September 2, 2014

The Shakespeare Society, or Shake Soc of St. Stephen’s College held its first term production, ‘The Pillowman’ by Martin McDnagh on the 28^th and 29^th of August. The play revolves around Katurian, a writer whose twisted stories about murdered children land him into trouble with two detectives, Tupolski and Ariel.

After three cases of children being murdered in ways similar to those in his stories, he is brought in for questioning along with his brother, Michal. All four of them have dark pasts that are revealed one by one during the play, as the mystery behind the murders also unravels.

The Pillowman is a thrilling experience, with moments of the play likely to give the audience goose bumps. Lauren Robinson who played Michal, did an excellent job while depicting Katurian’s brother who is mentally stunted after years of torture. When asked about the play, Lauren said, “It was tough playing Michael Katurian. It’s not easy risking an entire production by just being you on stage”.

The play was directed by Amrita Chakravarty and Diya Deviah, with Ajit Deshpande, Suhasini Krishnan and John Koshy playing Katurian, Ariel and Tupolski respectively.

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Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College

DDUC organizes seminar on ‘Awakening the Youth’

By Priyanka Banerjee September 2, 2014

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, on Friday, the 29^th of August, organized a seminar on ‘Awakening the Youth’. The event was organized by the college’s MUN club, which is also holding its annual MUN conference (DDUC MUN) later this month.

The event started off with a welcome note by Dr. Nisha Rana, the Head of the Business Studies Department of the college. This was followed by an address by the Principal, Dr. S.K Garg who spoke about the importance of moral values in today’s day and age.

Ashok Kumar, an IIT Delhi alumnus, currently in the Border Security Force started off the seminar by talking about the state of women’s security in India at present. He spoke at length about the numerous additional clauses that had been put in the Indian Penal Code in 2013, like the explicit inclusion of crimes like acid attacks, voyeurism, disrobing along with the increase in the sentence given to the accused in cases of rapes and sexual harassment. In his candid lecture, he also discussed some startling statistics like the fact that only 5% of the cases brought to the Court end with the accused being convicted.

Taking the discussion on law and order forward, the next speaker, Aishwarya Bhati, a Supreme Court lawyer talked about the discrepancies between the law and the execution of the same.

Both speakers had plenty of questions from the audience, most of which were based on the glaring lack of implementation of laws in the country. Issues of juvenile rape, corruption and delayed justice were also touched upon.

The session wrapped up with a talk on the connection between one’s mental and physical health, with emphasis on the importance of meditation and exercise. The Principal then gave the vote of thanks, appreciating the speakers on their keenness to address the students’ questions, along with bringing up such matters of relevance.

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BAZINGA: DU gifts teachers a trip to Goa on Teachers’ Day

By DU Beat September 2, 2014

Recognising the effort teachers put in all through the year, the DU administration has decided to celebrate Teachers’ Day on a high and ‘beachy’ note. The varsity has gifted all its teachers a week-long trip to Goa commencing on Tuesday, as a result of which classes will remain suspended.
While most teachers welcomed the present, there were few who were apprehensive about the choice of location. “I would prefer Haridwar anyday. Hari om..” said a Sanskrit teacher.
Rumour is that teachers have asked their students to conduct a class explaining the things they should know before visiting Goa. “I’ve heard people ride bikes all day wearing nothing on their upper bodies. Had I known earlier, I would’ve joined a gym,” said a teacher in the canteen. Some teachers were also requesting a Russian language teacher to teach them a few sentences, in an attempt to enjoy the trip to the fullest.
Reportedly, a group of students cancelled their long-planned trip to Goa after they learnt of DU’s move. “What a scene that would’ve been!” sighed one of them. The group suffered a loss of Rs.10,000.
Studens have welcomed this one week long break with gusto. While some are rejoicing, others are asking their teachers to bring back bracelets and seashells as souvenirs.
Disclaimer: Bazinga is DU Beat’s weekly column of almost believable fake news.

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