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The Department of International Studies and History held its first ever departmental fest, The Battle of Brains on the 12 th and 14 th of December. The inaugural ceremony was presided by Dr. Venugopal Menon, HOD, Department of International Studies and History, Dr. Vagishwari SP and Rev. Fr. Benny Thomas, Director, School of Law, The event commenced with an invocation song, seeking the blessings of almighty, followed by a welcome address by Dr. Vagishwari and introduction to the event by Dr. Venugopal Menon. Father Benny Thomas through his words of encouragement boosted the morale of the participants and congratulated the department for their efforts. The first event - Just a Minute started for the day saw students talking on various global issues. These were a source of enrichment of the existing knowledge, followed by Mock United Nations where students represented different countries in the General Assembly and Security Council. The agenda of MUN was Islamic State. The Chair

International Talkies congratulates Chitresh Shrivastva, a student of First Year MA (International Studies) student for the publish of his life inspiring story on his passion for the railways. We wish him all the best for his future endeavours for many more to come. The story can be accessed from the following link: http://lifebeyondnumbers.com/rails-passion/ Chitresh Shrivastva is a First Year MA (International Studies) who has a keen passion for Railways and has been given numerous opportunities for sharing his knowledge on Indian Railways. To know his journey click on the link above.

With just 7 days to go, the battle about to begin, we bring you the list of the events and rules and other related information, to enable you to make informed choices and ensure your victory in the battle. Th details of the events are as follows: The event is divided into In - House and Inter -  Departmental Events. Which are as follows: IN HOUSE EVENTS (DAY 1) JUST A MINUTE Number of participants: 10 Time to speak (per person): 1 minute Time to think: 2 minutes Topics (tentative): Climate change Religious fundamentalism Global war on terror Kashmir issue Nuclear proliferation India’s quest for NSG membership Israel-Palestine conflict Donald Trump-future of US? Demonetization Beef ban IRMUN Number of committees: 2 Name of committees & topics: UNGA: Millennium development goals 2016 UNSC: Humanitarian crisis in ISIS INTER-DEPARTMENT EVENTS ESSAY WRITING T

Battle of Brains is a two day fest hosted by the Lyceum PG Association of Department of International Studies and History to facilitate not only interaction of the department with other departments, but also to enable to create an environment of debates, discussions, analysis and questioning amongst members of diverse departments and making them aware of the course and the opportunities that it offers. Here are the details of the two day fest.  1)       Just a minute (JAM) Date: 13 th December, 2016 Venue: Panel Room Time: 11 p. m – 2 p. m (Preliminary Round)            3 p. m – 4 p. m (Finals) Just-A-Minute (or JAM) is an event that requires the participants to speak on any given topic non-stop for one minute. The participant picks one chit among many, gets 1 minute to prepare herself/ himself and then begins his/her speech. It will be an intra-departmental event. The focus shall be on current affairs in the field of Politics, Economics, History and youth- oriented is

" So what after 12th or PUC?" OR "So what after UG?"  A very common question asked by elders, friends, teachers would ask you knowing that very soon you going out from your cocoon to the real world. A world of opportunities. But the opportunities are plenty. Which is the best for you? Not everything given might be good for you. This where an orientation or a counselling session comes into play. Christ University, Bengaluru with aim to provide the right guidance and support to the students of 12th and UG courses hosts an annual Education cum Counselling fair - DAKSH which helps the students make the right choices. Every department, each headed by a group of students from the department act as the mentors for the young minds in providing them an insight into the various courses they can opt for post +2/PUC or Undergraduate courses. This year too The Department of International Studies and History set up a stall near Block 1 beautifully decorated with pictures, cha

The recent train tragedy at Kanpur claimed 150 lives, bringing into question the credibility of Indian Railways in terms of safety. The Kanpur Train Tragedy acted as an opportunity not only for the opposition, but also for the media to mock the government of thinking of running bullet trains under circumstances where the existing infrastructure itself is under a dilapidated condition. The tragedy arises two questions: Why do we lag behind other railway structures? Will we ever match up to the standards of the other railway network  especially when we compare our self with that of China which has about 11000 kms of High Speed Lines, yet has very rarely witnessed any accident or Japan for that matter which has showed interest in constructing High Speed Corridors through the length and breadth of  the country thereby fulfilling Mr. Modi's ambitious plans of forming a diamond quadrilateral. But why are we lagging? we are capable enough to fulfilling the vision set by our honourable

The Department of International Studies and History organised a talk on South Korea: Growth and Challenges at the Council Room on 16 November. The speaker for the day was Dr. Guydeuk Yeon, Director of Centre for Advanced Research and Training (CART) Christ University. The programme started off with a welcome address by Dr. Manoharan followed with a experiences shared by him and students telling few facts about South Korea. He then showed a video which spoke briefly about South Korea. He discussed on the progression of South Korea from being a poor country to becoming a rich country and a developed country. He also spoke about the expenditure on Education and attainment of education where the younger population of South Korea were found to be more skilled. He also spoke about the percentage of the South Koreans who enrolled in US Colleges and Universities. He also touched upon the transition from being a labour intensive to knowledge based economy. The students listened to the tal

The Department of International Studies and History organised a talk on International Environment Law at the Council Room on 9 th November 2016 for first and second year MAIS students. The chief guest for the day was Himanshu Upadhyay from the Azim Premji University. The welcome address was delivered by Dr. Manoharan post which the talk on the International Environment Law commenced. During the talk, various aspects of Environment Law were discussed such as Multilateral and Bilateral agreements. He also touched upon Multilateral Environmental Agreements and about the significance oceans since the historical times The scope of the subject of International Environmental Law were also discussed followed by different treaties and protocols that were implemented for the safeguarding of environment. The speaker drew a link between the smog that has engulfed the city of Delhi and how Environmental Law can help in avoiding such situations. He also spoke about the processes involved in t

The two-day orientation on leadership skills for 1 st year MAIS began on the 7 th of November at the Panel Room, Block II Christ University, the orientation programme was conducted by Mr. Jaykumar Chandrashekhar, a former christite currently working with inner voice. The orientation programme was presided by Fr. Jose CC, Director of International Studies and History. The day started with a small interaction about expectations from the programme followed by a small discussion on the different types of intelligence, post which the students proceeded to the bird’s park. The students were divided into 4 different teams led by Niyati, Sukanya, Sachin and Anna. The first activity for the day was collecting 25 ` 1 coins. The second activity was the marble game which was to test the coordination amongst the team members. The game ended in a tie between the teams led by Niyati and Sachin which was resolved by distribution of points between the two teams. Post lunch, the first activity was