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Hindu College gets a swankier Sports Complex

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Students of Hindu college were in for a surprise this semester as the college promised to reveal a much better equipped and immensely improved sports complex.What had once been a land of overgrown grass and bits of barren land is now regaining its elegance as the college puts in all efforts to build up a complex that fulfills its students’ expectations.

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Although entrance into the complex is restricted for now, a basketball court and football field with lush green grass already built to perfection is visible and we can also expect a volleyball court up and ready in some time to increase the variety of sports offered. Adding to the delight our little birdy says it might not be a disappointment to watch out for a cricket pitch. The sport enthusiasts of Hindu will finally have a complex they can call their own and a reason to sweat it out with the new gym.

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Although no specific date for the completion of this project has been revealed yet, we did find out that it’s more sooner than later that Hinduites will have a new reason to brag and the new sports complex will become the much awaited gem of the college.

We wish Hindu all the best for this project and hope from the bottom of our heart that it doesn’t reach the same end as the last sports complex did and with the new management and the attempts made by them to keep the complex clean it won’t be wrong to presume that this time the story will be different.

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DUTA-DUCKU intensify protest at Hindu College

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On 30th December 2013, the Delhi University Teacher’s Association again intensified its protest insisting its demand for withdrawal of illegal suspension of two teachers of Hindu College. The dharna was staged jointly by DUTA and Joint Karmchari Union outside the venue of the meeting of the Governing Body.

Teachers from various colleges assembled there and turned into a gherao when they came to know that the Chairman had refused to allow a discussion on the matter even under ‘any other business with the permission of the chair’. The college authorities even called up the police but the protesters didn’t stir and continued the gherao even till 9 p.m. in the night.

A delegation of office bearers of DUTA, DUCKU and the Hindu College Staff Association, which also included the newly elected MLA of AAP and Secretary of DUTA, Dr. Harish Khanna made a fervent appeal for withdrawal of suspension to the members of Governing Body. A memorandum was presented which laid emphasis on the reply of teachers, the report of Grievance Committee and the resolution of Staff Association at the end of meeting with the Governing Body.

“The college management and university authorities have falsely fabricated the minor issue in a disproportionate, one-sided and high handed manner. It is a pre-meditated design to create disaffection between teachers where only one party is held guilty. The malafide and biased behaviour of the Chairman in collusion with the Vice-Chancellor, who had approved of the suspension, was part of a larger agenda to create disaffection within the faculty”, said Nandita Narain, President of Delhi University Teacher’s Association.

The members of the Governing Body have agreed to hold a special meeting around 12th January after the gherao built up strongly so that the matter could be resolved.  The dharna was called off after the Chairman of Governing Body, Mr. Punj came out and assured the teachers and karmcharis gathered outside to hold the meeting. The protest was stopped on the understanding that the dharna will be further intensified if the suspension was not withdrawn on that day following the assurance offered by Mr. Punj.

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DUTA stages dharna at Hindu College

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On Friday, 19th December 2013, the Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) brought out a dharna at Hindu College counterclaiming the withdrawal of the suspension of two teachers of the college. The Staff Association of the college as well as many teachers from other colleges accompanied the DUTA in staging the same. In fact, there was unanimous support from the Staff Association of Daulat Ram College through means of an official delegation.

The two teachers – Mr. Jai Inderpal Singh and Mr. Arvind Chaudhry, allegedly manhandled some colleagues in a meeting of the Staff Association on 27th August 2013. On 25th September 2013, show cause notices were sent to these teachers by Mr. SNP Punj, the Chairman of the Governing Body. This memo asked both of them, the reason for not taking any action against them for maltreating their colleagues in that meeting with 25th October 2013 as the deadline for their reply. The notice also contained the complaint filed by the individuals who were supposedly manhandled.

On 12th October 2013, Mr. Punj released another notice to both the teachers stating their suspension, although their response to the previous notice hadn’t been received by that time. The response and proceedings taken by the Governing Body were rendered illegal by the representatives of the teachers as well as called them ‘against the principles of natural justice’.

On 23rd October, the two teachers lodged a complaint that was forwarded by the Acting Principal of the college to a Grievance Committee, which in turn held the suspension unwarranted and the complaint as false.

Nandita Narain, President of DUTA says “The decision should be quite clear at the level of the governing authorities but their decision is absolutely ridiculous. It’s a case where inner differences of the college teachers are being exploited showing larger politics at higher level. This is a step that is taken by the Vice Chancellor to gain control over the teachers’ union. The innocent who took a stand against a tainted nexus, have been victimized. We want the withdrawal of this suspension and an apology to these teachers and we’ll continue our protest till the two get justice”

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Hindu College student commits suicide in Hostel

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  Kripa Chongtham, a gifted guitarist and a  music honours student at Hindu College committed suicide a few days back. His body was discovered by a roommate who came back to his room at around 5:30 am on Sunday, 14th April. He committed suicide by putting a Nokia mobile charger around his neck and twisting it with a hammer. Investigations reveal that he was suffering from depression and was under therapy for the same. A suicide note was also found in his room.    ]]>

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Entropy’13

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The Science Forum, Hindu College, in association with star college project organised their first ever fest, Entropy, on 8th March 2013. Under the presidency of Anagha Madhu, this one-day fest was a huge success. The guest lecturer was Professor Sanjay Jain of the Department of Physics and Astrophysics, Delhi University. He spoke on the origin of life problems, the emergence of complexity. The one-hour talk was very knowledgeable and provoked the listeners to think beyond their capacity. A highly intellectual individual, Professor Sanjay’s aura was unfathomable. There were other events that saw a huge turnout. The winners of the science quiz were Ayan Madhan of Hindu and Debobrata Sensharma of St. Stephens. Experimental Design, a new and innovative event also attracted people with scientific calibre. Along with these, other side-events like Sudoku kept the people from the non-science departments enthralled. After a lot of hard work and patience, Entropy’13 did take place and was indeed a huge hit.   Surbhi Grover With inputs from Prerna Srigyan]]>

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Mecca 2013: Day 2

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Mecca, the annual fest of Hindu college, attracted an enormous amount of students from various colleges of Delhi University. The second day of the fest saw the audience being mesmerised even in the practice sessions. The atmosphere of the college was  vibrant and cheerful. The fragrance of mouth watering gol gappe, aloo tikki, dahi bhalla, bhel puri, momos, ice creams from nirula’s, stuff from M aunty’s kitchen wooed one and all. Hoopla and gunshot games were the favourite amongst the people. The bands from various colleges delighted the audience by playing groovy numbers. The audience was struck as if by the voice of nightingales when tracks like Alicia Key’s ‘girl on fire’, Cold Play’s ‘the scientist’, Katy Perry’s ‘hot and cold’, Green Day’s  ‘american idiot’, Ishaqzaade’s ‘main pareshaan’ were being played by the bands. Face painting commenced at 2, giving way to the potential in the participants to show itself with full enthusiasm. There was no particular theme for the competition and the time allotted was an hour. The participants were supposed to bring their own colours and prizes worth Rs.1,000 were to be won. Treasure hunt started simultaneously at 2, taking place within 400 metre radius of Hindu college. Hints were given in a poetic form and the rules were clearly put across. The participants were not allowed to use any means of transport and misbehaving with the volunteers was strictly prohibited. The participants were forced to put their thinking caps on and the event was a great success. The total members in the team were 4 or less. Volley ball competition witnessed a large number of participants from various colleges with each player giving his best effort , both in playing and enjoying. Harmony, the inter-college music competition, started around 3 with Gustakh Ahmed Khan, the legendary vocalist who has given performances in countries like Australia and Pakistan, being the judge. Hans Raj college performed the first enthralling the audience with classical melodies like ‘hey gajaanan’ and ‘mora mann bhaayo re’ while SRCC performed the last. Six colleges took part in the competition. The audience was captivated and remained glued to their seats. The activities kept everyone engaged. The crowd was enjoying thoroughly and seemed in a festive mood. It was a great time to hang around in Hindu college. Spectators loved it and so did the participants.   Namrata Gupta [email protected] ]]>

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Mecca 2013: Day 1

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The first day of the Hindu College fest, Mecca 2013, began with the Street Play competition in the Ibtida Grounds at 2:30 with participation from various colleges. The winners were:

  1. Sukhdev College of Business Studies
  2. Jesus & Mary College.
It was judged by ex-Ibtidians, Ankush Sharma and Ankit Chaddha. Choreography and Western Dance Competitions were held at the auditorium and the large crowd was wowed by the dancers that won over the audience with dramatic moves and music. The winners of the Choreography Competition were:
  1. Gargi College
  2. Hindu College
  3. Kamla Nehru College
The judges were Mandeep Raikhyi and Manju Sharma. Western Dance Competition was won by:
  1. Daulat Ram College
  2. NIEC
  3. Sri Venketashwara College and Kamla Nehru College
Judged by Anish Popli. A Hindi Debate Competition was also organised and the winners were:
  1. Hindu College (Ankit Kumar and Aseem Agarwal)
  2. Kirori Mal College (Anurag and Prabhanshu)
The judges were Vimal Kant and Dr. Arvind Kumar ‘Sambal’ A Chess competition was also organised at the Sports Complex, and the winner was Dheeraj from Hindu college. Underground Authority of India’s Got Talent fame performed in the evening and set the listeners rocking to their melodious tracks.   Shreya Mudgil([email protected]) Surbhi Grover([email protected])]]>

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Arnab Goswami visits Hindu College

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NE-Tym, the annual fest by the North-East Cell, Hindu College was held on 25th February, 2013. With stalls for food, handicrafts and books in one part of the college and canvas exhibition in the other, the students felt the presence of the north-eastern culture around them. Simultaneously, a national seminar was held in the auditorium about mainstreaming the north-east and its implications to the state and society. Binalaxmi Nepram, founder of Manipur Gun Survivors Network and Secretary General, Control Arms Foundation of India, conducted the seminar. M.A. Sikander, Director of the National Book Trust of India and Robin Hibu, IPS Joint Commissioner, Delhi Police also spoke about the issue, along with moderator Maharaja Pradyot Deb Burman, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, The North East Today. Binalaxmi spoke about students coming from the north-east to Delhi to study and feeling alienated here. She talked about AFSPA, and the need to transform. She spoke with great compassion about the north-eastern people being called ‘chinkis’ and how the history of 45 million people hasn’t been included in our textbooks.  North-east was called the ‘Switzerland of India’ by Pandit Nehru and indeed it is that beautiful. We just need to have the eyes to look beyond the issues and violence prevailing in the region. The main attraction of the event, however, was an interactive session with Arnab Goswami, after the panel discussion. Born in Guwahati, Arnab is the Editor-in-Chief and news anchor of the Indian news channel, Times Now. His special television programme, “Frankly Speaking”, has featured many eminent personalities. Being an alumnus of Hindu College itself, Arnab took a nostalgic walk around the campus and was happy to declare that not even the smell of the hostel had changed over the years. He said that his intellectual prejudices and debating instincts have all come from this college. He had joined Hindu when the Mandal Commission was in action and protests were going on in the campus. In his words, “on one side of the road, was the real India, out on the streets and on the other, a college which shut its gates. I was proud to belong to the India of Hindu College. The college that didn’t live in fake elitism and where college politics was not a bad thing. I was part of the new India, not the India that has ruled this country for decades.” He gave some words of advice to the students, saying that one should always stick his neck out, not belong to the cosy club. To break the system, never be a part of it. To be a leader, break out. Arnab admitted that he is often criticised for being loud and argumentative but he also knows that his journalism has changed the nature of news coverage in the country. Unless one goes over the top, the country can’t be changed. In the end, he only said that he wears his nationalism on his sleeve, not his regionalism, and that’s what he would ask his listeners to do as well. After some questions and debate on good journalism, the session came to an end. A cultural extravaganza and a star performance by Alobo Naga and the Band followed this.   Surbhi Grover([email protected]), with inputs from Aanchal Sethi]]>

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Mecca 2013 at Hindu College: Day-Wise Schedule

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Mecca, the annual cultural festival of Hindu College will kick off this Tuesday, from 26th February. Here’s a detailed scheduled of the events set to take place at Mecca. DAY 1 – 26th February: 1) Nukkad Natak : 12noon to 3 pm Prizes worth Rs. 5,000 (Rs. 4,000 cash + Rs. 1,000 kind) Venue : IBTIDA LAWNS For more details contact Maryam (9711145386) 2) Choreography and Western Dance Competition : 2pm to 5pm Prizes worth Rs. 10,000 Entry fee : Rs. 200 per team Venue : College auditorium For more details and registration contact Dhairya (9953204673) 3) Chess : 1 pm onwards Prizes worth Rs. 2,500 Registration fee : Rs. 50 per person Venue : Sports Complex For more details and registration contact Kunal Kaudan (9582675991) 4) Bowl Out : 2pm onwards Prizes worth Rs.1,000 Venue : IBTIDA LAWNS For more details contact Bharat (9582984776) 5) Hindi Debate : 12 to 3 pm Prizes worth Rs. 7,000 Venue : Seminar room For more details and registration contact Aseem (8750477991) DAY 2 – 27th February: 1) Battle Of Bands : 2 to 5 pm Interested bands are required to send their contact details and songs to [email protected] Top 10 Shortlisted bands will have to prepare a jingle for NESTLE, and have to pay a registration fee of Rs. 500 Venue : Main stage, Library lawns For more details and registration contact Faraz Anees (9899491176) 2) Rangoli Competition : 1 pm onwards Teams are required to bring their own colours Venue : Sports complex Prizes worth Rs. 1,000 For more details contact Subash(8010694344) 3) Face Painting : 2 pm onwards Venue : Parking Lawns Prizes Worth Rs. 1,000 For more details contact Parul (9953986680) 4) Volley Ball : 2 pm onwards Venue : IBTIDA LAWNS Registration fee : Rs 150 Prizes worth Rs. 2,500 For more details and registration contact Damodar (9999387818) 5) Treasure Hunt : 1pm onwards The event will take place within 500 metre radius of Hindu college.Total members in a team are 4 or less Prizes worth Rs. 5,000 For more details contact Amritya Raj (9971448827) 6) Street Dance :11:30 am onwards Registration fee : Rs 200 per team Prizes worth Rs 5000 (in cash) + kind Venue : Library Lawns For more details and registration contact Sadashiv (9717780773) 7)Photography Competition For more details contact Akanksha (9999842913) And refer to the link, http://www.facebook.com/events/431219903622347/?ref=notif&notif_t=plan_user_invited DAY 3 – 28th February : 1) Fashion Show : 2 to 5 pm Venue : College Auditorium Registration fee : Rs. 200 per team Prizes worth Rs. 7000 For more details and registration contact Maryam (9711145386) 2) Tambola : 2 pm onwards Venue : parking lawns Lots of exciting prizes! For more details contact Rajat (9013816027) 3) Daredevils : 1 to 3:30 , VENUE : Near V Tree Registration on-the-spot (3 dare rounds ) For more details contact : Akanksha (9999842913) 4) Soccer Lounge : 1:15 pm onwards 4 players each side Prizes upto Rs. 8,000 Registration fee : Rs 800 per team For more details and registration contact Salil (7838268577) To register,you can also leave a message the on the official page of Mecca 2013, http://www.facebook.com/Mecca2013?fref=ts  ]]>

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