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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.

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EACH ONETEACH ONE

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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.

CAMPULSEUOH DISPATCH MARCH, 2015 3

OPISAćUOH DISPATCH MARCH, 2015

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.�

Photo�By:��Sudha�Singh

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“ introintelli@gmail.com” .� 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��� introintelli@gmail.comfor�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

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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.

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Joan P. Mencher

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

at hitesh.ramani@aiesec.in.

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

Photo By: Vansanglura

Cricket

Night CupNikita Mehta

Chasing a Healthy

Lifestyle

Jayasree C.

Lalrindiki Sailo

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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.