Bharati College Celebrated ‘Antradrishti’ – A Program for Disable Students

Amidst these difficult times of covid pandemic, Bharati College has been working to provide its students with all kinds of facilities that ensure uninterrupted teaching and learning activities and strengthening of bond between teachers and pupils. In this direction, the College is committed towards disable students for whom the pandemic created tougher challenges like inaccessibility of online education, lack of teachers’ guidance and supervision and paucity of resources. On April 3, 2021, the Equal Opportunity Cell (EOC) and the Enabling Unit of Bharati College organized Antradrishti – an annual and cultural fest. Attended by the hundreds of students from the colleges of Delhi University and universities nationwide, the program started with the opening remarks of Dr Rajni – the convener of EOC – followed by the lecture of the principal, Dr. Rekha Sapra, who enlightened the students on gender sensitization. Dr. Sapra focused on the patriarchal structure of societies globally and how this system put obstacles against women and the condition becomes even more difficult for disable women. The second speaker Prof. Sanjeev Kumar from the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, lectured on ‘Self Help’ –a profoundly important topic for disable students amidst these times when they need continuous mentoring, moral boost and motivation to work for their betterment. Among the speakers, Mr N Sivaji Rao – managing trustee of Help the Blind Foundation – stressed on the empowerment of disable students by educating them, professionally train them for industrial jobs and sensitizing the public.  With this, the first part of the program ended with the vote of thanks by Dr. Dinesh Kumar from the Department of History, Bharati College. The second part of the program incorporated three competitions – Self Made Poetry, Debate and Folk Song Singing – in which more than 20 disable students participated. The competitions were judged by the members of EOC – Dr Asha Tiwari, Dr. Sarita Pathak, Dr. Shalu Kaur and Mr. Chetan – who encouraged students and boosted their confidence. These competitions not only fetched reward money to winners but also instill a sense of self-respect. Disable students should not consider themselves marginalized and separated from others rather continuously strive and struggle for their rights.

ANTRADRISHTI - Annual Academic and Cultural Fest, April 3, 2021

Equal Opportunity Cell and Enabling Unit

of
BHARATI COLLEGE
Organizes
ANTRADRISHTI
(Annual Academic and Cultural Fest)
on
April 3, 2021

Program Schedule

1) Webinar: Self Help is the Secret of Your Success (10AM -11AM)

By Prof Sanjeev Kumar

(Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi

2) Workshop: Career Prospects for the Disable Students (11AM -12 Noon)

By Alka Dua

(RCI Registered Professional and Counselor) 

Competitions 

a) Poetry - Self Made Poetry, Language - Hindi/English, Time Limits - 5 Mins

Registration link - https://forms.gle/MG7xpSQJ4BsBnyrj9

b) Debate - Social Media - Usage and Impact, Language - Hindi/English, Time Limits - 5 Mins

Registration link - https://forms.gle/NvqxMvXzFAP1jR9B8

c) Singing - Folk Songs, Language - Hindi/English, Time Limits - 5 Min

Registration link - https://forms.gle/hPE7jhv7kLaBA2Bk8

*Attractive Prizes for the Winners

*Students Participation Certificates will also be given

# Only Differently able students can participate in competitions

Event Registration link-

https://forms.gle/W5prJ7f2A6V6Een7A

Venue – Google Meet link

https://meet.google.com/hgf-hatu-mki

Contact the following for registration or further information:-

1. Nishita Pokhriyal – 8178082667

2. Archi Agarwal – 8859743927

Umberto Eco: Rethinking History and Fiction

Umberto Eco is a known name who gives a new dimension to postmodern fiction through his famous book The Name of the Rose that has received huge appreciation across the world. Eco is one of the first torch bearers that sparked the discourse on the relationship between history and fiction. Apparent from the preface of The Name of the Rose, he writes the story is derived from a manuscript which encapsulates details of a real incident from the fourteenth century. The incident revolves around a much debated issue – “Whether the Church should give away its wealth?” on which the two sects of Christianity divided. The Franciscans debated on the Poverty of Christ whereas the Dominicans countered them vehemently with their arguments for the punishment given to heretic and unbelievers.

Eco has not only articulated these religious and philosophical issues but also tried to show their sociological and economic impact on marginalized people. Weaving around the themes of history and fiction, Eco’s Foucault’sPendulum, another of his masterpiece, raises the question of how fiction inspired from the history is treated as truth by the reader who takes it substitute of history. This kind of fiction does not challenge the discipline of history rather it brings forth forgotten history.

Umberto Eco: Rethinking History and Fiction analyzes the common ground between history and fiction. The book argues that the two disciplines have their relevance and produce knowledge. The book is a an attempt to understand the ways in which history and fiction intrude into each other territories and open terrains for the reader to grapple with their complexities.

                                                  

Table of Content

I)        Chapter 1– History and Fiction

II)       Chapter 2 – The Name of the Rose: A Study of History and Fiction

III)      Chapter 3 – The Name of the Rose: Knowledge, Detection, Threats, Institutionalization and Interpretation

IV)      Chapter 4 - Foucault’s Pendulum: The Creation of Multiple Histories

V)       Chapter 5 - “Towards of New Middle Ages”: Resurrection of Past in Present

VI)      Conclusion – Eco’ Fictional History and Sensational Fiction

Bibliography

A Sahib's War by Rudyard Kipling

A Sikh soldier Umr Singh, who was a servant of Kurban Sahib wants to go back to his mother country India.  Umr Singh served in the British Army for a long time and now he is old. Although Umr Singh held the position of trooper in the British army, he clung to his Kurban sahib and did all kinds of choruses for him like cooking and other tasks. Kurban Sahib died three months ago. The relationship between Kurbaan Sahib and Umr Singh was so intense and that they broke the ideological differences and became good friends. At one moment, Kurbaan Sahib decided to go back to England but after sometimes he rejoined the contingent of British army. Despite returning to England, Kurban Sahib always remembered his Indian soldiers and when he rejoined the British army he curiously searched for them. Umr Singh and Kurbaan Sahib knowingly got themselves transferred from India to Capetown to become eyewitness of the Boer war.

Kipling advocates that either a nation rules or being ruled; it cannot be ruler and ruled at the same time. It is provocative statement from Umr Singh underscores the glorious era of British rule in South Africa and prestige earned by Englishmen. 

Boer war accounts disseminates across continents via writing records and memoirs of Indian soldiers went into the battle. Mostly the people fighting in the Boer war adopted gorilla techniques pretending to be in peace with white flags on their houses but shooting the English soldiers at night. Farmers, women and children wear soldiers uniform. Untrained people were battling with the British soldiers.

Soldiers Three

Soldiers Three is a collection of stories written between 1882 and 1888 with three major characters – Mulvaney, Learoyd and Ortheris – sharing their personal experiences, adventures, romance, military exercises, mischievousness and pranks. These stories, as such, are not concerned with colonial wars, administrative control, masculinity, chivalry, death and sufferings instead cover the garrison army at rest. His writings evoke feelings and action of soldiers at parade ground or resting in their quarters. Kipling was embarrassed to make war the subject of his writing. He mainly confines to the phases of military life: parades, drills, guardhouses, discipline, alcohol, punishment, training, diseases and homesickness.

Kipling shifts from private life of underdog soldiers in Barracks to regiments battling on the Northwest frontier of India in “The Drum of Fore and Aft.”  It is a story of two young drummer boys Jakin and Lew who shame their army by going into the battlefield against powerful and fanatical Muslim fighters alone.  The regiment is inspired from the courage of two boys and retreat against the enemy. The battle is won but both Jakin and Lew died.     

The Name of the Rose Adapted

According to a report published on Hypable, Umberto Eco’s most famous novel “The Name of the Rose” is adapted into a series to be premiered on TBD 2019. The adaption would be telecasted into the eight episodes. As per the report, the adaptation “could be the most compelling adaptions of 2019.” The novel revolves around the series of murders committed in an Italian monastery which are solved by a monk – William of Baskerville who uses the detective techniques of Sherlock Holmes. In the report of Hypable, it is also said, “resembling a Holmesian feel, there is a labyrinth library complete with a mute librarian poisoned pages, scorpions, locusts and bodies piling up by the day. Grab a copy of the novel before you watch the series........    

“The Captive” from Traffic and Discoveries by Rudyard Kipling

The Captive is a story of a man Laughton Zigler whom the narrator met during his visit to the camp of prisoners caught in the Boer War. Mr. Zigler shares his experiences with the army officers of other nations. He also tells the narrator about his invention of a new gun for which he finds no buyer.  Mr. Zigler is a professional inventor of arms. He has a strong confidence on his inventions and skills. Fortunately, he finds Mr. Van Zyl, a Boer commander, who expresses his interest in Zigler’s invention of new light gun and explosives.

The story then shifts to the fighting between the British forces and South Africans over the rising influence of Britain in South Africa. Mr. Zigler underestimates the potentialities of the Royal British Artilleries and thinks that his invention of new light gun machine can be detrimental to the British forces. However, there are no casualties to the British forces as such from Zigler’s gun.

The British forces imprison Mr. Zigler and Mr. Van Zyl. British commanders question Mr. Zigler of his new invention of light gun and how does it help soldiers in the war. Captain Mankeltow questions Zigler about some specific parts of his gun to find out why it weighs so light. Captain  Mankeltow and the General of the British army disclose that they would like to have this war continued for next six months to train their soldiers and boys. In wake of less area to set up training camps, these small battles on the soil of natives serve the training exercise for soldiers.

“The Captive” is related to Britain’s tough opposition to the South African natives participating in the Boer war. It gives an insight into the unmatched strength of the Royal British Army gaining popularity for recruiting young soldiers and technology upgradation that modernizes arms and ammunitions proved impossibly advanced for opposition soldiers. These small wars turns out to be a training camp for soldiers.