BJMC February 2021 Part 2.cdrBook Review: Three Thousand
Stiches
Film Review: Sir
Know your Senior
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Be a journalist, not a propagandist, Sunit Tandon advises media
students Aneesha Saran & Nikita Taneja
The second B G Verghese Lecture of 2021 witnessed noted media, film
and theatre personality Mr Sunit Tandon speaking on 'Media E d u c
a t i o n a n d P r a c t i c e : Perspective of a Pioneer' on
February 2. B G Verghese Lecture Series is conducted by DME Media
School every month.
Reminiscing his heyday of journalism Mr Tandon spoke at length
about the journalism of 1970s- 80s, “In those decades, the media
industry welcomed freshers with open arms. One only had to have the
necessary communication and linguistic skills to be successful in
media.”
Narrating his experience of working for live television
broadcasting Mr Tandon told the students, “The best way to learn is
being thrown at the deep end of the water and you have no other
option but to swim.”
The session was opened for questions from the participants. Both
students and teachers used the occasion to ask some pertinent
questions about media skills, media ethics, online mode of
education and the role of teachers in the entire process.
Welcoming the guest, Dr Ambrish Saxena, Professor and Dean, DME
Media School remarked, “Today's generation is finding it difficult
to u n d e r s t a n d w h a t a c t u a l journalism is and Mr
Tandon is the best person to make them aware of the same, courtesy
his vast and varied experience.”
Prof. Ravikant Swami, Director DME, recalled the good old days when
everybody was watching Mr Tandon on Doordarshan. Dr Susmita Bala,
Professor and Head, DME Media School, gave her closing remarks
while expressing gratitude to Mr Tandon for inspiring the
students.
On the issue of media ethics, Mr T a n d o n p o i n t e d o u t ,
“ C o m m e r c i a l i z a t i o n a n d emergence of social media
have c h a n g e d t h e l a n d s c a p e drastically. So, a
journalist has to be fair and honest. Personal ethics c anno t b e
d i f f e r en t f r om professional ethics.”
Mr Aman Sahni, Vice Chairman of DME, expressed his gratitude to Mr
Tandon for motivating the young students. Justice Bhanwar Singh,
Director General, DME added, “Journalism, today, should be above
the prejudices of the present generation and should be able to
strike a balance between freedom of speech and expression and media
ethics.”
The session was moderated by M S Divyashri, a first year student
while a formal vote of thanks was given by another first-year
student Meghna Bakshi.
Responding to a question about the skills needed to be successful
in media, Mr Tandon eloquently maintained, “Passion is the real
mantra. The journalist should be eager to learn both sides of the
story, if not, that person is a p r o p a g a n d i s t a n d n o t
a journalist.” Mr Sunit Tandon is the Director
of India Habitat Centre. He has also been the Director General of
IIMC, CEO of Lok Sabha TV, and General Manager of NDFC. He is also
active as a theatre director and actor with approximately 150
productions to his credit.
BG Verghese Lecture Series are organized in the memory of Mr Boobli
George Verghese, a senior journalist, and the winner of prestigious
Ramon Magsaysay Award for his outstanding contribution to
journalism. The objective behind these lectures is to create the
much-needed industry- academia interface and provide students with
the opportunities to interact with the Who's Who of Media. These
lectures also abreast the students with the latest trends and
developments in media.
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As the budget also affected the share market, Mr Pramod Kumar
Pandey, Assistant Professor, DME Media School, explained the impact
of the same. He also informed the students about India's major
stock exchange, namely Nifty50 and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and
the effect of the same on the consumer sentiments.
Dr Ravi Kant Swami, Director DME, also joined the discussion, gave
his views on the budget, and answered some interesting questions on
the economy.
On day 1 of the symposium, Mr Mohit Kishore Vatsa, Assistant
Professor, DME Media School, explained the Union Budget
presentation, including the presentation of the Economic Survey in
the parliament and significant highlights of the same through a
detailed power-point presentation.
Day-1
This was followed by an interactive Q&A session wherein Dr
Ambrish Saxena, Professor and Dean, DME Media School, deliberated
on the essentials of the Budget and Economic Survey. He also
discussed various facets of the Indian Economy
Considering the complexity and technicalities of the Budget and
Economic Survey, Dr Sharad Kohli, Founder & Chairman of KCC
Group & an Advisor on Startup, Tax and Finance, was invited to
further unfold the Union Budget on day-2 of the symposium on
February 04, 2021. Dr Kohli is an expert on business and economic
issues and has participated in many TV debates on the same.
Day-2
such as fiscal policy, banking, disinvestment and taxation.
In the engaging session, Dr Kohli gave an insight into the Union
Budget and made concepts like fiscal deficit, disinvestment,
infrastructure, and finance commission easy for the students to
comprehend. He patiently answered their questions on diverse
aspects of economy such as educat ion, employment, health, fuel
prices and the share market.
The session began with the opening remark of Dr Susmita Bala,
Professor and Dean, DME Media School.
Decoding the Union Budget 2021-2022 A 2-Day Symposium for
deciphering the provisions Mohit Kishore Vatsa
DME Media School conducted an insightful 2-Day Symposium on the
Union Budget's presentation titled 'Decoding the Union Budget
2021-2022: Understanding the financial plan amidst a Pandemic' for
its journalism and management students through Zoom application on
February 3 & 4, 2021.
Some pertinent questions asked by the students
How do you see this budget impacting the share market?
Aryan Kapoor 1C
Gold and silver are going to get cheaper as per the provisions of
the budget. How is this going to affect the Indian Economy?
Priya Mishra 1C
What is your take on the new Vehicle Scrappage Policy introduced in
this year's Budget?
Pratyaksh Ahuja 1C
We are still recuperating from COVID-19. How much has the
government allocated for the health sector in this budget?
Vatsal Omar 1B
What does the middle class get out of this budget?
Mannat Chawla 1B
• A new scheme, titled PM Atma Nirbhar Swasthya Bharat Yojana, to
be launched to develop primary, secondary and tertiary
healthcare
• Highway and road works announced in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West
Bengal and Assam
• Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (LPG scheme) to be extended to
cover 1 crore more beneficiaries
• Mission POSHAN 2.0 to improve nutritional outcomes across 112
aspirational districts
6 Pillars of the Union Budget 2021-22
• Inclusive Development for Aspirational India
• Reinvigorating Human Capital
• 100 new Sainik Schools to be set up
• 750 Eklavya schools to be set up in tribal areas
• Innovation and R&D
Health and Sanitation
•Health and Wellbeing
• A Central University to come up in Ladakh
• Vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and unfit vehicles –
all vehicles to undergo fitness test in automated fitness centres
every 20 years (personal vehic les) , every 15 years (commercial
vehicles)
•Physical & Financial Capital, and Infrastructure
Education
Infrastructure
Tax
• Agriculture infrastructure and development cess proposed on
certain items including urea, apples, crude soyabean and sunflower
oil, crude palm oil, Kabuli Chana and peas
• Proposal to increase FDI limit from 49% to 74%
• No IT filing for people above 75 years who get pension and earn
interest from deposits
Economy and Finance
• An IPO of LIC to debut this fiscal
• An asset reconstruction company will be set up to take over
stressed loans
• A portal to be launched to maintain information on gig workers
and construction workers
• Margin capital required for loans via Stand-up India scheme
reduced from 25% to 15% for SCs, STs and women
• Agriculture infrastructure fund to be made available for APMCs
for augmenting their infrastructure
Employment
• Strategic sale of BPCL, IDBI Bank, Air India to be
completed
• Deposit insurance increased from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh for bank
depositors
• Two PSU bank and one general insurance firm to be disinvested
this year
Agriculture
• Social security to be extended to gig and platform workers
• 1,000 more Mandis to be integrated into the E-NAM market
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Extraordinary Lives of Ordinary People
'Three Thousand Stitches' by Sudha Murthy is a collection of 11
interesting stories based on the life experience of the author that
unmasks both the beauty and the ugliness of human nature. The book
starts with the story that gives the book its name 'Three Thousand
Stitches' in which she talks about how she helped some women to
come out of a wretched profession and join a respectful one. The
beauty of the book lies in the simplicity, particularly the way the
author has penned down her thoughts with a hidden message and moral
in each story. This makes the readers feel connected to it while
leaving an impact on their mind. She has shared her experience like
when she heard Bollywood songs in other countries and came to know
about the huge reach of
Ratings:
Indian cinema and how all this gave her enormous joy.
Emphasizing on the importance of learning she tells her readers
that it is necessary to learn new things with every experience of
life and how life lessons lead to further growth. The writing style
of the book is very light and easy to understand which makes it
suitable for the young readers and beginners. The author gives a
very beautiful message with the help of this book that one must
always remain connected to their roots and be respectful to others
no matter what one has achieved in life.
Khushi Nagpal
Price- Rs. 183/-
Sir is not merely the depiction of a romantic relationship, but the
very basis of affection craved by everyone. The characters portray
how we connect with people on common ground, Ashwin and Ratna were
bound by clutches of the servant-employer relationship, but keeping
aside this social disparity, they connected on a human level with
the pain they were going through and hence had each other's back
unconsciously. Sir supported Ratna's effort to be a fashion
designer by gifting her fashion magazines and a sewing
machine,
Smashing the constraints of economic status and the societal notion
of inequality, Is Love Enough Sir, a Netflix release is the
execution of a beautiful relation between a widowed ambitious
live-in housemaid, Ratna and her 'sir', Ashwin, an introvert
architect recovering from the pain of an aborted engagement.
Rohena Gera presents an intensely sensitive issue perfectly. Both
the actors bring out the characters to life flawlessly, enabling
the audience to ponder on the very idea of inequality, love, and
relationships. It would be fair to rate the film as four out of
five. In the era of cliché happy Bollywood endings, Sir establishes
our faith in the attraction of relationships beyond circumstantial
dissimilarities.
while Ratna supported him by hiding the return gifts from his
ex-finance to prevent him from pain and by bringing a ray of hope
by saying, “Life khatam nahi hoti hain Sir.”
Yashika Aggarwal
Is Love Enough, Sir: A tale with an emotional twist
FILM WEB
Series Review
Shreya Jha
Shubham Mandal is a third-year student of DME Media School and a
vagabond who has worked with nearly every society of college. From
very early on, he has been participating in all kinds of activities
at DME. He has worked in the field of video production, been a
reporter and designer for the media school's newsletter, a
scriptwriter for Taabiir - the theatre society, a photographer for
Frames, the photography society and much more. At present, Shubham
is the Student Convener for DME Radio Intersect. Here are some
excerpts from his interview:
1. You seem to dabble in a lot of fields. What profession do you
hope to pursue in future?
I came here with the excitement to learn and gain experience. I was
eager to explore new things and kept jumping at every opportunity
to do so. Hence, my engagement with so many societies. And I would
like to mention here that every society has given me a new vision
towards work and towards myself; whether it was the seriousness
of
When I joined DME, I thought of going in the field of production
which I still enjoy but as I spent more years in this college, I
started developing an interest in academics. I think I will go for
higher studies and wish to pursue a career in academics.
2. How did you get so involved in all of the college
societies?
4. What interests you the most about film and TV production?
Observe and learn. Creativity may or may not come naturally to you
but the more content you expose yourself to, the more ideas you
get. And of course, practising by hand is a must. One cannot be
successful in this field without it.
I always knew that I had a creative mind. As a kid, I was
fascinated by shows like Power Rangers and the parallel world they
presented. It's all coming from some creative minds. Someday, I too
want to put
my creativity out there and share my thoughts, my vision with
people.
the newsletter or the creativity I explored with Frames and
Taabiir.
3. What role has DME played in shaping your life?
5. What advice would you like to give to your juniors who want to
pursue a career in fields like photography or video
production?
Entering a college changes you, completely. DME did the same to me.
I have learnt various things here and gained exposure. It is here I
learned who I can trust in life and discovered my
capabilities.
Shubham Mandal
Know Your Seniors Meet Shubham Mandal: The Jack of all Trades
SAY IT INSAY IT IN!
Sentence-It has been a long time since we met.
Ha pasado mucho tiempo desde que nos conocimos.
Spanish
por onk din hach
Bengali
The programme's highlight was an exciting radio quiz in which
several students participated. Held in three rounds, it included
both audio and visual elements. Next, the attendees witnessed
presentation of two radio productions by students of BA(JMC),
namely, Afsaano ki Khauj by Yashika Aggarwal of third semester and
Tumhari Jeet Hogi by Rishabh Patel of first semester. The event was
anchored by Anuja Saklani, student of BA (LLB), seventh
semester.
On the occasion of World Radio Day on February 13, Radio Intersect
– the Radio Society of DME – organised a virtual celebration to
commemorate the day. The event, led by Dr Tinam Borah, Faculty
Convenor, had participation of the members of the radio society. It
was graced by Dr Ambrish Saxena, Professor and Dean, DME Media
School, Dr Susmita Bala, Professor and Head, DME Media School and
attended by students from all three schools of the college.
Dr Susmita Bala, an ardent radio lover, performer and teacher of
the subjec t , a lso emphas ised the relevance of radio in the
current scenario.She further encouraged students to come up with
more inspiring content for DME Radio Intersect. Concluding the
session, Dr Borah extended the vote of thanks to the participants
and the audience and invited the new students to be a part of the
radio society.
Dr Ambrish Saxena, who had joined live from the Broadcasting House,
New Delhi, spoke about the growth of radio as a medium and
encouraged the students to listen to radio more often. “I have been
a
part of All India Radio for long, anchoring the business programme
Market Mantra for twenty years now, and this journey has made me
realise that radio is not just a medium of the present but also the
future,” he added.
DME Celebrates World Radio Day with Radio Intersect Yashika
Aggarwal
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Meet and greet thy teachers: First Year Students narrate the
experiences
“It's been a wonderful experience of visiting the college. All
faculty members are kind and helping in nature. They try to assist
us in as many ways as possible. The infrastructure of college is
also very nice.”
Khushi Chaudhary (Section B)
“Visiting college was an amazing experience. I was glad to see the
vast campus. The studio and amphitheatre excited my interest. Also,
the faculty members were very approachable. While interacting with
them, I realized that studying in college is going to be very
different from that in schools.”
Malvika Bhatt (Section B)
Anjali Pathak (Section B)
“I had a great experience visiting my college. I was impressed by
the safety measures which they've taken in this pandemic.The
library is quite big and Studio62 was jaw-dropping. The faculty
members were helping in nature as well as my classmates. It was
beyond my expectations.”
“Teachers at DME are motivational and inspiring. Their guidance is
something which cannot be found anywhere else. I had a great
experience while interacting with them. They are very cooperative
and friendly.I believe I will score good results studying with
them.”
Sneha Ghosh (Section A)
Drishya Madhur (Section B)
“My experience with DME was very intriguing. It is a large campus,
well-maintained. The studio isstunning. The college has by far the
best faculty I have come across and my interaction with them was
very interesting and fruitful. I am looking forward to taking
classes from the campus.”
“It was an extraordinary experience visiting the college with my
classmates.I was meeting them for the first time ever and we were
finally putting real faces on thumbnails of online classes. I was
especially very happy to meet all the teachers. They are very
helpful and supportive.”
Divya Prakash (Section A)
Saiyam Dhamija (Section A)
“We got a wholesome welcome by our teachers and for the first time
we could actually sit in the atmosphere of the college classes. I
hope I get more days like these.”
“I never thought that my college life would start outside of a
college campus. But when our teachers decided to organise an
interactivesession, I was very excited.We met our mentors,
professors and classmates together for the first time. That day I
believed that our present is difficult but our future will be safe.
That's all because our mentors are very supportive and encourage us
towards the right direction.”
Priya Mishra (Section C)
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