After 3 days of cultural and technical extravaganza,ZEALICON'10 ended,leaving the students spell bounded.
We always demanded a cultural fest and this time we had it in our kitty when the technical fest was renamed as a techno-cultural fest.
The most important factor which came into play during the fest was the inclusion of 20 new events as the number of societies has also increased to 12.Great planning & brilliant execution made it a cynosure.These events definitely attracted participants making it a humongous affair to manage.But,the team J.S.S. came out with flying colors.
The participating colleges included nearly all the colleges from NCR and U.P.T.U. .The list does not end here because the universities like M.D.U. ,J.N.U. and many more were also found with their representatives in the campus.These participants made the most out of it as they won most of the events.
A new feature added this time was an active ZEALICON blog.All the updates of any day were available to the students under a single roof.The updates included the comments,winner's name,audience's reactions and the nature of the event.Moreover,we also had ZEALICON t-shirts available in the campus,the stall of which always remained crowded.Thanks to the societies' unique initiative.
In all,a great event which will certainly make J.S.S. proud and other colleges envious!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Some problems with the proposed women's reservation bill
Anybody who is seen opposing the Women's Reservation Bill today is seen as a male chauvinist and anti-woman. The bill quite simply seeks to reserve 33.33 percent of all seats in Lok Sabha and State Legislative for women.
Would we really be ensuring gender equality of women in India by enforcing this bill? The papers and the news channels in my opinion, have forgotten their duty of being fair and impartial. They are simply not presenting both sides of the picture.
The constitution of the country gave equal rights to all adults for contesting in elections. In a utopian society, around 50% of the elected representatives both at the state and the centre are expected to be women. But that's not happening in India. In the 2004 elections, less than 50 out of about 540 total Lok sabha seats were won by women candidates. This no doubt indicates that Indian women are discriminated.
But simply reserving a third of the total seats, takes away the democratic rights of about 22 crore India men from contesting in the reserved seats. This in my opinion amounts to sacrificng merit to make way for forced gender equality.
The forced reservation might do the following
1.A woman candidate does not necessarily mean better governance. It might discourage a common voter from exercising the right to franchise because of the quality of contestants presented to him/her.
2.A politician's job is to oversee the development of all sections of his/her electorate irrespective of gender, cast, creed or religion. The Bill might create an environment where elected members from those reserved constituencies are obligated to work for the development of the feminine gender only.
3.Discounts and ignores the merit of existing candidates. There are estimates that more than 50% of incumbents will have to give quit their constituencies to make way for women who may or may not be qualified enough to govern those constituencies. It also takes away the rights of about 22 crore Indian males to contest in elections forever.
4.The existing male politicians will exploit the immaturity of the Indian electorate by fielding their own wives, daughters or sisters – which does not make any difference in the quality of governance – which is the ultimate goal.
5.It has been proven beyond doubt that an increase in the number of women politicians does not necessarily mean an increase in the quality of the lives of Indian women. Indira Gandhi's tenure as Prime Minister is an example in this context.
If we want equality of women, it is important that we attack the fundamental problem. Girl child literacy and education, maternal health, effective enforcement of anti girl-child abortion practices, and a change in the mindset of most Indians about the competency of Women. If all this happens, we might start seeing good results in the future. The idea is to recognise the problem and work towards solving it. If the problem is solved, the symptoms will vanish. Inadequate representation of women in Parliament is symptom to a problem and not the problem itself.
Another weird provision in the Bill that comes to my mind, is the rotation policy for selecting the seats which to be reserved. The seats to be reserved for women will be picked from a fair lottery. This is a kind of an insult to existing women politicians who have made their way up by working hard and proving their mettle time and again.
But then, I also feel that we have to think and analyse the possible long term effects of this Bill. 60 years back, the drafters of Indian Constituency gave voting rights to every adult Indian inspite of the fact that literacy levels were a dismal 10-15 percent at the time. This universal right to vote has been shamelessly exploited by the politicians. Immature and illiterate voters have often neglected merit and have voted for caste, creed, ideology and religion. This the very reason Mayawati is UP Chief Minister :) And CPM is in power in Bengal for the last three decades. And the Gandhis have been in power since India got independence (How else could've Rajiv Gandhi become the Indian Prime Minister without any experience?) And actors and actresses have managed to get elected by beating able politicians solely on the basis of their stardom – Govinda vs Ram Naik. Let's face it. Indian electorate is immature. If you're still not convinced, How else do you explain Dr Manmohan Singh (quite unambiguously the best politician India has ever produced) failing to get elected into Lok Sabha – and that too from Delhi? But certainly, the immaturity has decreased a lot in the last one decade.
And so, despite the many visible problems, this idea of universal franchise is probably the only reason why India is still a vibrant democracy And for this, we have to appreciate the far-sightedness of the drafters of our constitution who had faith in the people of India. What I am trying to say is, the women's reservation bill maybe a bit ahead of its time and might not give results in the immediate future. But it might well the most positive development in the Indian Governance System when looked back 40-50 years hence.
Comments Invited :D
Would we really be ensuring gender equality of women in India by enforcing this bill? The papers and the news channels in my opinion, have forgotten their duty of being fair and impartial. They are simply not presenting both sides of the picture.
The constitution of the country gave equal rights to all adults for contesting in elections. In a utopian society, around 50% of the elected representatives both at the state and the centre are expected to be women. But that's not happening in India. In the 2004 elections, less than 50 out of about 540 total Lok sabha seats were won by women candidates. This no doubt indicates that Indian women are discriminated.
But simply reserving a third of the total seats, takes away the democratic rights of about 22 crore India men from contesting in the reserved seats. This in my opinion amounts to sacrificng merit to make way for forced gender equality.
The forced reservation might do the following
1.A woman candidate does not necessarily mean better governance. It might discourage a common voter from exercising the right to franchise because of the quality of contestants presented to him/her.
2.A politician's job is to oversee the development of all sections of his/her electorate irrespective of gender, cast, creed or religion. The Bill might create an environment where elected members from those reserved constituencies are obligated to work for the development of the feminine gender only.
3.Discounts and ignores the merit of existing candidates. There are estimates that more than 50% of incumbents will have to give quit their constituencies to make way for women who may or may not be qualified enough to govern those constituencies. It also takes away the rights of about 22 crore Indian males to contest in elections forever.
4.The existing male politicians will exploit the immaturity of the Indian electorate by fielding their own wives, daughters or sisters – which does not make any difference in the quality of governance – which is the ultimate goal.
5.It has been proven beyond doubt that an increase in the number of women politicians does not necessarily mean an increase in the quality of the lives of Indian women. Indira Gandhi's tenure as Prime Minister is an example in this context.
If we want equality of women, it is important that we attack the fundamental problem. Girl child literacy and education, maternal health, effective enforcement of anti girl-child abortion practices, and a change in the mindset of most Indians about the competency of Women. If all this happens, we might start seeing good results in the future. The idea is to recognise the problem and work towards solving it. If the problem is solved, the symptoms will vanish. Inadequate representation of women in Parliament is symptom to a problem and not the problem itself.
Another weird provision in the Bill that comes to my mind, is the rotation policy for selecting the seats which to be reserved. The seats to be reserved for women will be picked from a fair lottery. This is a kind of an insult to existing women politicians who have made their way up by working hard and proving their mettle time and again.
But then, I also feel that we have to think and analyse the possible long term effects of this Bill. 60 years back, the drafters of Indian Constituency gave voting rights to every adult Indian inspite of the fact that literacy levels were a dismal 10-15 percent at the time. This universal right to vote has been shamelessly exploited by the politicians. Immature and illiterate voters have often neglected merit and have voted for caste, creed, ideology and religion. This the very reason Mayawati is UP Chief Minister :) And CPM is in power in Bengal for the last three decades. And the Gandhis have been in power since India got independence (How else could've Rajiv Gandhi become the Indian Prime Minister without any experience?) And actors and actresses have managed to get elected by beating able politicians solely on the basis of their stardom – Govinda vs Ram Naik. Let's face it. Indian electorate is immature. If you're still not convinced, How else do you explain Dr Manmohan Singh (quite unambiguously the best politician India has ever produced) failing to get elected into Lok Sabha – and that too from Delhi? But certainly, the immaturity has decreased a lot in the last one decade.
And so, despite the many visible problems, this idea of universal franchise is probably the only reason why India is still a vibrant democracy And for this, we have to appreciate the far-sightedness of the drafters of our constitution who had faith in the people of India. What I am trying to say is, the women's reservation bill maybe a bit ahead of its time and might not give results in the immediate future. But it might well the most positive development in the Indian Governance System when looked back 40-50 years hence.
Comments Invited :D
Friday, March 5, 2010
Should we have our own mascot?
I feel that their have been many advantages of joining our society.But!Look at this!We have this same ugly word again!
What I feel is that we do have a logo of our society but won't it be better that we introduce a character which could make our publicity in our college more influential?
What do you feel?
Should we go on with this idea of having our own mascot?If yes,what should be it?THINK & ACT!
Comments awaited!
What I feel is that we do have a logo of our society but won't it be better that we introduce a character which could make our publicity in our college more influential?
What do you feel?
Should we go on with this idea of having our own mascot?If yes,what should be it?THINK & ACT!
Comments awaited!
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
AUDITIONS FOR INTERNAL ANCHORING
All members of first and second year are hereby informed that the auditions for internal anchoring during the preliminary rounds of our events would be held on March,10 during the lunch hours.
So,what are you waiting for!
See you there!
But where?
Well, it's room number-102,Ab-1.
TEAMS FOR ZEALICON 2010 EVENTS-gear up guys!
Hey guys!These are the teams for the upcoming Zealicon-2010.The prelims will start from march,11.The concerned members are required to be present during the preliminary rounds to make themselves aquainted with the proceedings of the events.
Here is the allotment table-
RHETORIC-
Shubham Tomar(Co-ordinator)
Ritika(Co-ordinator)
Saurabh
Siddhartha
Akshay
Anubha
CONCLAVE-
Nandini(Co-ordinator)
Shradha(Co-ordinator)
Shikhar
Ishaan
Priyanka
Iti
Ishita
TURNCOAT-
Ashutosh Garg(Co-ordinator)
Shubhangi Shekhar(Co-ordinator)
Deeksha
Divya
Shweta
Juhi
FUN EVENTS(if any)-
Amit
Sakshi
Tanu
Smriti
Avinash
Aparna
Rohit Sharma
Yashasvi
Manasvi
Arjit
Eitika Punj
Akansha Sharma
Preliminary dates-
March,11-Conclave.
March,12-Turncoat.
March,16-Rhetoric.
Note:-
All members need to be present in all events.
For further information or any query regarding the allotments contact-
Meghna Baveja
Shubham Tomar
Lingua Franca-Revealed...:)
This is the Present Organizational chart of our Lingua Franca-
Zoom in to find out.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Is HINDI no longer INDI???
Recently during the preparation phase of Zealicon-2010,our Principal sir came to us with a proposal of conducting a Hindi debate alongside with our main event Rhetoric.It was a brilliant idea as nowadays all the colleges and their fests are bereft of using Hindi as their matter of presentation.We members became enthusiastic as it was a fresh idea to be cooked and the results were expected to be great.
BUT.The same ugly word comes in again!
When we put it in front of the entire team during a meeting it received a mixed reaction!The reason?
We have no hosts who can conduct the event in a satisfactory manner!Are we so afraid of speaking our mother tongue in public!For the first time I felt terribly ashamed of myself.Even I was not able to speak out even when I love to host events in English!Why?
Well the answer still remains a conundrum for me.I wan't you guys to help me out.I want your support to bring in some ideas so that we include many variations to our normal working.It's our duty to protect our own 'ma','pita','guru' and most of all our own 'Bharat'.Isn't it??
THINK AND ACT!
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