. The
score were level at 2-2 at the end
of the regular time, taking the
game into extra time but neither
of the teams could manage a
goal. Finally, accelerating the air
of curiosity around the football
stadium, the champions were
decided by a penalty shootout.
Zopa clamied the trophy by
beating five teams, The Babas,
Idarkianz, F.C Highlanders,
Snipers and Tahchapa. “I gave
more time to practice. Our hard
work paid off and it feels awe-
some” said Zopa defender
Muante. It was the second title
victory for Zopa in the Football
Night Cup, with the first one in
2012 where they defeated Under
Construction team in the final.
The University of Hyderabad
flagged off Nari's Knight Cup on
19th February. The matches or-
ganized by the Students’ Union
2014-15, under the supervision of
Sports Secretary Ruthwik Chowla.
A total of 115 men’s team and 10
women's team are taking part in
the tournament.
The teams participating in the
tournament have exciting names
like Thumsena Yopayega, No
Name, Jugadu Girls, Ebola Vam-
pires, Rajini Kanth, Humse Na
Hopayega, Cricket Hitlers, No
one in Team.
The cash prize for the winning
teams, both men and women’s
will be of Rs.5,000 and Rs.3,000
for the runner ups. The Union
members allotted a budget of
Rs.1 lakh for the arrangements.
With the final match being held
on 1st of March, the union is
planning to invite some sports
personalities on the closing day
ceremony. Irrespective of parties,
students are making an equal ef-
forts to make this tournament a
big success.
Photo By: Vansanglura
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Cricket
Night CupNikita Mehta
Chasing a Healthy
Lifestyle
Jayasree C.
Lalrindiki Sailo
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Our tribute
to the
common
man.
R.I.P.
R.K. Laxman
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Arunita Tiwari
Students and faculty of the Uni-
versity enthusiastically partici-
pated in the ‘Hyderabad Runners
Club Run’jointly organised by the
Department of Physical Health
and non-governmental organisa-
tion Hyderabad Runners.
The annual campus event
began at 5:30, the morning of
February 15th. It was aimed at
promoting a healthier lifestyle
amongst members of all age
groups.
The event was divided into
three categories. Three kilometres
fun run for children, a ten kilome-
tres run and the main highlight of
the event, which was the twenty
one kilometres half marathon.
Actor Milind Soman participated
in the marathon as a special guest
to promote a fit and healthy
lifestyle. Swapnil Rastogi, a
participant of the half marathon
shared his experience of running
in a marathon as ‘‘thrilling and
motivating’’.
The run started off from the
open air auditorium in the north
campus and covered almost the
entire campus till the south and
back in its twenty one kilometre
stretch.
The winners in each category
were awarded with medals . “It is
an exhilarating experience to par-
ticipate in such an event” said
Srikanth, who was one of the win-
ners. The event received an over-
whelming response from the
people within and outside the uni-
versity. All the three categories
had participation in number of
hundreds.