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Department of Commerce, IPCW orgainses Bizfiesta’16, the annual fest

By Kritika Narula March 31, 2016

Department of Commerce, Indraprastha College for Women organised its annual department fest Bizfiesta’16 on 29th March 2016. The one-day carnival of competitive events saw participation from different colleges of Delhi University including Lady Shri Ram College, ARSD College, IP University, among others.

The fest began with ME vs ME, a bilingual debate competition similar to turncoat debates held in the college auditorium. The topics ranged from “Surrogate advertising is bad” to “Pursuit of money should rule over passion” and “Women deserve reservation.” Vishal R. Singh won the first prize, while Supriya Jain and Nihal bagged second and third positions respectively.

The second event lined up was Brambola: Brand Tambola which saw participation of more than 100 students. The event tested one’s knowledge of brands and taglines while at the same time the element of luck played its part. The winners included Vandana, Kirti, Harshita Dang, Chhaya Dabas and Radhika Modi. Next up was the Marvel Marathon, a Marvel cinematic universe quiz with a twist, and the team of Ritvika and Tanya emerged as the ultimate “Marvel Movie Maniac”, followed closely by Shaily and Vidhi.

The Ad-Mad competition saw participants putting their creative hats on and enacting jingles and creating slogans for a variety of products and services. The team comprising of Vinayak and MD Anas emerged victorious, while the trio consisting of Harshita Dang, Iti and Jalpa came a close second. After a short break for lunch, the participants picked up more energy and the events resumed with Live Monopoly in the college lawns.

Participants tried their hands at being the perfect entrepreneur while playing monopoly. Mohammed Areeb and Chirag bagged the first position, and Ishika and Deepika won the second prize. Other events included Fictional GD and Bollywood quiz. The day very befittingly ended on an enthusiastic note with the Treasure Hunt, which saw teams solving clues and clicking selfies on the quest for the treasure. Shaily Sharma and Garima Bajaj unravelled the treasure chest first, followed by Harshita and Ishika. All the winners of the different events of Bizfiesta were awarded certificates and hampers.

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Department of Commerce, IPCW orgainses Bizfiesta'16, the annual fest

By Kritika Narula March 31, 2016

The fest began with ME vs ME, a bilingual debate competition similar to turncoat debates held in the college auditorium. The topics ranged from “Surrogate advertising is bad” to “Pursuit of money should rule over passion” and “Women deserve reservation.” Vishal R. Singh won the first prize, while Supriya Jain and Nihal bagged second and third positions respectively. The second event lined up was Brambola: Brand Tambola which saw participation of more than 100 students. The event tested one’s knowledge of brands and taglines while at the same time the element of luck played its part. The winners included Vandana, Kirti, Harshita Dang, Chhaya Dabas and Radhika Modi. Next up was the Marvel Marathon, a Marvel cinematic universe quiz with a twist, and the team of Ritvika and Tanya emerged as the ultimate “Marvel Movie Maniac”, followed closely by Shaily and Vidhi. The Ad-Mad competition saw participants putting their creative hats on and enacting jingles and creating slogans for a variety of products and services. The team comprising of Vinayak and MD Anas emerged victorious, while the trio consisting of Harshita Dang, Iti and Jalpa came a close second. After a short break for lunch, the participants picked up more energy and the events resumed with Live Monopoly in the college lawns. Participants tried their hands at being the perfect entrepreneur while playing monopoly. Mohammed Areeb and Chirag bagged the first position, and Ishika and Deepika won the second prize. Other events included Fictional GD and Bollywood quiz. The day very befittingly ended on an enthusiastic note with the Treasure Hunt, which saw teams solving clues and clicking selfies on the quest for the treasure. Shaily Sharma and Garima Bajaj unravelled the treasure chest first, followed by Harshita and Ishika. All the winners of the different events of Bizfiesta were awarded certificates and hampers. Featured Image credits: Kritika Narula Kritika Narula [email protected] ]]>

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BMMMC Department, IP College hosts media discussion at Parampara’16

By Kritika Narula March 30, 2016

The Department of Multi Media and Mass Communication (BMMMC), Indraprastha College for Women organised ‘Meet the Media’, a panel discussion on the theme Media in Crisis as a part of its Annual Media Fest Parampara’16. Now in its 16th edition, the opening day of the three-day potpourri of activities saw the audience and panelists discussing pertinent issues surrounding the media and film industry.

Panelists included Bhupendra Chaubey, Executive Editor at CNN-IBN; Nikhil Taneja , Creative producer at Yash Raj Films; Swara Bhaskar, actress and Sattvik Mishra, founder of ScoopWhoop. Parul Oberoi, the President at Focus, the Department Association, welcomed the gathering, followed by the release of the BMMMC Department magazine and the teaser of the fest while Anshika Arora, Vice President at Focus, anchored the event.

Mr Chaubey was the first speaker from the panel, who began by commending the raw energy that the students in the organizing team and the college in general exuded. He explained how the media’s role is to pique curiosity among masses and that this act often involves different variables in the ethical equation that goes with it. He also added that the question of whether media is in peril is uniform throughout the world, because the fundamental elements of reporting remain the same. He ended on the note that he envisages a future where everyone has access to technology in a way that associates each one of us with media.

Nikhil Taneja, Creative Producer, Yashraj Films

Bhupendra Chaubey, Executive Editor, CNN-IBN

Next speaker up on the podium was Mr Nikhil Taneja, who has previously worked at MTV and HT Café and currently also teaches at Jai Hind College, Mumbai, shared his experiences with the audience. He began by sharing his experience of working as a Bollywood reporter and reminiscing the precise moment he thought of reconsidering the field when he interviewed Salman Khan. He ruffled some feathers by mentioning that the Fourth Estate, as the media is fondly called, is becoming extraneous and that it is the Fifth Estate, the people engaging in conversations on social media who now have a responsibility to keep their resolve more powerful than the trolls.

The floor was then opened to questions, and pertinent points were discussed, the most monumental of them being whether this generation will see the death of mainstream media.

The Discussion continued with Mr Sattvik’s address, wherein he emphasised on the importance of content to perform one of the three functions: entertain, inform or trigger meaningful conversations. He opined that digital media is definitely not in crisis because it is still in its nascent stage, and not grand enough to land in any trouble as of now.

The last speaker for the session was Ms Swara Bhaskar, who brought multiple perspectives to the fore. She began by explaining how, for one, media doesn’t exist in a vacuum, which is why it already faces a crisis. She implored the audience to not let the government ban what they’re not comfortable with. These thoughts saw wide support from the audience, evident in their nods and claps. She further suggested that as recipients of news, we should know who owns the news portals. She added that this serves not to discredit the news, but knowledge is power and it is important to know who is bringing the news out in order to have a fair view of the same. She ended on a very relevant note that since every perspective is mired in a power structure, as long as the relationship between power and media is uncomfortable, media is not in crisis yet.

This was followed by another round of Q&A, and the panel concluded that as recipients of news and information, we need to be aware of the biases that are infused in what is delivered to us. As a publication, if there’s a stand you take, ethics command that you be upfront about it.

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IPCW Innovation Project ’15-’16: Outreach program for govt. school students

By DU Beat March 14, 2016

Indraprastha College for Women’s current Innovation Project (IP-301) under the aegis of University of Delhi is a community outreach program for government school children. It aims to devise favourable circumstances for young, budding intellects to interact with the community on a regular basis, with activities which are carried out from time to time. A series of workshops and activities, led by the students of Indraprastha College for Women are conducted in two government schools. The school children are trained in the fields of Gender Sensitization, Disaster Management, and Library Management. The decision of choosing such off-stream topics was that these issues pertain to one’s involvement in the community, in the form of a citizen, a rescuer and a scholar. Also, students are enlightened about issues pertaining to such fields which keep their rational wheels churning, without losing their interest and grip, and at the same time, making sure that they are not missing out on anything that is being taught.

This project is a one-year long program, which is being carried out by ten students namely: Asmita Jagwani, Divya Tripathi, Aishwarya Shri, Anamika Das, Ateka Hasan, Shayda, Musharrat Parveen, Pinki, D. Saran Prakash, and Nihita Kumari. The project is being carried out under the guidance of three internal mentors, the Personal Investigators of the project, namely: Dr. Jyoti Trehan Sharma , Dr. Harsh Bala Sharma and Mr. Vijay Gautam.
So far, two phases of the project have been concluded with one more remaining. School children in 9th-12th standards have been enlightened about ways to react against gender discrimination in the community, important steps to be taken when faced with disasters, the functioning of the library and many such significant facts pertaining to the three fields undertaken. The project is being carried out with an expectation that school children will, in future, bring all the knowledge gained through this project into implementation, and share it further.
With much hardwork and dedication displayed by the project members, and high levels of enthusiasm received from school children in return, there is certainly a hope that, this program is a step towards an improvement in the community.

Write up by Asmita Jagwani and Ateka Hasan, IP College for Women

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IPCW celebrates Shruti 2016 and stages annual production, Reshmi Roomal

By Kritika Narula March 14, 2016

Festivities were the theme of the week at Indraprastha College for Women as the college organised its Annual Production, Reshmi Roomal on 10th of March and its annual cultural fest, Shruti 2016 on 11th and 12th of March. Reshmi Roomal, a women-centric play, addressed the roles of housewives and the household through strong characters like Sulakshana, and Foofi, played by Ashwini Thakur and Kanupriya Agarwal. The play was written by Professor Tripurari Shartha, produced by IP College for Women and directed by Asif Ali. The inauguration ceremony of Shruti 2016 on 11th saw Alaap, the classical music society of the college open the fest. At Rhapsody, the western group acapella competition, Kamala Nehru College stood first, while the 2nd and 3rd positions were bagged by Lady Shri Ram College and Gargi College respectively. Whacky feet was a befitting finale to the competitive events, with Miranda House bagging the 1st prize. SGGSCC and IIT-D followed. Other competitive events included Taboo by Oghma, The English Editorial Society. Women’s Development Cell organised Stagecraft, a creative enactment competition. A team from Satyawati and Maharaja Agrasen won, while the other positions were bagged by teams from the host college. The day ended with Dhruv Sufi Project taking the stage. Day 2 began with the street play event Chauraha ’16, while the Indian music society hosted their Annual Indian music fest Ninaad. The 1st position in the Indian Classical choir was bagged by Daulat Ram College followed by Institute of Home Economics and Kamala Nehru College. Sri Venkateswara College won the Folk Dance competition, while Gargi came a close second. 3 a side Basketball, was won by Kirori Mal College and VIPS. The Star Night saw students in the college grounds tapping their feet to Bollywood music by Akhil Sachdeva and his band Nasha. Image Credits: Kritika Narula and Eetika Kapoor Ayesha Sareen [email protected] Kritika Narula [email protected]]]>

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IP College celebrates two-day Economics fest Arthullas 2016

By Ayesha Sareen March 9, 2016

Arthagya, The Economics Association of IP College celebrated Economics in a new light at its festival Arthullas 2016 on 3^rd and 4^th March. Day 1 began with a Panel Discussion on ‘Economics and Politics of Caste-based Discrimination’. Dr. Sujoy Chakravarty, from Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University was the chairperson for the event and the esteemed panel included Prof. Satish Deshpande, Department of Sociology, Prof. Ashwini Deshpande, Delhi School of Economics, and Dr. Nishant Chadha, Assistant Professor, Shiv Nadar University. While Prof. Satish Deshpande spoke on “What is the opposite of discrimination?”, Prof. Ashwini focused on “Myths and Realities of Affirmative Action”, and Dr. Nishant on “New ways of thinking: The Economics and Politics of Caste Networks”. When asked for a solution from the panelists, it was mentioned that as long as the problem exists, so do solutions, no matter how biased.

This was followed by InQUIZitive, an Economics, Business and Finance Quiz and The Triwizard Tournament, a Harry Potter-fused Economics event. While the quiz saw professional quizzers battle it out ferociously, the Potterheads played their best to win eternal glory at The Triwizard Tournament.

Day 2 began with three simultaneous events amidst the rainy weather. The All India Political Parties’ Meet discussed at length the issues of Farmer Suicides and implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. Super Street, a superhero-themed Mock Stock, saw a lot of participation from both fans and Mock Stock enthusiasts. Clever Clogs, a Case Study event saw teams competing with each other through their justifications and furious interjections.

All in all, the decorations of the venue were bright and varied, analogous to the variety of events.

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93rd College Day celebrations at IP College for Women

By Ayesha Sareen February 15, 2016

Approaching closer to its centenary anniversary, Indraprastha College for Women hosted its 93rd College Day on 8th February 2016. The oldest women’s college in University of Delhi celebrated the occasion in its traditional way. The Chief Guest for the occasion was Mr. Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India, along with the distinguished alumna Dr. Aruna Broota, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Delhi.

The event started with the lighting of the lamp and a soulful musical rendition by Alaap, the Indian Music Society. It was followed by the welcome address by the Chairman of the Governing Body. Dr. Babli Moitra Saraf, Principal of IP College presented the principal’s report, succeeded by speeches by the Guests. While Shri Rijiju shared anecdotes from his time at University of Delhi as a student and motivated the students towards being responsible Indian citizens, Dr. Broota shared her experiences from and memories of her college days and how IP College’s essence would always define her. This was followed by the Prize Distribution ceremony with awards being given for the Outstanding Student of the College, All-Round Excellence, College Excellence and Principal’s Honour Roll. Students pursuing Masters and Bachelors courses were encouraged for topping their streams along with scholarships to some. All Society activities were praised and the best student from each society was felicitated. The achievements of the non-staff and staff members were also appreciated.

The event concluded with a vote of thanks by Ms. Sanchita Makar, President of the Students’ union and everyone paying their respects to the National Anthem. The gathering then moved to the college field for lunch, thereby bringing the day‘s celebrations to a fitting end.

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The Ecology Club, IP College for Women organizes Prakriti Bazaar

By Kritika Narula February 13, 2016

The ecology club, Indraprastha College for Women organised its annual fest, Prakriti Bazaar 2016, on 12th February, 2016. As an effort to steer the youth to think about environmental conservation, it brought together a wide variety of eco-friendly product. Along with the colossal variety of handicrafts, accessories, stationery, among other things, the Mela also boasted of scrumptious food stalls. Added to the whole theme was live music and a pottery workshop.

More than 20 stall were put up, and NGOs like WWF, Muskaan, Beejom, Sarthak Prayas among others. Apart from that various craftsmen displayed their cultural products. Tribes India sold a wide variety and sizes of bags, while craftpersons from Kolkata and Rajasthan sold accessories and dupatta in tie and dye respectively, thereby bringing their culture to the fore.

The college has compost pit as an ongoing effort to contribute to waste management, and representatives from Aaram Compost were also present.

Among the food stalls, the one selling Litti Chokha stood apart. Other unconventional stalls included Handmade soaps and Bath gels by Krafty Organix and Kites by Umar Daraz Kite Maker. The diaries being sold at the stall by Action for Ability Development and Inclusion (AADI) were a major attraction.

Students from Enactus, Sri Venkateswara College, and Enactus, Delhi College of Arts and Commerce had also put up stalls. True to its spirit of environmental protection, even the decorations used are recycled waste paper, posters, pamphlets etc. The fest fascinated both the college students, staff and outsiders alike.

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IP College inaugurates Troika ’16 as a precursor to annual fest Shruti

By Kritika Narula January 31, 2016

Indraprastha College for Women hosted in its first ever edition of Troika, a three-day festivity. It brought a mélange of events, from Panel Discussion to Kavi Sammelan to Stand-up Comedy and Battle of Bands during a period of three days from 28th January to 30th January. Troika has been introduced this year with the echo “Teen din teen rang, Kavi vicharo Aur gayak ke sang.”

Radhika Dua, the college treasurer explains how Troika is a precursor to the annual fest Shruti, “Troika’16 is first of its kind inter-college festival of Indraprastha College. As its name puts forward, it’s a three day event organised by the Students’ union to encourage fellow students to exhibit their talent and gain some food for thought. Additionally, Troika is also an opportunity to foster relations between students of different colleges and interests. The idea behind the event was devoted to creating a platform for students to enjoy, experience and explore. Troika is just a trailer for our annual fest Shruti.”
The festivities were ushered in with a riveting and engaging panel discussion on the topic, “Impact of Dating Applications on Youth”. Attended by a packed audience in the college auditorium, the Panel discussion was moderated by Suanshu Khurana, Music Correspondent/Critic, Indian Express.
The other panelists included Shalini Evelyn Shah, Head of English Editorial, Ratna Sagar, Manish Malik, Director, Manifest Training Solution and Aakanksha Maheshwari Sewani, Head of Knowledge Management, Microsoft, who is also an alumna from the same college.

The panel discussion brought many facets and quirks of modern-day dating. While some remarks made the audience double up with laughter, some serious questions were raised. Followed by a Q&A session, the discussion was engaging with the right amount of scandalous remarks and controversial comments to make the audience fire up questions like bullets.

Wannabe Anonymous after their performance, Photo by Shivani Malik

The first day ended with a stand-up comedy act by Wannabe Anonymous, a first of its kind Stand-Up Comedy community started in Delhi by Siddharth Singh and Prakhar Maheshwari. They made all the right jokes, from mocking the burning topic of modern dating to cracking meticulous jokes about the idiosyncracies of the college.
The Second day’s highlight was Kavi Sammelan, which saw participation from colleges like Hansraj, Hindu, Kirorimal, CIC, SOL, among others.

The first prize was bagged by Manju for her poem Mazdoor, while the second prize went to Nidhi Kumar Jha from Kirori Mal College. The judges for the event were Dr. Sanjay Seth and Mr. Pranjal Dhar.
Troika culminated in Battle of the Bands on the third and the last day of the round of festivities. The last day saw performances by Slaves of Rock, The Hindu College Collective, Alanwesha, Ricochet, Hightime, Zhankaar, Chapstick and Rubberband and Playtime. Playtime from Hansraj College bagged the first position, while Hightime from Kirorimal College came second.

Sanchita Makkar, the President of the Students’ Union, says it has been a successful endeavour, “We wanted to increase number of events and level of participation in our college. These three events in troika were a mix of experience,enjoyment and learning. We wanted to give a different experience to students of all colleges.”

All Image credits: Shivani Malik

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IPCW organises bilingual conventional debate for freshers

By Kritika Narula October 11, 2015

The English and Hindi Debating societies organised Conventional Debate for freshers on October 10th, 2015.
Around 20 teams participated from all over Delhi University, including teams from Daulat Ram, College of Vocational Studies, Hndu, Miranda House, among others, who presented to a packed audience of 200 in the Conference Hall. The motion to be debated was that being humane is better than being religious.
The judges for the event were Dr. Anupam Pachauri (external) and Dr. Shubhra Seth(Internal).
After a token of appreciation was presented to the judges, a thunderous argumentation and expression of clear ideas began.
Rules of the debate were explained. The debate followed the format of a conventional debate where each speaker was allowed 3+1 minutes to speak, in any language that they preferred.
The session saw discussion over points as diverse as the outmoded religious customs, to the larger communal issues.
The participants related them with current scenarios, such as Dadri lynching case, Babri Masjid, terrorism etc. while explaining their side of the house. After a break for snacks, the debate resumed.
After the debate, the judges were invited to speak a few words. Dr. Pachauri congratulated everyone on their enthusiasm and appreciated the kind of arguments put forward while expressing that such debates should be held in the parliament and moved on to give feedback to the participants.

Anugya Gupta, the Secretary of the English Debating Society, said, “It was a great experience organising the debate. Considering it was a freshers’ tournament we got to see a lot of talent, fresh ideas and good speakers. With the increasing conflicts based on religion, the debate became important.”

The first prize in Hindi was bagged by Keerti and Ritu of IPCW, while the English counterpart went to Vandana and Srishti of Daulat Ram College.
Featured Image Credits: Anugya Gupta

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