ACTIVITY REPORT

JULY 2018– FEBRURAY 2019

Department of Journalism

Coordinator: Dr Sunita

1. Lecture on “Plastic ban in India” on July 27th

, 2018

In Kalindi College premises there was a lecture on 27th July 2018 by Mukesh Kalwani on the topic of

“Ban Plastic, Save Environment” in the Journalism Department. The session was very interesting and

information was very useful and beneficial for the students. Mr. Kalwani told the students about the

hazards of plastic in daily life. He told that in India everyone uses plastic in daily life. We should take

initiative for plastic ban. Kalindi College is the first to ban plastic in its premises. The students were

more interested in the session because Mr. Kalwani provided many useful information and also

discussed the laws related to environment.

The students asked question about recycling and the alternate of pastic and he gave answers students

were very satisfied. In the lecture Mr. Kalwani gave many nations’ examples that have banned plastic

and those nation use alternate for the plastic. He told that India generates 5.6 million metric tons of

plastic waste annually. There are plastic recycling companies but in them there is more pollution. In

India, Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation began a drive under the Smart City Initiative to

introduce bio-bags that could serve as a plastic alternative. The bags are known to be soluble in water

and decompose within 3-4 months.

He also told that currently, cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Karwar, Tirumala, Vasco, Rajasthan,

Kerala, Punjab and now Madhya Pradesh to name a few have imposed a ban on plastic bags. But its

enforcement and effective implementation is an issue. The lecture given by Mr. Mukesh Kalwani was

very helpful in understanding plastic ban and its hazards.

Mr. Kalwani delivering a lecture

2. Poster making competition held on July 27, 2018

A Poster making competition was organised in Kalindi College premises by Journalism Department.

The theme of the competition was “Prayas …… An Initiative to Ban Plastic and Promote Pottery

Heritage.” The theme was related to plastic ban. Students from all the three years participated in the

competition. The venue for the competition was the media lab. Students’ creative skills and artistic

talent was visible in the different ideas they developed around the theme. Using various colours the

students presented a colourful collage with a strong message to ban plastic and save the environment.

A student displaying her artistic abilities during the competition

3. Screening of “Triumph of the Will” on 14th

August, 2018

A screening of the film, “Triumph of the Will” was held on 14th

August 2018 for third year journalism

students as part of their curriculum of the paper, “Global Media and Politics”. The film is a

documentary and propaganda film by the German filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl that chronicles the 1934

Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg. It contains many impressive scenes, but perhaps none more

powerful than the scene in which Hitler, Himmler, and the new SA leader, Viktor Lutze, walk down a

wide aisle in the centre of Nuremberg stadium flanked on either side by gigantic formations of Nazis in

perfectly aligned columns.

The screening helped the students in understanding how films and other media was used for the

propaganda purposes by various countries during the Second World War.

4. Visit to a Photo Exhibition: Portraits of a Life in Exile Through Changing

Viewfinders - August 24, 2018

To commemorate the World Day of Photography, Journalism Department of Kalindi College organized

a visit to a photo exhibition for the students on 24th of August 2018 under the supervision of faculty

members Miss. Ritika Pant and Mr. Ezra John.

The exhibition at the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre was titled: "Nirvasanama: Portraits of a

Life in Exile Through Changing Viewfinders”. It was an exhibition of vintage cameras and turn-of-the-

century images that throw light upon the life of a former Nepalese Prime Minister, Dev Shumsher Rana

traced through Bhuvan Kumari Devi Archive.

As students gazed at the century-old restored portraits, celebrated photographer and visual historian,

Mr Aditya Arya of the India Photo Archive Foundation came forward to explain in detail. He

described: “This photo archive is of a family whose grandfather was one of Nepal's most liberal Prime

Minister. He served for only 144 days before his brothers exiled him. These photographs portray the

journey of the family from Nepal to Mussoorie and their lives thereafter.”

Students intently glanced at a rare collection of antique cameras that date back to the 19th century

when photography was formally introduced accompanied by restored negatives of the many portraits.

One of the uncaptioned portrait photographs there sited of a complex series of interactions: “aesthetics,

cultural and ideological,” it represented that portrait hovers between opposing terms of meanings.

These representations further initiated talks among students about the question of what constitutes a

“portrait” to begin with.

Moreover, a nineteenth-century photographic studios type that relied on daylight for illumination was

also recreated for students to have a clear idea about old-days-illuminating-practices. “To capture as

much light as possible and keep exposure times to a minimum, they had glass roofs and walls. Also,

moveable blinds and curtains allowed the photographer to control the amount and direction of light,”

Mr Arya further elucidated.

5. Visit of Journalism II year students to the Regional film festival- August 31,

2018

The students of second-year journalism attended the Regional film festival along with their faculty

mentor Ms Salma Rehman on, 31st August 2018. Curated by renowned film editor and National

Awards recipient Ms Bina Paul, the screening was exhibited in Max Muller Bhawan. The three-day

Regional Film Festival under the umbrella theme of "New Genres in Indian Cinema" screened some of

the most quintessential and impeccable movies by renowned national award-winning directors from

across the country. The film screening was followed by a discussion where the respective directors.

One the first day, the students attended the screening of Prakasan, an 84 mins Malayalam film directed

by Mr Bash Mohammad. The protagonist of the film Prakasan, a carefree and guileless tribal youth.

The story begins with his secluded life in the luscious forestland of Chamakudy, Kerala where he meets

both his ends through rich forest produce. It progresses with his yearnings to see the city and he moves

into the bustling industrial Kochi. The directors lay a sharp contrast between the maddening city life

and the serenity of a remote place attached to natural winsome. It takes its viewer on a journey of the

struggle of a person who is devoid of the city rush and it tends to captivate the minds by showcasing

the ostensible expression with a strong sense of visual design. It was indeed a great experience for all

the students.

6. Learning with RJ Rahul Makin - A visit to Fever 104 FM -22 September,

2018

Aiming to introduce the students to the functioning of a radio station, a visit was organized to Fever

104 FM’s office (located Kasturba Gandhi Marg), on 22 September, 2018, by the Journalism

Department under the guidance of Ms Salma Rehman (Faculty Member). During an interaction with

Delhi-based Radio Jockey Rahul Makin, the students learned about the functioning of the radio station

including the roles of the producers, copy writers and radio jockeys.

RJ Rahul said, “Everything the RJ’s say on air involves rigorous preparation. One has to brainstorm

and come up with new ideas everyday which are later approved by the seniors”. Towards the end, the

students were given a tour inside the recording studio and were shown how an RJ works on the

console. During the visit, the students cleared their doubts and also enquired about the various career

opportunities in field of radio production.

7. Two-day national seminar organised by the Department of Journalism,

Kalindi College (University of Delhi) – October 9th

-10th

, 2018

- Topic: Human rights of the marginalized: Hands together towards

- Date : 9h and 10

h October, 2018

Celebrating the solidarity in humanity, the Journalism Department of Kalindi College, organised a two-

day seminar on National Seminar on Human rights of the marginalized: Hands together towards

Protection sponsored by Sarv Chintan Foundation.

The seminar commenced under the guidance of Honorable Principal of Kalindi College Dr Anula

Maurya and was conducted by the Convenor Dr Sunita, Assitant Professor, Department of Political

Science and Co-convenor Ms Manisha, Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism. The seminar

was attended by a number of eminent dignitaries, research scholars and students. The third year

students of BA (Hons) Journalism also held a photo exhibition along with the seminar.

The idea of the seminar was to bring together academicians and scholars and suggest ideas for

propagation of peace, non-violence, disarmament, maintenance and promotion of ecological balances

and unpolluted environment and ensuring human rights to all irrespective of caste, colour and creed.

Mr. Ajay Kumar Gupta, Director (Research), Indian Council of Social Science Research was the chief

guest for the event where as Mr Parvinder Sharda, Registrar and Senior Journalist, Punjab Kesari, was

the key note speaker. The special guests at the seminar included renowned Environmentalist and

Conservationist Dr Rajendra Singh, also known as ‘The Waterman of India’, Dr Jagdish Chaudhary,

Director, Balaji College of Education and eminent journalists Dr Dinesh Tiwari (Hindustan Times) , Mr

Rajesh Rai (Univarta) and Mr Mahtab Alam (The Wire, Urdu).

The seminar received a total of –--- papers, out of which –--- papers were presented during five

technical sessions. The presenters deliberated on the rights of women, farmers, labourers, dalits, tribals,

minorities and a number of other marginalized groups.

The event concluded with the valedictory session where the participants were awarded with certificates

in the presence of Human Rights Consultant Dr Mohanlal Panda.

Photos from the Seminar-

The lamp lighting ceremony.

Waterman Dr Rajendra Singh addressing the audience.

8. Department of Journalism organizes Photo-Exhibition – October 9th

-10th

,

2018

Department of Journalism, Kalindi College, organized a photo-exhibition along with a Two-day

National Seminar on Human Rights of the Marginalized: Hands Together towards Protection on 9th

and 10th

of October 2018. The exhibition was put up by the final year students of B.A. (H) Journalism

under the guidance of Ms. Ritika Pant, Assistant Professor. A total of hundred pictures were displayed

in the exhibition with diverse themes like Right to Education by Srishti Singh, Street Photography by

Prachi Aryal, Ipshita Mandal, Colours of Life by Bhumika Saraswati, Shruti, Architecture by Kajal

Kumawat, etc. The pictures exhibited were not only admired by teachers of the college but also by

every guest and invitee of the seminar.

9. Department of Journalism participates in Wall Painting Competition –

October 26, 2018

University of Delhi organised a wall painting competition on 26th

October 2018 at North Campus,

Delhi University. The event was organised to celebrate 150 years of MAHATMA. Students were given

various themes like swachh Bharat abhiyaan, vasudev kutambhkum, recalling Gandhi etc to paint the

walls of campus with their innovative ideas and creativity. The competition was open to all the students

studying in Delhi based colleges. Students whole heartedly participated in the competition under the

guidance of their mentors.

Two teams from Kalindi College also participated in the competition under the guidance of Ms.

Manisha (Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism). The themes chosen by both the teams were

“Save girl child” and “Recalling Gandhi”.

Some of the other competing colleges were Lady Shri Ram College, Indraprastha College , Daulat Ram

College etc. The competition served as an amazing platform for students to showcase their creativity

and artistic skills. It was a good opportunity for students to paint the walls of their own university with

colours of their imagination. At the end of the Competition Indraprastha College bagged the first

position whereas Department of Education and Daulat Ram College stood second and third

respectively. The winners were felicitated with cash prizes and certificates. Other than these, 9

consolation prizes were also given out of which one was awarded to one of the teams of Kalindi

College. Students received a cash prize of Rs.2000 and certificates. The event in all was a success and

gave students a memorable and learning experience.

10. ‘INSTILLING CHANGE WITH A LENS!’ – A photography workshop

organized for Journalism III year students – November 1, 2018

The Department of Journalism organized a workshop on photography; its basics, skills and techniques

on November 1, 2018. It was conducted by Mr. Mehak Gulshan Sethi, a freelance and documentary

photographer along with Mr. Ishwar Prasad. The workshop was conducted under the supervision of

faculty member Miss. Ritika Pant.

The session being divided in three phases, it commenced with an interaction session with the students

conversing over their prior knowledge about the skill of photography, the difference in perspectives

and how setting an appropriate frame can make an image stand out, followed by Mr. Sethi calling out

for each student to share with the assemblage the images they have clicked by far.

Considering actual field effort being the best manner to teach photography, students were provided

with a theme: ‘the construction workers’ and as an activity under the second phase they were required

to capture images amid the college campus on lines of the topic provided. During this phase Mr. Sethi

helped students understand the benefits of ‘single point focusing’ along with the style of performing

street photography while Mr. Ishwar Prasad helped students with the technical whereabouts of DSLR

cameras and different lenses.

It was further followed by students submitting one image each clicked as a part of the field activity to

be then analyzed in terms of shutter speed, aperture and ISO settings as well as framing, the angle and

the subject chosen. The images hence submitted were to be edited, which constituted as phase three of

the workshop Students were taught of how to make an appropriate use of photo editing softwares. They

were provided with the experience of a hands-on approach by self-performing on software ‘lightroom’.

Concluding with the workshop, the students were made aware of certain photographic and editing skills

namely the hyper focal distancing, lens correction and perspective, vibrance, sharpening, luminance,

etcetera. It benefitted students in multi-fold ways along with inspiring budding photographers who

envision to become young photojournalists of tomorrow.

11. Department of Journalism organized a two-day ‘All India Media Conclave’

to counter fake news in Kalindi College DATE- 12 AND 13 FEBRUARY, 2019

VENUE- SEMINAR ROOM, KALINDI COLLEGE

With an aim to counter the propaganda of fake news, the Department of Journalism, Kalindi College,

University of Delhi, organised a two-day – “All India Media Conclave” for youth, in college on 12th

and 13th February, 2019. With ‘Fake news’ as the agenda, the first day of the conclave witnessed a

round table conference in Model United Nations (MUN) format whereas the second day was marked

by a series of lectures from Media experts. The Conclave was conducted under the guidance of Dr

Anula Maurya, honourable Principal of Kalindi College. DrSunita, the Co-ordinator of Department of

Journalism supervised the overall event where as Ms Manisha, Assistant Professor in the department

was the Convenor of the event.

The inaugural ceremony was graced by Mr. Tilak Raj Kataria, Leader in House, North Municipal

Corporation of Delhi. Mr. Kataria was of the belief that the adage ‘SareJahan se acha Hindustan

Humara’ will become reality only when fake news can be checked and the media becomes the median

of realization of our true identities. He encouraged the gathering by quoting Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and

motivated them to pursue their dreams towards national integration and development.

The Conclave received massive participation from a number of colleges of University of Delhi

including Gargi College, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Motilal Nehru College, Deshbandhu Collge, Keshav

Mahavidyala, SGBT Khalsa College, Maharaja Agrasen College, Kirori Mal College, Aditi

Mahavidhyalaya College, Daulat Ram College, School of Open Learning, University of Delhi and also

from other educational institutions including Amity University, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha

University and Bharatiya Vidyapeeth University, Delhi.

On the first day of the Conclave 35 student delegates (18 from outside and 17 from Kalindi College)

represented various National media organisations (and posing as eminent journalists) from India in the

All India Media Meet (AIMM) - a committee which simulated the All India Political Party Meet. The

committee brainstormed through a round table, on the crucial issues surrounding fake news and

discussed matters of national importance. The delegates debated on issues related to editorial

responsibility, media regulations, plagiarism, concentration of media ownership, yellow journalism,

propaganda in news, sharing of fake news on social media, quality of reportage, surveillance of social

media and security of journalists.

The issue of political influences, corporate funding, paid news and their adverse effects on media

reportage were discussed at length during the sessions throughout the day. Strict measures like cross-

checking the authenticity of a news by comparing it with the reportage of other credible sources,

keeping a surveillance on regular sources of fake news and use of artificial intelligence systems for

evaluation of reports were suggested for countering the ‘fake news’ phenomenon.

The first day ended with a valedictory session in which the participants were awarded for their

performance. Swati Mishra of Political Science (Hons), Kalindi College was awarded the best reporter,

Tushar Rawat from Bharatiya Vidyapeeth University was awarded the best photographer, Sandesh

Gupta (Arnab Goswami) from Motilal Nehru College received the award for High recommendation,

Best interject award went to Ishita Kocharr (Indian Express), Pol Sc (Hons) Kalindi College, Best

Speaker was Vaibhav Tiwari from ARSD College (Gulab Kothari) whereas best delegate was Aditya

Jha (Shekhar Gupta) from Sri Aurobindo College.

A media delegate presenting his point during the debate.

Discussion in progress

Day 2- 13th

, February, 2019

The second day of the media conclave saw a series of lectures by media professionals and experts.

While speaking on the issue of fake news Dr Nimish Kapoor, Scientist and Science Communicator

working with Vigyan Prasar, said, “Fake news has led to a number of unfortunate incidents like

skirmishes, riots, suicides and deaths of people and that we as journalists should be highly responsible

for verifying any information which comes across as doubtful and unauthorized”. In an intriguing

session he spoke in detailed about the multimedia tools and applications like reverse image search,

InVid Chrome, Watch frame by frame, Youtube Data Viewer etc available online for verifying news

content.

Further Mr Shrikant Bhatia, Chief Editor, Sanwad Sindhi daily reiterated the fact that the students

should be responsible consumers of news so that they can further produce their own content which is

not just socially relevant but also reliable at the same time. Devyani Redhu, Research Scholar at Guru

Gobind Singh Indraprastha University highlighted the role of social media in spreading fake news and

accentuated the need to be more observant while using social media tools.

Emphasizing the importance of ethics in news coverage Mr Atul Yadav, Reporter, Asian Patrika and

founder of News Kulfi, said that the students should be prepared to face the challenges which the

profession of journalism throws at them and at the same time they should not compromise with the

ethics. He also said that the students should be updated and aware of all that is happening around them

in the urban and rural spaces of the country.

The session ended with a

vote of thanks delivered

by Niharika, President of

All India Media Conclave.

Mr Kapoor addressing the gathering.

Mr Bhatia being felicitated by Dr Sunita.

12.Pottery Exhibition organized by the Department of Journalism –

February 12, 2019

The Department of Journalism Kalindi College, University of Delhi organised a Pottery Exhibition on

12th February, 2019. In this exhibition the student sold pots, Bottle and Cups made by the student of

College. They sold Bottles, Cups and a big pot and other pottery items to promote pottery and make the

environment green. Many students and teachers were a part of the exhibition and they enjoyed a lot.

For the help of potters, teachers and students bought the items of pottery. They gave a message to

everyone that if we want to save the nature we should use pottery and ban plastic forever. The photos

of the Exhibition:-

13. Documentary film-making workshop with Mr. Athar Rather, Senior Multi-

media Journalist, The Hindustan Times - 16 February, 2019

The department of Journalism, Kalindi College, organised a day-long workshop with Mr Athar Rather,

Senior Multi-media Journalist, Hindustan Times on 16th

February, 2019.

A Global Shining Light Award nominee, Athar has earlier worked with the Quint and DD Urdu.

During the elaborate session he emphasized on the generation and visualization of story ideas. Mr

Athar further focused on the idea of storyboarding along with other pre-shoot preparations. Since the

workshop focused on video production via DSLR, the students were asked to prepare a script through a

brief brainstorming session after which they were instructed to shoot a sequence for a small film. The

students also discussed and improvised their documentary ideas during the workshop.