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| Samaya Taranga, 12 May 2019 |
Saturday, 11 May 2019
AIMEC: Special Session on Mahatma Gandhi
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Friday, 10 May 2019
IIMC Admissions: Last date to apply extended to May 15
IIMC PG Diploma Admissions: Last date to apply extended to May 15
The Indian Institute of Mass Communication has extended the last date for receiving online application forms for its various PG Diploma Programmes till 15th May from the earlier date of 12th May. The institute had been receiving requests for extension of last date, particularly from students in Odisha and adjoining states, where communication services were badly affected due to severe cyclonic storm.
Admissions have been announced for 476 seats across IIMC’s six campuses in Delhi, Dhenkanal (Odisha), Aizawl (Mizoram), Jammu (J&K), Amravati (Maharashtra) and Kottayam (Kerala). The Institute has also introduced 10% quota for the Economically Weaker Section.
The selection for the IIMC PG Diploma Courses will be through a national level entrance examinations comprising a descriptive written test, group discussion and interview. The written examination for the IIMC PG Diploma Courses in Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, and Urdu will be held on Saturday, 25th May. For English Journalism, Hindi Journalism, Radio & TV Journalism and Advertising & Public Relations, the written test will be held on Sunday, 26th May, 2019.
Indian nationals possessing a recognized Bachelor’s degree in any field are eligible to apply. The details of Course content, fees structure and the process of online application can be accessed at the Institute’s website: iimc.gov.in
Thursday, 9 May 2019
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
An Appeal
Natya Gram, Khurda has been severely hit by Cyclone FANI on 3rd May 2019. The iconic Theatre Village, built with lots of sweat and blood for over last 30 years lies in a shambles. It is beyond the capacity of Natya Chetana alone to rebuild it.
Natya Gram is not just an institution preserving and promoting theatre and other performing art, it is an example of collective aesthetics of the grass root.
Natya Gram needs help.
NOW.
Natya Gram is not just an institution preserving and promoting theatre and other performing art, it is an example of collective aesthetics of the grass root.
Natya Gram needs help.
NOW.
Should you want to help, please contact Subodh Patnaik.
PHONE - +91-674-2555400, fax - 2555300
MOBILE- +91-9437055590(Subodh)
SKYPE : subodh.patnaik
WEBSITE: www.natyachetana.in
PHONE - +91-674-2555400, fax - 2555300
MOBILE- +91-9437055590(Subodh)
SKYPE : subodh.patnaik
WEBSITE: www.natyachetana.in
Monday, 6 May 2019
Column | Window Seat | 5.5.19
Window Seat | Mrinal
Chatterjee | 5.5.19
Vote
On 23 April 2019 morning I planted
a sapling- physically and symbolically.
I know, mid-summer is not the right
time to plant a sapling. It should be ideally done after the earth gets a
shower or two of the monsoon. But I planted a sapling today for three reasons.
First, to mark the occasion- of
casting my vote. Second, to goad myself
to take the responsibility of watering and tending the plant to grow. Third, to
have faith on the hope that the plant will grow and mature and bear fruit like
the vote I just casted will see a good candidate getting elected and doing what
he/she is supposed to do.
Nobody asked me to plant a sapling.
I did it on my own, as I thought it is my responsibility- to plant and tend the
sapling so that it would grow. Similarly it is my responsibility as a citizen
of this country to see that we get good and able representatives; and they
deliver.
In both cases I have a stake. I
need clean environment. So, I must do my bit. I need good governance and
therefore I must do my bit towards getting it. The least that I can do is to
vote.
And like the sapling needs care,
the elected representatives need constant monitoring. I need to do that because
I, as a citizen have a stake in it.
Individually I may not have enough
power to make the elected representative do what he/she is supposed to do. But
what I can do is to put in my bit- whatever I can. The least I can- is to vote.
The Price Journalists pay for telling the truth
Myanmar Supreme Court
recently upheld Reuters' journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo's convictions. The
two journalists were arrested in December 2017 and convicted in September 2018
of allegedly possessing and disseminating secret information sensitive to
national security under Myanmar's colonial-era Official Secrets Act. They were
each sentenced to seven years in prison.
In
January, Myanmar's High Court in Yangon rejected the reporters' appeal, thereby
elevating the case to the Supreme Court, which
heard the appeal on March 26.
At the time of their
arrest, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were investigating a massacre of Rohingya men
and boys by Myanmar security forces in Rakhine state. Their reporting was
subsequently published by Reuters in February 2018 and led to seven soldiers
being sentenced to prison for their involvement in the killings.
Wa
Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo got Pulitzer Award 2019 for their report.
They
are still in jail and probably will be there for a long time.
May read more about them here:
https://edition.cnn.com/…/myanmar-journalists-pu…/index.html
https://edition.cnn.com/…/myanmar-journalists-pu…/index.html
The #Trashtag Challenge
You are probably aware of the hashtag (#) used on social media, which generally represent funny or iconic moments in pop culture. But, a new viral movement has taken off. It's goal is not to entertain but to help save the planet- by cleaning it of trash, which is clogging water bodies and drainage system and is a huge health hazard.
How
important is this? Consider this. Across the world, more than 1.3
billion tonnes of household waste is generated per year, and only 258-368
million tons of it ends up in the 50 largest dumpsite. Meanwhile, million tons of it ends up in the ocean, 80% of
which comes from mainland waste.
The new hashtag #trashtag, wants everyone to
chip in to chip away at this trash problem.
In this new movement, people are urged to take a before photo of an area that is in need of intense trash clean-up followed by an after photo, after the trash has been cleaned.
Take up this challenge today. Tomorrow it might be too late.
In this new movement, people are urged to take a before photo of an area that is in need of intense trash clean-up followed by an after photo, after the trash has been cleaned.
Take up this challenge today. Tomorrow it might be too late.
Political Cartoons
Cartoons
liven up. Energizes. It makes people sit up and notice-with a smile or may be a
smirk. It lampoons and thereby elicits humour. Through lampooning it shows the
follies and foibles of the high and mighty and also of the system. Cartoons may
range from benign humour to biting satire.
Political cartooning in India is a British export and it has taken strong roots in the politically fertile soil of India. In India there is no dearth of subject matter and persons to be lampooned. Therefore cartoonists are having a field day. Elections come with all the colours of emotions that body politics and vote politicking can bring about. India with its 80 million voter and 2300 plus political parties and countless number of candidates seeking votes is a mahakumbh of elections. The political leaders, the idiosyncrasies of the political parties, the mad race of getting tickets from established political parties, the intrigue that goes with it, the culture of begging for votes by offering sops and the colourful campaigning- all are fodders for the cartoonists.
Political cartooning in India is a British export and it has taken strong roots in the politically fertile soil of India. In India there is no dearth of subject matter and persons to be lampooned. Therefore cartoonists are having a field day. Elections come with all the colours of emotions that body politics and vote politicking can bring about. India with its 80 million voter and 2300 plus political parties and countless number of candidates seeking votes is a mahakumbh of elections. The political leaders, the idiosyncrasies of the political parties, the mad race of getting tickets from established political parties, the intrigue that goes with it, the culture of begging for votes by offering sops and the colourful campaigning- all are fodders for the cartoonists.
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| Cartoon by Utkal Gaurav |
Different political parties have often engaged cartoonists and caricaturists to make fun of, lampoon even denigrate the rival political parties and its leaders. We have seen this in graffiti and wall writings and in party publications and propaganda materials.
But this election sees a massive scale up. With digital media making drawing cartoons and memes easier and faster and social media making dissemination of ant material real time and at global scale- cartoons and memes have flooded the digital space. Political parties have hired young cartoonists and caricaturists who are familiar with social media to draw cartoons and memes lampooning the other parties and its leaders.
Any which way, there is humour around. And that
is good. Probably.
Tailpiece: Don’t Blame
Caller: Hello, Are you Murali?
You: Yes...
Caller: Govt is planning to sell Jet Airways. Are you interested
in buying Jet Airways ?
Murali: Me ?... I am a middle class fellow. I can't
afford.
Caller : That's why we asked You First....So Please Keep Your Mouth Shut
! Later don't say, Govt. sold Jet Airways to Ambani, Adani, etc
***
The
author, a journalist turned media academician lives in Central Odisha town of
Dhenkanal. An anthology of his weekly column Window Seat, published in 2018 has been published as a book. Write
to him to get a free e-copy. mrinalchatterjee@ymail.com
This column is published every Sunday in Sikkim Express and www.orissadiary.com
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