By TCN News,
New Delhi: The Foundation Day celebrations of Jamia Millia Islamia will begin at 9.30 AM outside the Dr. M A Ansari Auditorium, Jamia Millia Islamia where the Chief Guest Dr. Mohammad Zakir, Retired Professor from the Department of Urdu along with Prof. S.M. Sajid, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia will receive the Guard of Honour by NCC Cadets of Jamia.
This will be followed by a Flag Hoisting Ceremony by the Chief Guest, Dr. Mohammad Zakir and a Foundation Day Function at M A Ansari Auditorium which has been traditionally organized by the Jamia Middle School.
On this occasion, Prof. S.M. Sajid, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia will inaugurate an Exhibition of “Indo-Islamic Architecture” at 11.30 AM in the Al Beruni Block, Old Block Zakir Husain Library which has been organized by the Premchand Archives & Literary Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia.
In the evening on the 29th October at 7.30 AM, the Department of Urdu, Jamia Millia Islamia will organize a “Mushaira” in the Dr. M. A. Ansari Auditorium, Jamia Millia Islamia.
The celebrations will continue into the second and third day as well.
On October 30, Prof. Mohd. Mujeeb Memorial Lecture will be held at Edward Said Hall, (Administrative Block), Jamia Millia Islamia which will be organized by the Zakir Husain Institute of Islamic Studies at 11 AM on October 30, 2013.
As part of the Foundation Day celebrations, a performance of “Sufiyana Kalam & Ghazals” by Vidya Rao Shah will be held at Dr. M. A. Ansari Auditoruim, Jamia Millia Islamia at 7 PM on October 30, 2013.
October 31, 2013, a One-day National Interfaith Colloquium on “Interfaith Dialogue: Towards a Better Society” will be organized from 10.00 AM onwards on October 31, 2013 by the Department of Islamic Studies at FTK-Centre for Information Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia.
The Foundation Day celebrations will come to an end with Hakim Ajmal Khan Memorial Lecture on “Usage of Jamia’s talent in facing challenges of 21st century” which will be held at 2 PM on October 31, 2013 at Tagore Hall, Administrative Block, Jamia Millia Islamia.