1. An Initiative by the students of I MA in Media and Communication Studies
Volume no. 5 | Issue 13 Thursday| August 14,2014 Bengaluru

2. CRY over Child LabourCRY over Child Labour
A
five year old boy is sit-
ting at a vegetable stall
in the Madiwala veg-
etable market, selling vegeta-
bles, shouting at the top of his
voice. In a country like India
where Child Labour Act (1986)
prohibits child labour, it’s such
a common sight that people on
the road aren’t even bothered to
ask why a child is working in-
stead of an adult. There have
been many organizations
started up to protect the inno-
cence and the minds of chil-
dren. One of the many, is CRY-
Child Rights and You, started
by Rippan Kapur in 1979, with
six people as companions,
around his mother’s dining
table. The organization grew
into what it is, following the
UN’s four basic rights of sur-
vival, development, protection
and participation which were
defined by the United Nations’
Convention on the Rights of the
Child (CRC), an international
human rights treaty which has
been ratified by 192 countries.
CRY had been arranging a
campaign called “Click Rights”
for the past three years now in
Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ben-
galuru and Chennai. Click
Rights is a photography exhibi-
tion conducted by CRY, where
the common people are invited
to use their power of photogra-
phy to capture the transparent
truth present all over in our
cities and showcase them to
make a difference . These pho-
tos are taken with the consent of
children/their parents and will
be a part of CRY's advocacy
campaigns with government
authorities to drive policy
changes that will ensure the
children their right to educa-
tion.
This year’s campaign con-
ducted here in Christ University
was on the 12th of August. The
campaign was held in the Gour-
met Food Court. This is the
fourth session of the campaign,
this time, with the theme- Child
Labour. At nine in the morning,
the volunteer’s from Christ Uni-
versity and also from cry set up
five boards with around twenty
six pictures from various partic-
ipants. There were nine pictures
which were taken by the kids
themselves where they had
been given a camera, shown
how to use it by the volunteers
and asked to photograph a part
of their lives. The photos added
a true and emotional element to
the exhibition as it is their world
from their perspective and their
perspective is something which
isn’t shown quite often. The ex-
hibition received wide appreci-
ation from the students and
faculty of the college. Shashank,
a student from Christ Univer-
sity was quoted saying “ Child
Labour is a very widespread
crime in India. We watch at
whatever is happening but
most of us do not do anything
about it. What CRY is doing is
extremely good as it brings out
the problem. We all know it ex-
ists but seeing someone do
something about it is admirable
and inspirational.” The pro-
gram ended peacefully after
putting much thought and per-
ception into people’s minds
about child labour.
- R S Sravani
Source: CRY.com
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3. I
OS & Android have come
up with new apps for pro-
ductive purpose for stu-
dents. These apps will help
students, business executives
and others to make their work
easier and be social at the same
time, as they can use them from
mobiles, computers and tablets.
Productive Apps like Microsoft
office, Adode reader, Google
Keep, Cam Scanner and Drop
box help to do presentations,
documentations, emails and
also for sharing with their or-
ganizations/ institutions in an-
droid. In addition to android,
Apple provides some more
apps like Any.Do, Quip, Quick
office, IFTTT and Fantastical.
Students can work from any-
where and complete their work
on time. These apps are very
easy to learn and to operate
also. In present lifestyle the
usage of the mobile, tablets, i-
pads and laptops are necessary
for the needs of students and
public by introducing these
kinds of productive applica-
tions to make their work easy.
They also provide various re-
lated features and updates to
make the apps more user-
friendly. By using these applica-
tions we can save a lot of time
and it’s also easy to share with
your friends. Check out these
applications and use them as
they are freely available on IOS,
Android and Windows.
-Koka Pavan
Become productive by using productive Apps
Source: Google Images
Christ University gets a “Crazy Groove”
T
he crowd thrumming to
“Epiphany “and “Go
with the Flow” the show-
stopper event of Darpan (West-
ern Electrics) came to an end
with Winner title given to The
Crazy Groove” with Jonathan
John Job (Vocals/Guitars) - He
was also titled as the ‘Best
Rhythm Guitarist’, Siddharth
(Guitars)-grabbed the title as
the ‘Best Lead Guitarist’, Bijo
Thomas (Bass), Nirvaan
(Drums), Ujwal Raj (Keys). The
runners-up were grabbed by
“We are Musketeers “and “The
five-legged funk machine”. This
year about 14 bands performed.
“After 7 years of being a Chris-
tite, this year for the first time I
took part in Darpan.
It was my dream just to play on
stage with a band when I just
joined Christ and finally by
God’s grace I not only fulfilled
my dream, but also won the
event” said Ujwal Raj.
“This year makes it three wins
in a row! I’m super happy with
the band’s performance at
Darpan 14’ and can’t wait to see
where we go, hopefully with
the flow!” says Jonathan.
“The Crazy Groove” is the offi-
cial band of Christ University
now. -Lisa Baker
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4. JABBERWOCKEY:
Into the pages of Literature
E
very year, the English de-
partment hosts one of the
most amazing carnivals
of Christ University – Jabber-
wockey. It represents the sub-
versive potential of literature
and arts. Every year, the UG
English students decorate stalls
and portray a particular theme
in the most creative and innova-
tive way possible. It’s usually a
competition and all the classes
strive to win the best stall
award.
This year, Jabberwockey’s
theme was celebrating the birth
anniversary of the well known
and world famous writer,
William Shakespeare. All the
UG English classes were given
different Shakespearean plays
like MacBeth, As You Like It,
Othello, The twelfth night, Tem-
pest and many more. This
time’s event was extremely
colourful with a whole new for-
mat which involved competi-
tions like ‘the costume parade,’
‘spoofs of the play’ and ‘solilo-
quy’ which is Shakespearean
play’s main aspect.
The depiction of Shakespearean
characters was executed by the
students through beautiful cos-
tumes. But the highlight was
the characterization of Indian
cinema versions of each and
every play. For example,
Omkara was an Indianized ver-
sion of Othello and Ram Leela
was an Indian remake of Romeo
and Juliet. Every class was
judged on the basis of their cos-
tumes, interactive games and
visual representations. This mo-
tivated students to put on their
best act and win the judges
over. The carnival was buzzing
with excitement all through and
there was not a single dull mo-
ment.
“It was an extremely fun
filled and exciting day for all
the students. It gave a break
from the normal routine and all
the students had a great time. It
was also a very good learning
experience,” said Deepika, a 3rd
year JPEP student.
It was evident that the UG Eng-
lish students loved Jabber-
wocky.
UG students with different outfits
- Priyanka Bhaduri
Festival for Art Lovers
T
he Times International Folk Festival, at Jayamahal Palace Hotel in Bengaluru showered the
different colors of Art from all over the country. It started at 10 A.M in the morning on 9th of
august and continued till 9 P.M in the evening. A never ending essence of Art was portrayed
beautifully in the festival. National, International folk art deligates were present and were enjoying
it to the most. The sufi musical live performance,
Mefil-e-sama, boosted everyone with a burst of en-
ergy. The Warsi Brother’s Qawalli originally from
Hyderabad, filled up the heart of every individual
with their music and dedication. I grabbed a small
interview of the sufi artist after their performance.
A few excerpts from the interview:
Since when have you been practicing Qawalli?
We have been performing Qawalli since child-
hood, I used to go to several program with my fa-
ther and watching him perform, I started gaining
knowledge about it. This tradition of Sufi culture
is practiced since 800 years and Inshallah! It will go
on further. Continued on Pg: 5
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5. AUGMENTED REALITY: Magic on Digital Platform?
We all know what is
new media: new
applications of smart
phones and we are quite
aware of new technolo-
gies too. Besides that
there is a recent innova-
tion which is slowly grab-
bing people’s attention,
Augmented Reality.
Augmented Reality (AR)
can be defined as a combi-
nation of a real scene
viewed by a user and a
virtual scene generated by a
computer that augments the
scene with additional informa-
tion. In simple words, it is a mix
of real scenes with scenes gen-
erated by computer in order to
create some additional effects to
it. Do not get confused it with
Virtual Reality. They both are
completely different.
In AR, system augments the
real world scene and the user
maintains a sense of presence in
real world. It needs a mecha-
nism to combine virtual and
real worlds. On the other hand,
Virtual Reality (VR) has totally
immersive environment and all
the senses are under the control
of
system. It needs a mechanism to
feed virtual world to user.
AR has proved its ability in dif-
ferent areas like advertising,
video games etc. Applications
like maps uses AR for guiding
people in a more interesting
way. It triggers curiosity in peo-
ple by giving them a magical
experience. It started in the USA
and Korea but now it has come
to of India too. Many compa-
nies have started using AR for
promoting their products. It is a
unique way of advertising and
very effective. Here is a simple
concept of how the real and vir-
tual world combines in AR
world. First, a pre-
cise model is needed
followed by loca-
tions, optical prop-
erties of the viewer
(camera) and the
display. There
should be calibra-
tion of devices to
combine all local co-
ordinate systems
and the objects in
the scene in a global
coordinate system.
Then comes the register
model of all 3D objects of inter-
est with their counterparts in
the scene and then track the ob-
jects over time when the user
moves and interacts with the
scene. Scientists are still doing
research on AR. They are trying
to develop methods to register
the two distinct sets (real, vir-
tual) of images and keep them
registered in real-time. Second
is to develop new display tech-
nologies for merging the two
images. We can expect more
unexpected inventions which
can amaze us more than what
they do now.
Source: Google Images
- Raveena Rajan
Contd. from Pg: 4
Is this your profession or you have any other occupation too?
No, music is our soul. We do nothing but only Sufi performances. It is our passion. We practice it
every jumma , in Hyderabad.
Q. Do you want to give any message to Sufi lovers?
I would only say that keep encouraging us by listening to Sufi so that we would always come up
with different kind and variety of Sufi music Art Culture.
The stalls showcasing different art were Rajasthan handicrafts, the Chittara art, Lambani crafts from
ancient Europe, Northeast Chumthang Art, Arbuddha Art. Students and Art lovers were all over the
place enjoying the bright sun and the performances put up by the school kids as well. Food stalls
were also put up for the people who wanted to fill their stomachs as they drank the sights around
with their eyes. It was a visit which proved that art has a wide sense of vulnerability and without
Art the world is impossible. All in all it was reflective day with some memorable experiences.
- Neha Shaw
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6. HOP ON HOP OFF: A Bus to explore
Bengaluru
G
oing to a new city, sets out our curiosi-
ties in knowing the places it is known
for and Bengaluru has an exciting ven-
ture for the new comers as such. Bengaluru Met-
ropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has
come up with ‘Hop on Hop off’ (HOHO), which
is Bengaluru sightseeing bus service, with an in-
tention to facilitate better commuting experience
for the tourists.
BMTC recently re-launched this service
under a new brand name ‘Hop On Hop Off’ and
was inaugurated on May 30, 2014. A similar bus
service was started back in February, 2009 but it
wasn’t as fruitful as anticipated. Hence, the
BMTC decided to re-launch the same with rele-
vant modifications.
Modelled on the lines of sightseeing services
of New York and London, the Hop-on Hop-off
Bengaluru Sightseeing Service is for visitors and
residents’ intent on taking a peek into the glori-
ous past and splendid present of Bengaluru:
one of the most bustling metropolises in the
world.
A fleet of branded A/C Volvo Buses,
manned by well trained and courteous crew,
plies from 8:30 am to 9 pm on all days of the
week. The service lets tourists pick and choose
the locations and time spent. Modestly priced
at ₹200, it also provides free travel for the day
in all BMTC services except the Airport (Vayu
Vajra) services, thus ensuring last-mile connec-
tivity at no extra cost.The tour covers about 20
landmarks known for its great historic, reli-
gious and scientific. Historic places such as
Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace, Vidhana
Soudha, Parks: Nagavara Lake, Cubbon Park,
Lalbagh West Gate, and religious places such
as Bull Temple, St Mary’s Basilica Church,
Iskcon Temple, Other places: Kempegowda
Bus Station / Majestic, Ulsoor Lake, Commer-
cial Street, Orion Mall, Sankey Tank and Mantri
Square Mall are a part of the tour.
Chethan, one of HOHO bus users said, “It is
a good initiative by the BMTC despite certain
flaws. It is good to know that government has
new innovative ideas but it becomes impossi-
ble to cover 21 places in one day. So, there
should be an option of choosing the places by
the passengers accordingly.”
Kumar Pushkar, Director (IT), BMTC stated,
“Currently, the response for HOHO bus has
been lukewarm because it was launched at the
end of tourist season. Since we are offering a
special discounted rate, the service is slowly
picking up. Till now, we have seven buses
which are running. Each bus costs Rs. 90 lakhs.
Earlier, only on weekends we used to have pas-
sengers but now, even on weekdays, we can
see fair number of people using our service.”
He added ”Even the educational institutions
are showing interest to use this as a medium to
reach important places of Bangalore.”
General passengers can use the service to
travel from any bus stop to any other Bus stop,
with in the route, by paying point to point fare.
It is indeed, an excellent option to explore
our great city comfortably and conveniently.
- Singam Basant
Source: Google Images
Source: Google Images
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7. YAKSHAGANA - THE BLEND OF DANCE,
DRAMAAND MUSIC
Y
akshagana is a tradi-
tional dance drama pop-
ular in the coastal
districts and adjacent areas of
Karnataka state, India. It is be-
lieved to have evolved from
pre-classical music forms and
theatrical arts. Yakshagana is
popular in the districts of Uttara
Kannada, Shimoga, Udupi,
Dakshina Kannada and the
Kasaragod district of Kerala.
Sivananda hails from Sirsi, Ut-
tara Kannada, Karnataka. He
got inspiration from his father
and Grandfather, who were
also Yakshagana artists.
Sivananda and his brother from
his family are performers of
yakshagana. Sri Keremane
Sivananda Hegde was his Guru.
He is a member of Karnataka
Kala Darshini. It is a troupe to-
tally engaged in the growth and
development of Yakshagana.
The organisation is a registered
trust. He has been performing
Yakshagana since fifteen years
and teaching it in different
places like Kengeri , Girinagar,
J P nagar, Malleshwaram etc,.
According to him, Yakshagana
combines dance, music, spoken
word, elaborate costumes and
makeup, and stage technique
with a distinct style and form.
Therefore the Ragas, talas, and
the style etc are based on the
character, situation, the time of
singing and the mood of the
Bhagavata. It may not be melo-
dious but it is emotive. You do
not have the liberty of giving
wings to your own imagination
as we have in a drama produc-
tion. There is a well-defined
canvas. Artiste’s capacity and
ability is shown through con-
ceiving & presentation of the
character.Yakshagana arose
from the Vaishnava bhakti
movement as a means of enter-
taining and educating the com-
mon people.
Sivananda says Yakshagana
is classical. The dance of Yak-
shagana is the closest to
Bharata’s natya Shastra. All
ragas found in classical music,
we have in this form. Yaksha-
gana performance consists of
background music played by a
group of musicians known as
the Himmela and a dance and
dialogue group known as the
Mummela, who together enact
poetic epics onstage. The Him-
mela is made up of a lead singer
Bhagawata, who also directs the
production and is referred to as
the "first actor" known as
Modalane vesha. Additional
Himmela members are players
of traditional musical instru-
ments, such as the Maddale
(hand drum), the Pungi (pipe),
the Harmonium (organ), and
the Chande (loud drums). The
music is based on ragas, which
are characterized by rhythmic
patterns called Mattu and Tala.
The Prasangas or stories are
mostly based on the Hindu
epics such as the Mahabharata
and the Ramayana. Besides this
they also perform on different
subjects like HIV and drug and
alcohol addictions. In Yaksha-
gana the men portray both male
and female characters. The team
of a Yakshagana consists of a
minimum of 15 people along
with the narrator and the musi-
cians. Sivananda, along with his
team has performed over 500
shows throughout India.
- Limson P A
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8. Editor: R S Sravani
Sub- Editor: Priyanka Bhaduri
Writer, Designer: Singam Basant, R S Sravani,
Lisa Baker, Neha Shaw,
Limson P A,
Koka Pavan, Raveena Rajan,
Priyanka Bhaduri.
Cover Photo Courtesy: Limson P A
Media Meet - “Write Here, Right Now” is a national level Media seminar organized by the MaCs
students every year. This year’s theme is ‘Print Media’.
With, marketing guru, actor, debator, television personality, author, intellect and a very prominent
media person Suhel Seth, gracing our university on 22nd August as the keynote speaker, Media
Meet promises to be a huge success.
The three day Media Seminar is from 21st August to 23rd August and is filled with interesting
events like the Online treasure hunt, the workshops, the paper presentation and many more.
Media Meet is the most awaited Media seminar across India as colleges and people from all over
the country look forward to --participate in it. Other prominent personalities like Kumar Ketkar -
chief editor, Dainik Divya Marathi; Ravi Srinivasan - Senior associate manager, The Hindu Busi-
ness Line and Gauri Lankesh - Editor, Lankesh are expected to be seen on the 23rd of August in
Media Meet.
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