International Talkies

The Department of International Studies, Political Science and History along with Media Studies, Economics, English, Sociology and Psychology departments at Christ (Deemed to be University) had hosted a webinar on Pandemic and Populism- Responses and Reactions with the following renowned speakers- Prof Daya K Thussu, Ph.D. Prof. of International Communication, Hong Kong, Baptist University; Dr Konstantinos D Karatzas, PhD. Prof. History, Global Institute for Research, Education and Scholarship (GIRES), Amsterdam/Athens; Dr Mario Vaz, PhD. Prof and Head, Division of Health and Humanities, Department of Physiology, St. John’s Medical College, Dr Kshitij Urs, PhD. Adjunct Prof of Public Policy, NLSIU; Dr Pawel Stachura, Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland; Prof Michael Dreyer, University of Jena; Prof Roger Porter, Reed College, Portland, Oregon; Prof Rajiv Gowda, PhD. Prof at IIM, Member of Parliament and Spokesperson of INC moderated by Prof John Dean, PhD

Lakshmi Karlekar The World is frozen in time amid the fears of the novel coronavirus which has instigated a sense of unity in all of us to fight this deadly biological warfare. With the nation urging its citizens to strictly follow lockdown, social distancing which equips one for a better healthy living, I have decided to make the best utility of the time given. As a true patriot, I respect and understand the seriousness of the situation and hence I have engaged myself in online learning and household chores. Most importantly, with the hectic schedule that our parents follow, we get very little quality time to spend with them. For which, I have made sure that I not loose even a single moment and enjoy the company of my parents the most. As a History student, I have read about how the nation struggles due to the deadly diseases and war and today we are experiencing it. In the lockdown period, I am very worried and concerned about others outside as even my neighbour is caught ab