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

CRY over Child LabourCRY over Child LabourAfive year old boy is sit-

ting at a vegetable stallin the Madiwala veg-

etable market, selling vegeta-bles, shouting at the top of hisvoice. In a country like Indiawhere Child Labour Act (1986)prohibits child labour, it’s sucha common sight that people onthe road aren’t even bothered toask why a child is working in-stead of an adult. There havebeen many organizationsstarted up to protect the inno-cence and the minds of chil-

dren. One of the many, is CRY-Child Rights and You, startedby Rippan Kapur in 1979, withsix people as companions,around his mother’s diningtable. The organization grewinto what it is, following theUN’s four basic rights of sur-vival, development, protectionand participation which weredefined by the United Nations’Convention on the Rights of theChild (CRC), an internationalhuman rights treaty which hasbeen ratified by 192 countries.

CRY had been arranging acampaign called “Click Rights”

for the past three years now inDelhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ben-galuru and Chennai. ClickRights is a photography exhibi-tion conducted by CRY, wherethe common people are invitedto use their power of photogra-phy to capture the transparenttruth present all over in ourcities and showcase them tomake a difference . These pho-tos are taken with the consent ofchildren/their parents and willbe a part of CRY's advocacycampaigns with government

authorities to drive policychanges that will ensure thechildren their right to educa-tion.

This year’s campaign con-ducted here in Christ Universitywas on the 12th of August. Thecampaign was held in the Gour-met Food Court. This is thefourth session of the campaign,this time, with the theme- ChildLabour. At nine in the morning,the volunteer’s from Christ Uni-versity and also from cry set upfive boards with around twentysix pictures from various partic-ipants. There were nine pictures

which were taken by the kidsthemselves where they hadbeen given a camera, shownhow to use it by the volunteersand asked to photograph a partof their lives. The photos addeda true and emotional element tothe exhibition as it is their worldfrom their perspective and theirperspective is something whichisn’t shown quite often. The ex-hibition received wide appreci-ation from the students andfaculty of the college. Shashank,a student from Christ Univer-

sity was quoted saying “ Child Labour is a very widespreadcrime in India. We watch atwhatever is happening butmost of us do not do anythingabout it. What CRY is doing isextremely good as it brings outthe problem. We all know it ex-ists but seeing someone dosomething about it is admirableand inspirational.” The pro-gram ended peacefully afterputting much thought and per-ception into people’s mindsabout child labour.

- R S Sravani

Source: CRY.com

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IOS & Android have comeup with new apps for pro-ductive purpose for stu-

dents. These apps will helpstudents, business executivesand others to make their workeasier and be social at the sametime, as they can use them frommobiles, computers and tablets.Productive Apps like Microsoftoffice, Adode reader, GoogleKeep, Cam Scanner and Dropbox help to do presentations,documentations, emails andalso for sharing with their or-ganizations/ institutions in an-droid. In addition to android,Apple provides some moreapps like Any.Do, Quip, Quickoffice, IFTTT and Fantastical.Students can work from any-where and complete their work

on time. These apps are veryeasy to learn and to operatealso. In present lifestyle theusage of the mobile, tablets, i-pads and laptops are necessaryfor the needs of students andpublic by introducing thesekinds of productive applica-tions to make their work easy.They also provide various re-

lated features and updates tomake the apps more user-friendly. By using these applica-tions we can save a lot of timeand it’s also easy to share withyour friends. Check out theseapplications and use them asthey are freely available on IOS,Android and Windows.

-Koka Pavan

Become productive by using productive Apps

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Christ University gets a “Crazy Groove”

The crowd thrumming to“Epiphany “and “Gowith the Flow” the show-

stopper event of Darpan (West-ern Electrics) came to an endwith Winner title given to TheCrazy Groove” with JonathanJohn Job (Vocals/Guitars) - Hewas also titled as the ‘BestRhythm Guitarist’, Siddharth(Guitars)-grabbed the title asthe ‘Best Lead Guitarist’, Bijo

Thomas (Bass), Nirvaan(Drums), Ujwal Raj (Keys). Therunners-up were grabbed by

“We are Musketeers “and “Thefive-legged funk machine”. Thisyear about 14 bands performed.“After 7 years of being a Chris-tite, this year for the first time Itook part in Darpan. It was my dream just to play onstage with a band when I justjoined Christ and finally by

God’s grace I not only fulfilledmy dream, but also won theevent” said Ujwal Raj.

“This year makes it three winsin a row! I’m super happy withthe band’s performance atDarpan 14’ and can’t wait to seewhere we go, hopefully withthe flow!” says Jonathan.“The Crazy Groove” is the offi-cial band of Christ Universitynow. -Lisa Baker

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JABBERWOCKEY:Into the pages of Literature

Every year, the English de-partment hosts one of themost amazing carnivals

of Christ University – Jabber-wockey. It represents the sub-versive potential of literatureand arts. Every year, the UGEnglish students decorate stallsand portray a particular themein the most creative and innova-tive way possible. It’s usually acompetition and all the classesstrive to win the best stallaward.

This year, Jabberwockey’stheme was celebrating the birthanniversary of the well knownand world famous writer,William Shakespeare. All theUG English classes were givendifferent Shakespearean playslike MacBeth, As You Like It,Othello, The twelfth night, Tem-pest and many more. This

time’s event was extremelycolourful with a whole new for-mat which involved competi-tions like ‘the costume parade,’‘spoofs of the play’ and ‘solilo-

quy’ which is Shakespeareanplay’s main aspect. The depiction of Shakespeareancharacters was executed by thestudents through beautiful cos-tumes. But the highlight wasthe characterization of Indiancinema versions of each andevery play. For example,

Omkara was an Indianized ver-sion of Othello and Ram Leelawas an Indian remake of Romeoand Juliet. Every class wasjudged on the basis of their cos-tumes, interactive games andvisual representations. This mo-tivated students to put on theirbest act and win the judgesover. The carnival was buzzingwith excitement all through andthere was not a single dull mo-ment.

“It was an extremely funfilled and exciting day for allthe students. It gave a breakfrom the normal routine and allthe students had a great time. Itwas also a very good learningexperience,” said Deepika, a 3rdyear JPEP student. It was evident that the UG Eng-lish students loved Jabber-wocky.

UG students with different outfits

- Priyanka Bhaduri

Festival for Art LoversThe 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 ofaugust 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 enjoyingit 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 fromHyderabad, filled up the heart of every individualwith their music and dedication. I grabbed a smallinterview 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 gainingknowledge about it. This tradition of Sufi cultureis practiced since 800 years and Inshallah! It will goon further. Continued on Pg: 5

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AUGMENTED REALITY: Magic on Digital Platform?

We all know what isnew media: new

applications of smartphones and we are quiteaware of new technolo-gies too. Besides thatthere 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 sceneviewed by a user and avirtual scene generated by acomputer that augments thescene with additional informa-tion. In simple words, it is a mixof real scenes with scenes gen-erated by computer in order tocreate some additional effects toit. Do not get confused it withVirtual Reality. They both arecompletely different.

In AR, system augments thereal world scene and the usermaintains a sense of presence inreal world. It needs a mecha-nism to combine virtual andreal worlds. On the other hand,Virtual Reality (VR) has totallyimmersive environment and allthe senses are under the control

o fsystem. It needs a mechanism tofeed virtual world to user.AR has proved its ability in dif-ferent areas like advertising,video games etc. Applicationslike maps uses AR for guidingpeople in a more interestingway. It triggers curiosity in peo-ple by giving them a magicalexperience. It started in the USAand Korea but now it has cometo of India too. Many compa-nies have started using AR forpromoting their products. It is aunique way of advertising andvery effective. Here is a simpleconcept of how the real and vir-tual world combines in AR

world. First, a pre-cise model is neededfollowed by loca-tions, optical prop-erties of the viewer(camera) and thedisplay. Thereshould be calibra-tion of devices tocombine all local co-ordinate systemsand the objects inthe scene in a globalcoordinate system.

Then comes the registermodel of all 3D objects of inter-est with their counterparts inthe scene and then track the ob-jects over time when the usermoves and interacts with thescene. Scientists are still doingresearch on AR. They are tryingto develop methods to registerthe two distinct sets (real, vir-tual) of images and keep themregistered in real-time. Secondis to develop new display tech-nologies for merging the twoimages. We can expect moreunexpected inventions whichcan amaze us more than whatthey do now.

Source: Google Images

- Raveena Rajan

Contd. from Pg: 4Is 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 itevery 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 upwith different kind and variety of Sufi music Art Culture.

The stalls showcasing different art were Rajasthan handicrafts, the Chittara art, Lambani crafts fromancient Europe, Northeast Chumthang Art, Arbuddha Art. Students and Art lovers were all over theplace enjoying the bright sun and the performances put up by the school kids as well. Food stallswere also put up for the people who wanted to fill their stomachs as they drank the sights aroundwith their eyes. It was a visit which proved that art has a wide sense of vulnerability and withoutArt the world is impossible. All in all it was reflective day with some memorable experiences.

- Neha Shaw

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HOP ON HOP OFF: A Bus to explore Bengaluru

Going to a new city, sets out our curiosi-ties in knowing the places it is knownfor and Bengaluru has an exciting ven-

ture for the new comers as such. Bengaluru Met-ropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) hascome up with ‘Hop on Hop off’ (HOHO), whichis Bengaluru sightseeing bus service, with an in-tention to facilitate better commuting experiencefor the tourists.

BMTC recently re-launched this serviceunder a new brand name ‘Hop On Hop Off’ andwas inaugurated on May 30, 2014. A similar busservice was started back in February, 2009 but itwasn’t as fruitful as anticipated. Hence, theBMTC decided to re-launch the same with rele-vant modifications.

Modelled on the lines of sightseeing servicesof New York and London, the Hop-on Hop-offBengaluru Sightseeing Service is for visitors andresidents’ intent on taking a peek into the glori-ous past and splendid present of Bengaluru:

one of the most bustling metropolises in theworld.

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 theweek. The service lets tourists pick and choosethe locations and time spent. Modestly pricedat ₹200, it also provides free travel for the dayin all BMTC services except the Airport (VayuVajra) services, thus ensuring last-mile connec-tivity at no extra cost.The tour covers about 20landmarks known for its great historic, reli-gious and scientific. Historic places such asTipu Sultan’s Summer Palace, VidhanaSoudha, Parks: Nagavara Lake, Cubbon Park,Lalbagh West Gate, and religious places suchas Bull Temple, St Mary’s Basilica Church,Iskcon Temple, Other places: KempegowdaBus Station / Majestic, Ulsoor Lake, Commer-cial Street, Orion Mall, Sankey Tank and MantriSquare Mall are a part of the tour.

Chethan, one of HOHO bus users said, “It isa good initiative by the BMTC despite certainflaws. It is good to know that government hasnew innovative ideas but it becomes impossi-ble to cover 21 places in one day. So, thereshould be an option of choosing the places bythe passengers accordingly.”

Kumar Pushkar, Director (IT), BMTC stated,“Currently, the response for HOHO bus hasbeen lukewarm because it was launched at theend of tourist season. Since we are offering aspecial discounted rate, the service is slowlypicking up. Till now, we have seven buseswhich are running. Each bus costs Rs. 90 lakhs.Earlier, only on weekends we used to have pas-sengers but now, even on weekdays, we cansee fair number of people using our service.”He added ”Even the educational institutionsare showing interest to use this as a medium toreach important places of Bangalore.”

General passengers can use the service totravel 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 exploreour great city comfortably and conveniently.

- Singam Basant

Source: Google Images

Source: Google Images

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YAKSHAGANA - THE BLEND OF DANCE,DRAMA AND MUSIC

Yakshagana is a tradi-tional dance drama pop-ular in the coastal

districts and adjacent areas ofKarnataka state, India. It is be-lieved to have evolved frompre-classical music forms andtheatrical arts. Yakshagana ispopular in the districts of UttaraKannada, Shimoga, Udupi,Dakshina Kannada and theKasaragod district of Kerala.Sivananda hails from Sirsi, Ut-tara Kannada, Karnataka. Hegot inspiration from his fatherand Grandfather, who werealso Yakshagana artists.Sivananda and his brother fromhis family are performers ofyakshagana. Sri KeremaneSivananda Hegde was his Guru.

He is a member of KarnatakaKala Darshini. It is a troupe to-tally engaged in the growth anddevelopment of Yakshagana.The organisation is a registeredtrust. He has been performingYakshagana since fifteen yearsand teaching it in differentplaces like Kengeri , Girinagar,J P nagar, Malleshwaram etc,. According to him, Yakshaganacombines dance, music, spokenword, elaborate costumes andmakeup, and stage techniquewith a distinct style and form.

Therefore the Ragas, talas, andthe style etc are based on thecharacter, situation, the time ofsinging and the mood of theBhagavata. It may not be melo-dious but it is emotive. You donot have the liberty of givingwings to your own imaginationas we have in a drama produc-tion. There is a well-definedcanvas. Artiste’s capacity andability is shown through con-ceiving & presentation of thecharacter.Yakshagana arosefrom the Vaishnava bhaktimovement as a means of enter-taining and educating the com-mon people.

Sivananda says Yakshaganais classical. The dance of Yak-shagana is the closest toBharata’s natya Shastra. Allragas found in classical music,we have in this form. Yaksha-

gana performance consists ofbackground music played by agroup of musicians known asthe Himmela and a dance anddialogue group known as theMummela, who together enactpoetic epics onstage. The Him-mela is made up of a lead singerBhagawata, who also directs theproduction and is referred to asthe "first actor" known asModalane vesha. AdditionalHimmela members are playersof traditional musical instru-ments, such as the Maddale(hand drum), the Pungi (pipe),the Harmonium (organ), andthe Chande (loud drums). Themusic is based on ragas, whichare characterized by rhythmicpatterns called Mattu and Tala.The Prasangas or stories aremostly based on the Hinduepics such as the Mahabharataand the Ramayana. Besides thisthey also perform on differentsubjects like HIV and drug andalcohol addictions. In Yaksha-gana the men portray both maleand female characters. The teamof a Yakshagana consists of aminimum of 15 people alongwith the narrator and the musi-cians. Sivananda, along with histeam has performed over 500shows throughout India.

- Limson P A

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Editor: R S SravaniSub- 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 MaCsstudents every year. This year’s theme is ‘Print Media’.With, marketing guru, actor, debator, television personality, author, intellect and a very prominentmedia person Suhel Seth, gracing our university on 22nd August as the keynote speaker, MediaMeet promises to be a huge success. The three day Media Seminar is from 21st August to 23rd August and is filled with interestingevents 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 overthe 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 inMedia Meet.

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University, Bangalore.