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Bringing finesse to recreation: Photography Workshop at IPCW

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Simulacra, The Film and Photography Society of Indraprastha College for Women organized a Basics Workshop in collaboration with Delhi University’s Photographers’ Club (DUPC) on 13th October 2014 where the students learnt about the basic elements and rudiments of photography. This was followed by followed by an Interactive session which enabled the participants in the workshop to get their queries addressed by the experts in the field.

Keerthi Thilakan, the President of Simulacra was elated with the idea of equipping beginners with photography skills. She said, “Considering the fact that so many people own a DSLR now a days, it is best that they be guided through the basics of direction, positions, lighting, angles etc.” There was a participation tally of 15, with students from Delhi Institue of Hotel Management, Shivaji College and Lakshmi Bai College as well.

In accordance with that workshop, they organized a Photowalk in the college the next day so that the knowledge garnered by the students could be practically applied. Tanvi, the General Secretary at Simulacra opines that the follow-up competition was a great culmination to the workshop, “It is a great platform for students to get creative, explore different avenues and think beyond the usual”, she said. The Top 15 pictures will be displayed during the Festival Mela in the college apart from prizes and certificates for the best entry. The theme for the competition was “Breaking the Symmetry”, which received some great entries.

 

Kritika Narula

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At LSR: Kiran Bedi on Women Safety and Security

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Lady Shri Ram College recently hosted Kiran Bedi, India’s first woman IPS Officer and an iconic leader to many. Dr. Bedi was invited to speak on Women Safety and Security. The event, which was organized by the National Service Scheme (NSS) Society of the college, had an overwhelming response owing to the popularity of the speaker and saw a packed auditorium.

Dr. Bedi began her talk by giving the audience an idea of how she looked at security; she said that security is not only physical but also mental and emotional. Similarly, we also respond to threats to our security in different ways, because the strength to fight security threats is not only physical, but can also be spiritual.

Caution was something that she stressed on throughout the talk with her advice to the gathering being that ‘caution is strength’. She also insisted that having wisdom meant being careful, that if one was going out, circumspection was important; one had to be alert and discreet. On dangerous hotspots, Dr. Bedi’s advice was that they first be reported, and at best, avoided. Going unprotected should also be avoided. She insisted that doing the right thing at the time was crucial. One important food for thought that she left the gathering with was, ‘Is ignorance wisdom or is ignorance strength?’
DSC_8254Dr. Bedi also shared her mantra with the audience, that of STRESS- Strength, Traffic, Redesign, Erase, Share and Surrender. Strength here stands for different types of strength- mental, physical, emotional, traffic refers to the traffic of thoughts- both good and bad, to redesign is to redesign oneself from within, to erase is to erase bad memories and thoughts, sharing means sharing with everyone and to surrender means to surrender after you have done your bit, as written in the Bhagwad Gita. She also insisted that pushing the bad memories and negative thoughts was very important.

She elaborated on being careful though hypothetical examples and what she looked at as practical solutions. To be self-reliant in protecting oneself was the undertone of the examples. One such example was dressing in a way that would neither attract nor distract. Dr. Bedi also had reservations about wearing jewellery and high-heeled shoes.

When the floor was thrown open to questions, one question that came up was about dressing up to not attract or distract versus exercising one’s individuality and choice. To this Dr. Bedi replied using winter and appropriate clothes as an analogy. Another question that was asked was about what one should do in a situation where men sit on seats reserved for women in public transport, the suggestion for this was to take a photo and circulate it on social network so as to warn others who might do the same thing.

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All in all, it was a well-attended session and whether or not the students agreed with her, like most other talks, it left them with much to think about.

Image credits: Mugdha for DU Beat

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Satyamev Jayate and DU Beat: Mumkin Hai!

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Win a chance to watch this week’s Satyamev Jayate show with Aamir Khan in Delhi! 50 lucky DU Beat readers will get the chance to watch the screening of the latest episode live on 19th October with the host of the show himself! To enter the contest, simply fill in the form given below.
Please note:
*Delhi/NCR residents between the ages of 18-30 years are allowed to participate.
*The contest is open till 12 pm 16th October. Only one entry per person in allowed.
*List of selected winners will be disclosed on our Facebook page at 9:30 pm on 16th October. Details of the event will be then given to the winners.
Update: Here is the list of winners! They will be contacted by our team members tonight and tomorrow morning. To minimise confusion, the email ids given through the form have also been mentioned.
Aakriti Rastogi [email protected]
Aditya [email protected]
Akshat Chopra [email protected]
Anjali Kumar [email protected]
Anshul Garg [email protected]
Anukriti Malik [email protected]
Anuran Khan [email protected]
Anushruti Ganguly [email protected]
Ashish Jain [email protected]
Ashish Raj [email protected]
Bonita Gupta [email protected]
Chanchal Singhal [email protected]
Charumati Haran [email protected]
Devanshi Bhatnagar [email protected]
Garry Pahwa [email protected]
Kanupriya Dhingra [email protected]
Lakshita Gupta [email protected]
Mayank Yadav [email protected]
Megha Yadav [email protected]
Nikhil Bisht [email protected]
Nishchay Mehta [email protected]
Paarth Mitaal [email protected]
Pallav Kumar [email protected]
Pranav Walia [email protected]
Prateek [email protected]
Pratibha Jain [email protected]
Pratiush Vishwantah [email protected]
Purandhya Sharma [email protected]
Raja Bagga [email protected]
Saanvi [email protected]
Saketh Reddy [email protected]
Saksham Pandey [email protected]
Salil Batabyal [email protected]
Saurabh Patel [email protected]
Shambhavi Rai [email protected]
Shruti Ghiya [email protected]
Sonali kalra [email protected]
Sonali singh [email protected]
Srishti Manak [email protected]
Suhani Kumar [email protected]
Supriya Paul [email protected]
Suvrita [email protected]
Swati Chaturvedi [email protected]
Syed Hammad [email protected]
Tenzin Chodon [email protected]
Vandana Kapoor [email protected]
Yuvraj Singh Narang [email protected]
Kartik Mishra [email protected]

 

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DU colleges steal the show at IIT Kanpur’s Antaragni 2014

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IIT Kanpur wrapped up this year’s edition of Antaragni, the college’s annual cultural fest, on Sunday with many star performances and grilling competitions. The fest had something for everybody what with Agnee performing live at Coke Studio, Sunburn Campus with Dualist Inquiry and Lost Stories for EDM lovers and the duo Vishal and Shekhar performing on the last night of the fest!

 

Post by Antaragni, IIT Kanpur.

Apart from the performances, the competitions too, saw colleges from across the country putting their best foot forward in every field from street plays to photography! Given the rich talent in Delhi University, it came as no surprise that colleges and societies from DU emerged as winners. Here’s the comprehensive winner’s tally:

Dramatics

I. Nukkad Natak

1. Gargi College
2. Punjab Engineering College
3. Jesus and Mary College

II. Stage play

1. Hindu College
2. Shaheed Bhagat Singh College
3. Indraprastha College for Women

Fine Arts

Quilling:
1.Kamal Deep & Gurvir Singh : G.Z.S. PTO Campus,Bhatinda
2.Tanmay Maji & Shamik Ghosh : IIT Kanpur
3. Karan Dhawan & Avinash Bhagat : BITS Mesra

Consolation:

Kunal Singh & Vishal Puri: Shaheed Bhagat Singh College
Kritika & Aneesha : Indraprastha College for Women

Dance

I. Jitterbug

1. Indraprastha College for Women – enacted Oye lucky lucky oye
2. Jesus and Mary College – enacted Heyy baby
3.IIT Kanpur- enacted Besharam

II. Lavolta

1. Kritika Ahuja and Ananya Priyadarshni (Ramjas College)
and Roshan Singh and Yuki Bhatnagar (ARSD College)
3. Kritika Uppal and Rhea mahajan (Gargi College)

Judges- Paritosh Parmar, Vikalp Dwivedi, Himanshu Kataria

III. Hero Live Off the Edge Perfromer Award– Kritika Ahuja (Ramjas College), Harshit Khaitan (IIT Kanpur), Yukti Bhatnagar (ARSD College)

IV. Choreo Nite Winners– Kirori Mal College

Music

I. SANGAM:

1. Kirorimal College
2. Lady Shri Ram College
3. Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies

II. SYMPHONY:

1. B. Manohar (Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies)
2. Kartikeya Vashist (Kirorimal College)
3. Shubham Sarkar (Hindu College)

III. PAIR ON STAGE:

1. Shankar Rawlley (Shaheed Bhagat Singh Evening College)
Vishal Patil (Shaheed Bhagat Singh Evening College)
2. Kartikeya Vashist (Kirori Mal College)
Shymak Lamba (Khalsa College)
3. Namrata Natarajan (Hindu College)
Asif Khan (Hindu College)

Photography

I. Impetus

1)Maulik Sharma (Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies)
2)Achal Mishra (Kirori Mal College)
3)Ayush Yadav (Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies)

II. Ritambhara

1) NIFT Delhi
2) Lady Irwin College

English Literary Events

I. Just A Minute

1- Adhiraj Arora(IIT Kanpur)
2- Massand Sagar Sunil(IIT Kanpur)
3-Chandra Gupta(IIM Indore)

II. Word Games

1-Govind Gopakumar(IIT Kanpur)
2-Anurag Sahay(IIT Kanpur)
3-Vaidehi Menon(IIT Kanpur)

III. DumbC

1-Anurag Sahay(IIT Kanpur)
2-Sarthak Chandra(IIT Kanpur)
3-Siddharth Vishwanath(IIT Kanpur)

Hindi Literary Events

I. Kirdar

1) Vishal (IIT Kanpur)
and Aditya Raj Somani (IIT Kanpur)
3) Archana (Gargi College)

II. Pratya

1) Aditya Raj Somani (IIT Kanpur)
2) Khujur (Gargi College)
3) Ravi Meena (IIT Kanpur)

III. Aamne Saamne

1) Rahul+Nishant
2) Aditya

IV. Synchronicity

1) Red Shots-Ramjas College
2) Serenade
3) Elemental… call

 

Featured image credits: Antaragni’s official Facebook page

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Beyond the Obvious: College of Vocational Studies

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An institution with a 42-year old foundation, College of Vocational Studies is an off-campus constituent of Delhi University situated in South Delhi, right beside Shaheed Bhagat Singh College.

CVS is a compact college with just one academic building, enclosed in a structure made using red-brick. A downside of being compact is that classes run till 4:00PM for many sections. In the centre of the structure is an open area called ‘centre stage’ which constitutes of an elevated platform and enough space for an audience of 500 people to stand – a place used for fests and other events. The college does not have an auditorium. Instead, CVS has a seminar hall used for guest lectures and indoor events like quizzes and debates. The field is among DU’s biggest and is a favourite among students during winter (also due to its proximity with the canteen).

The college is equipped with technological aids like a fast Wi-Fi network and projectors in most classrooms. Teachers walking into classrooms with laptops and teaching via presentations is normality at CVS, which is a boon for students of theory-intensive courses like history and management. Speaking of management, the college has active business-related societies, namely the FIC, Econox and M.Soc. Seldom will there be a week when the seminar hall is not host to an event organised by either of these societies!

Inspite of being an off-campus college, CVS is not strapped for hangout spots and food joints. Select Citywalk, DLF Place and MGF Metropolitan malls are just a stone’s throw away (or a 10 rupee shared auto ride). Also, near the college are multiple Maggi points and juice huts. Right in front of the gate is also a Frankie’s roll stall. CVS’ own canteen is renowned for its extensive menu.

After the introduction of FYUP, CVS could not offer vocational courses, naturally leading towards a change in the college’s name – College of Management Studies was one doing rounds among students and teachers. The modification lost necessity post the reintroduction of the three-year programme.
College of Vocational Studies may not be among the top 10 colleges of DU right now, but it’s closing in, and is unambiguously high on sophistication and exposure.

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Teamwork Arts brings English theatre to India – Going Solo 2014

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British Council in partnership with Teamwork Arts organised three solo plays in Delhi from 9th to 11th October 2014 as part of Going Solo, their 2nd International Theatre Festival. The plays were held at FICCI Auditorium and Stein Auditorium, IHC.

The three plays that were performed were Don’t Wake Me starring Jaye Griffiths, Guy Masterson starrer Shylock and If These Spasms Could Talk, a solo written and enacted by Robert Softley. The event arguably invoked all emotions possible through theatre.

Written by Rahila Gupta, Don’t Wake Me is based on a true and moving story of a mother’s fight for her disabled son’s rights. Halfway through the play, the son, named Nihal Armstrong, perishes. The ballad showcases the challenge of being the mother of a special child and the anger it brings with itself. Shylock is a humorous analysis of Shakespeare’s famous Jew from The Merchant of Venice. It’s written from the perspective of Tupal, a minor character in Shakespeare’s play with just 8 lines. The solo attributes connotations never thought before to Shakespeare’s play while subtly highlighting the plight of the Jewish community in olden times.

If These Spasms Could Talk, performed only once during the festival on the concluding day, is a touching and inspirational performance by Robert Softley, a patient of cerebral palsy. He gently takes the audience through dealing with his life. The performance was met with deafening applause.

The festival was acclaimed in Delhi and received an audience of over 200 viewers for all its shows. The organisers termed it as “a spectacle of brilliance, a phenomenon of inspiration and a collusion of emotions”. Other Indian cities on the festival’s map are Kolkata, Bengaluru and Mumbai.

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Hans Raj student releases debut novel; writes on women’s struggle and her rights

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“Thoughts of young writers have more impact on the society because when they think mature for their age, then certainly they are the change makers or at least have the capability to bring some change”, says a young writer Sirjandeep Kaur Ubha who released her debut fiction novel, ‘The Triumph’.

Eighteen year old, Sirjandeep is a second year student at Hans Raj College pursuing an undergraduate degree in commerce. Sirjandeep, through the 180-page text endeavored to accentuate and highlight the agony of Ibadat, the female protagonist of ‘The Triumph’. The book outlines Ibadat’s perseverance and tenacity to battle out her rightful place in the society.

As a writer, Sirjandeep feels that the condition of women in the Indian society is poignant and this less-dominating gender is reckoned as a black sheep in our culture. Supplicating her readers to contemplate the condition of women in our country where 93 rapes happen every day, she says, “Women are commoditized everyday around us. I have been reading about the much boosted rape culture in our country for a long time now but the shock associated with Damini Gang Rape filled me with courage to give birth to Ibadat and write her story of triumph.”

The fictional text has been released in Chandigarh and Bombay where it has managed to sell more than 1000 copies within a few days of its release. Not concerned much with the associated profits, Sirjandeep wants the novel to reach every household. “I want to express this to all the girls that keeping quiet is no way to deal. You need to raise voice because if you choose not to speak today, then you can never speak to choose”, she adds.

On being asked if Sirjandeep is a staunch feminist, she remarks that, “Guru Nanak said, ‘So kyun manda aakiye, jitt jamme raajan’ which means that why curse those who gave birth to the entire world and even the kings. I will always fight for women rights. Yes, I am a feminist.”

Sirjandeep is also a published English poet.
To order ‘The Triumph’, visit www.unistarbooks.com

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Hans Raj student releases debut novel; writes on women's struggle and her rights

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“Thoughts of young writers have more impact on the society because when they think mature for their age, then certainly they are the change makers or at least have the capability to bring some change”, says a young writer Sirjandeep Kaur Ubha who released her debut fiction novel, ‘The Triumph’.

Eighteen year old, Sirjandeep is a second year student at Hans Raj College pursuing an undergraduate degree in commerce. Sirjandeep, through the 180-page text endeavored to accentuate and highlight the agony of Ibadat, the female protagonist of ‘The Triumph’. The book outlines Ibadat’s perseverance and tenacity to battle out her rightful place in the society.

As a writer, Sirjandeep feels that the condition of women in the Indian society is poignant and this less-dominating gender is reckoned as a black sheep in our culture. Supplicating her readers to contemplate the condition of women in our country where 93 rapes happen every day, she says, “Women are commoditized everyday around us. I have been reading about the much boosted rape culture in our country for a long time now but the shock associated with Damini Gang Rape filled me with courage to give birth to Ibadat and write her story of triumph.”

The fictional text has been released in Chandigarh and Bombay where it has managed to sell more than 1000 copies within a few days of its release. Not concerned much with the associated profits, Sirjandeep wants the novel to reach every household. “I want to express this to all the girls that keeping quiet is no way to deal. You need to raise voice because if you choose not to speak today, then you can never speak to choose”, she adds.

On being asked if Sirjandeep is a staunch feminist, she remarks that, “Guru Nanak said, ‘So kyun manda aakiye, jitt jamme raajan’ which means that why curse those who gave birth to the entire world and even the kings. I will always fight for women rights. Yes, I am a feminist.”

Sirjandeep is also a published English poet. To order ‘The Triumph’, visit www.unistarbooks.com

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BITS Pilani to kick off Oasis’14 in end October

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OASIS 2014, the cultural fest of BITS-Pilani is once again set to fill up the college youth with immense enthusiasm and bring out the hidden talents in them. This fest will be held from 31st October to 4thNovember. Under the theme of ‘The 90s Show’, this fest will host a lot of competitions and professional shows.

The highlights of this mega event are being promised to be the Professional Shows or Prof Shows, which will feature artists like Benny Dayal, the voice behind super hits like ‘Badtameez Dil, ‘Locha-E-Ulfat’,’Bang Bang’ etc, Raghu Dixit who has been able to take Indian folk music across seas and the trio from the East India Comedy – Sorabh Pant, Sahil Shah and Sapan Verma who will be there to tickle the funny bones of their audience.

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Besides these entertainment filled Prof Shows, OASIS, this year will also offer a number of events related to to the fields of drama, literature, music, dance, art, photography, quizzing and many more. While most of the competitions are on-the-spot, there are some online events as well. Students interested to take part in any of the events would need to register themselves prior to the event to be eligible participants.

“We are very much excited about this year’s OASIS which is in its 44th edition and is themed on the 90’s. We have performances of Benny Dayal, Raghu Dixit and East India Company lined up this year along with at least 80 more events including the historic Rocktaves. We have Sunburn coming to our festival this year. The list goes on but I would say that we will make these 96 hours some of the best of your life”, said Srikanth Garimella, a student of BITS, Pilani.

For more information and registration links, visit: http://www.bits-oasis.org/

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