By
Jamsheel C & Sidharth K Varma
Department of Sociology, University of Hyderabad (UoH) and Centre for Sociological Research, University of Johannesburg (UJ) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on January 10. The MoU will facilitate collaboration between the two universities in areas of research, student exchange, faculty exchange and video conferencing.
“The immediate areas that will be in focus are ideas for seminar and workshop and video conferencing,” the delegates decided. Prof. Jairath invited participants from UJ for the annual seminar conducted by the department from March 2 to 4 on Natural Resource Governance.
This tie-up intends to bring together researchers from both departments based on individual research interest or identifying a broad theme such as students, politics, economic survival, identity, sports, family, health, whistle blowers and corruption.
As part of the student exchange programme, two doctoral students per year would benefit both ways. The time period could be flexible up to three months with the best time between September and November.
Faculty exchange could overlap with that of students with one person each year, both ways. The time period could be between ten days and three weeks. Faculty swapping was another area under consideration.The MoU will be seen as a test case with reciprocal arrangement in terms of the finance. The faculty exchange programme is a new venture, it will be an advantage for the teachers to understand and differentiate the academic system of both universities, said Prof. Vinod K. Jairath.
The delegates from UJ were Prof. Rory Ryan, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Prof. Tina Uys, Head of Department (HoD) Sociology, Centre for Sociological Research.
“The project will be implemented in the next academic year on an experimental basis; further steps will be taken on the basis of the feedback,” says Prof. Rory Ryan. This programme allows the students to conduct their research or plan field work as guest of either university.
UoH was represented by Vinod K. Jairath, HoD Department of Sociology and Prof. Sujata Patel, Department of Sociology. This could also bring about a new phase of academic collaboration among the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) nations, said Prof. Vinod K. Jairath.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Drink Iranian tea with a taste of history
By
Mohammed Anvar T
Hyderabad is famous for its cuisine. If Hyderabadi Biriyani is the King among them, Iranian tea is the prince. Most Hyderabadis, whether they are local or not, will feel mouth watering when they talk about Iranian tea. As the name suggests, the credit of the tea goes back to the famous family of Iranian dishes. In India, Hyderabad is the second largest city in terms of the number of Iranian shops and popularity, after Mumbai. The tasty tea, popularly known as Irani chai, is made from Assam tea leaves in almost all Iranian tea shops.
If you miss this famous beverage while you are in Nizam’s city, you will miss a fine opportunity to 'taste' the Iranian culture as well. There are many interesting stories behind the origin of Iranian restaurants. The 65 year old Hajji Mansoor Ali recalls one of such stories like this: During Nizam’s era, Iranians who had come to Hyderabad in search of better prospects usually came together for casual talks in the evenings. Gradually, natives also started to come and they were occasionally provided with refreshments such as tea. Soon, this tea became an inevitable item in the evenings. When these gatherings began to grow, the popularity of tea also spread.
People rush to Iranian tea shops in the cold evenings of the winter to enjoy the hot and savoury flavour of Iranian tea. “There will be big crowds in front of the tea shops in the winter. People warm themselves by drinking tea,” says Arun, a daily customer who works in a private company.
Chotta samosa and mirchi bhaji are the 'close friends' of Iranian tea in Secunderabad while people prefer Osmania biscuits in Old city. “People usually eat chotta samosa and mirchi bhaji with iranian tea,” says Mansoor, waiter of Hotel Alpha, opposite to Railway station. “Here we serve osmania biscuits with the tea,” said Amarudhin, the supplier of Hotel Shadab, near Charminar.
There are hundreds of Iranian tea shops in the twin cities. We can see a cross section of Hyderabadis in the shops. People from every walk of life including students, professors, doctors, advocates and bureaucrats are among the customers of Iranian tea. Tourists, within and outside the country, go in search of this famed beverage.
If one ask whether all Iranian tea shops have an Iranian cook, the answer is no. “Many Iranian hotels don’t have any relation with ‘real’ Iranians who came here long back. Real Iranian hotels are very rare nowadays. Cooks from Iranian tradition are no longer available. So we ourselves prepare Iranian tea and serve it,” explains Ayyub, cashier of Nimrah cafe & Bakery.
Understanding the popularity and 'market' of Iranian tea, other hotels like Paradise in Secundearbad also started serving it. The only difference is, of course, the cost. Old city hotels Irani chai cost Rs. 4 to 7 while city hotels charge you Rs.10/-. “Here we prepare more than 2500 pots of tea every day,” says Krishna Reddy of Alpha hotel, opposite to Secunderabad railway station. This shows the popularity of the beverage.
Even In the busy city life people flow to hotels for their favourite beverage. “Since it is a general eatery, many people come daily. But for Irani chai we have a special counter inside the hotel. Sometimes we can’t control the crowd in this counter, especially at evenings,” says a waiter of Alpha hotel at Secunderabad. Hotel Paradise is famous for its special Hyderabadi Biriyani. “Though people prefer Paradise to eat Biriyani, most of them taste of Iranian tea. Definitely people will love it once they taste it,” opines Anoop after taking a sip of hot Iranian tea from Paradise.
The legacy of Irani chai continues in the twin cities. Drinking the chai has become a fashion rather than a habit for some people. This beverage has brought popularity for the twin cities and it recalls the culinary tradition of Hyderabad during the time of Nizams. Thus, for Hyderabadis, Iranian tea is not only refreshment but also reminder of its past. The saga of Iranian tea will never end in these cities as it has many stories to say, many experience to share and many people to taste its flavour.
Mohammed Anvar T
Hyderabad is famous for its cuisine. If Hyderabadi Biriyani is the King among them, Iranian tea is the prince. Most Hyderabadis, whether they are local or not, will feel mouth watering when they talk about Iranian tea. As the name suggests, the credit of the tea goes back to the famous family of Iranian dishes. In India, Hyderabad is the second largest city in terms of the number of Iranian shops and popularity, after Mumbai. The tasty tea, popularly known as Irani chai, is made from Assam tea leaves in almost all Iranian tea shops.
If you miss this famous beverage while you are in Nizam’s city, you will miss a fine opportunity to 'taste' the Iranian culture as well. There are many interesting stories behind the origin of Iranian restaurants. The 65 year old Hajji Mansoor Ali recalls one of such stories like this: During Nizam’s era, Iranians who had come to Hyderabad in search of better prospects usually came together for casual talks in the evenings. Gradually, natives also started to come and they were occasionally provided with refreshments such as tea. Soon, this tea became an inevitable item in the evenings. When these gatherings began to grow, the popularity of tea also spread.
People rush to Iranian tea shops in the cold evenings of the winter to enjoy the hot and savoury flavour of Iranian tea. “There will be big crowds in front of the tea shops in the winter. People warm themselves by drinking tea,” says Arun, a daily customer who works in a private company.
Chotta samosa and mirchi bhaji are the 'close friends' of Iranian tea in Secunderabad while people prefer Osmania biscuits in Old city. “People usually eat chotta samosa and mirchi bhaji with iranian tea,” says Mansoor, waiter of Hotel Alpha, opposite to Railway station. “Here we serve osmania biscuits with the tea,” said Amarudhin, the supplier of Hotel Shadab, near Charminar.
There are hundreds of Iranian tea shops in the twin cities. We can see a cross section of Hyderabadis in the shops. People from every walk of life including students, professors, doctors, advocates and bureaucrats are among the customers of Iranian tea. Tourists, within and outside the country, go in search of this famed beverage.
If one ask whether all Iranian tea shops have an Iranian cook, the answer is no. “Many Iranian hotels don’t have any relation with ‘real’ Iranians who came here long back. Real Iranian hotels are very rare nowadays. Cooks from Iranian tradition are no longer available. So we ourselves prepare Iranian tea and serve it,” explains Ayyub, cashier of Nimrah cafe & Bakery.
Understanding the popularity and 'market' of Iranian tea, other hotels like Paradise in Secundearbad also started serving it. The only difference is, of course, the cost. Old city hotels Irani chai cost Rs. 4 to 7 while city hotels charge you Rs.10/-. “Here we prepare more than 2500 pots of tea every day,” says Krishna Reddy of Alpha hotel, opposite to Secunderabad railway station. This shows the popularity of the beverage.
Even In the busy city life people flow to hotels for their favourite beverage. “Since it is a general eatery, many people come daily. But for Irani chai we have a special counter inside the hotel. Sometimes we can’t control the crowd in this counter, especially at evenings,” says a waiter of Alpha hotel at Secunderabad. Hotel Paradise is famous for its special Hyderabadi Biriyani. “Though people prefer Paradise to eat Biriyani, most of them taste of Iranian tea. Definitely people will love it once they taste it,” opines Anoop after taking a sip of hot Iranian tea from Paradise.
The legacy of Irani chai continues in the twin cities. Drinking the chai has become a fashion rather than a habit for some people. This beverage has brought popularity for the twin cities and it recalls the culinary tradition of Hyderabad during the time of Nizams. Thus, for Hyderabadis, Iranian tea is not only refreshment but also reminder of its past. The saga of Iranian tea will never end in these cities as it has many stories to say, many experience to share and many people to taste its flavour.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Now let us hold the hands together
By
Musthafa and Jamsheel
One more students’ union election has over in our campus without much noise and disturbances. The new students, union body elected with high margin majority. As the last year’s election voters elected all the candidates from the same panel. Out of 4343 total voters 2738 votes were polled, it comes around 63 percentage.
Election held as per the Lyngdoh Committee recommendations 2006, which meant for regulating the students’ politics and controlling students’ union elections in colleges and universities. When we analyzing this years’ election, we can find that the political awareness of the students are really pathetic. It is very dispiriting to know that students from a top ranked university are politically unconscious. Our knowledge should go beyond the back covers of the books and walls of the lab. It gives a wrong message to a society that our future citizens are depoliticized.
Another important factor is the lack of women students’ representation in the panel lists. Out of 14 candidates for General posts, we had only one women candidate. Every party have their own women cadres for campaigning and protest demonstrations, but knowingly or unknowingly we couldn’t find much women representation in their panel list except one women student for the post of cultural secretary. The time exceeded to ask does it sound enough to say that our politics is not male dominated.
The whole mess which happened in the last years’ election might teach some lessons to the student leaders and to the authority. These years’ election seems very peaceful and couldn’t hear any unwanted noise from any corner of the campus. New political formation and changing equations of campus politics might helped to conduct such a peaceful election. Let us congratulate newly elected union members, students’ union election committee, who conducted the election peacefully and transparently and also the students they vote for marking their commitment to the students’ community as a whole.
Now let us forget the political differences, let us hold hands together for our own progress.
Musthafa and Jamsheel
One more students’ union election has over in our campus without much noise and disturbances. The new students, union body elected with high margin majority. As the last year’s election voters elected all the candidates from the same panel. Out of 4343 total voters 2738 votes were polled, it comes around 63 percentage.
Election held as per the Lyngdoh Committee recommendations 2006, which meant for regulating the students’ politics and controlling students’ union elections in colleges and universities. When we analyzing this years’ election, we can find that the political awareness of the students are really pathetic. It is very dispiriting to know that students from a top ranked university are politically unconscious. Our knowledge should go beyond the back covers of the books and walls of the lab. It gives a wrong message to a society that our future citizens are depoliticized.
Another important factor is the lack of women students’ representation in the panel lists. Out of 14 candidates for General posts, we had only one women candidate. Every party have their own women cadres for campaigning and protest demonstrations, but knowingly or unknowingly we couldn’t find much women representation in their panel list except one women student for the post of cultural secretary. The time exceeded to ask does it sound enough to say that our politics is not male dominated.
The whole mess which happened in the last years’ election might teach some lessons to the student leaders and to the authority. These years’ election seems very peaceful and couldn’t hear any unwanted noise from any corner of the campus. New political formation and changing equations of campus politics might helped to conduct such a peaceful election. Let us congratulate newly elected union members, students’ union election committee, who conducted the election peacefully and transparently and also the students they vote for marking their commitment to the students’ community as a whole.
Now let us forget the political differences, let us hold hands together for our own progress.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Karachi Biscuits: The Taste of Hyderabad
By
Noufal Koduvally and Jameela Aboobacker
Hyderabad is famous for its delicious flavors varying from a wide range of hot and sweet dishes. This makes the city a lovable place for many of the food lovers of the famous brands of Hyderabad. The one famous for sweets is the Karachi Bakery. This Bakery is famous for the unique Karachi biscuits – fruit biscuits, Badam and Almond biscuits. Many of the city’s visitors often get to this bakery for buying the special biscuits, when they return to their families, back home.
The Karachi bakery has six decades experience in this area and still going strong, they have emerged as an icon of Hyderabad baking with a reputation that is unmatched to the core. It focuses on innovation, developing new products while improving their existing products to evolving consumer needs.
Karachi bakery is situated at the Mozzamjahi Market, Nampalli. Now a new branch has been opened at Banjara Hills. The bakery is always seen crowded. When we get inside the shop, by excitement, we see a good number of people rushing to the counter at one end. This is where we get the unique biscuits. Verities of delicious biscuits are arranged in packets of 500gm, ready to deliver. Out of the different flavors, fruit biscuits are the most demanded by the customers. Cashew flavor came second to it. If anybody enquires, which one to take, to any of the city
Residents, they will definitely suggest these two. The other verities available are Badam, Almond and Chocolate. All verities cost at a range of 120-200 rupees. So the customers are satisfied with the taste and cost. Usually one tries different verities at a time.
The taste of this biscuits usually makes the customers return for their favorite flavors. And those who once experience it will spread the word among their friends and family. Usually one customer suggests his friend to get to this bakery. The mouth publicity makes the brand name more famous than any advertisements.
The Karachi bakery also features, many type of usual bakery item, in its own flavor. A good number of cake items are available there. Those who love to have dry fruits can also have them. Apart from this, the counters are filled with top branded sweets and biscuits.
Another counter inside the bakery where people usually crowd is the one of the pickles. These pickles are also famous as the biscuits. Good verities of pickles are available at low cost. Fruits biscuits and pickles are the main items in the customers’ baskets while them waiting at the counter for payment. Once you go there, these items will attract you again there. That is the magic of the taste of Karachi bakes. In addition, Karachi Bakery maintains good working relationships with suppliers and customers fortified by appropriate employee care towards a common goal of mutual proficiency.
Noufal Koduvally and Jameela Aboobacker
Hyderabad is famous for its delicious flavors varying from a wide range of hot and sweet dishes. This makes the city a lovable place for many of the food lovers of the famous brands of Hyderabad. The one famous for sweets is the Karachi Bakery. This Bakery is famous for the unique Karachi biscuits – fruit biscuits, Badam and Almond biscuits. Many of the city’s visitors often get to this bakery for buying the special biscuits, when they return to their families, back home.
The Karachi bakery has six decades experience in this area and still going strong, they have emerged as an icon of Hyderabad baking with a reputation that is unmatched to the core. It focuses on innovation, developing new products while improving their existing products to evolving consumer needs.
Karachi bakery is situated at the Mozzamjahi Market, Nampalli. Now a new branch has been opened at Banjara Hills. The bakery is always seen crowded. When we get inside the shop, by excitement, we see a good number of people rushing to the counter at one end. This is where we get the unique biscuits. Verities of delicious biscuits are arranged in packets of 500gm, ready to deliver. Out of the different flavors, fruit biscuits are the most demanded by the customers. Cashew flavor came second to it. If anybody enquires, which one to take, to any of the city
Residents, they will definitely suggest these two. The other verities available are Badam, Almond and Chocolate. All verities cost at a range of 120-200 rupees. So the customers are satisfied with the taste and cost. Usually one tries different verities at a time.
The taste of this biscuits usually makes the customers return for their favorite flavors. And those who once experience it will spread the word among their friends and family. Usually one customer suggests his friend to get to this bakery. The mouth publicity makes the brand name more famous than any advertisements.
The Karachi bakery also features, many type of usual bakery item, in its own flavor. A good number of cake items are available there. Those who love to have dry fruits can also have them. Apart from this, the counters are filled with top branded sweets and biscuits.
Another counter inside the bakery where people usually crowd is the one of the pickles. These pickles are also famous as the biscuits. Good verities of pickles are available at low cost. Fruits biscuits and pickles are the main items in the customers’ baskets while them waiting at the counter for payment. Once you go there, these items will attract you again there. That is the magic of the taste of Karachi bakes. In addition, Karachi Bakery maintains good working relationships with suppliers and customers fortified by appropriate employee care towards a common goal of mutual proficiency.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Beware of thieves on campus
By
Jamsheel
“In this ongoing academic year three cases were formally reported from hostels, and one laptop recovered in raids by hostel officials,” says The Chief Warden, Prof. R S Sarraju, when asked about the matter. Thefts issues come under the University’ Security Section, not only from the students’ belongings but from hostel equipments also are missing regularly. As of this university is spending a lot of money to reconstruct the things, he added.
The only solution is nothing more than the self vigilance on own things. The security is still insufficient and there is no security person in some hostel even now, he maintained.
There are lots of thefts are happening in the campus is a reality, but the security section is not responsible for the missing of personal belongings of students and staff as security persons are only responsible for university’s properties, says G Victor Kumar, the Security Officer of UoH .
Missing of Bicycles is mainly because of the carelessness of the students. There are no sufficient security persons and no proper mechanism to prevent thefts in the campus. All reported thefts cases are dealing by Chandha Nagar Police station directly, we have no role in it, he revealed.
Some students argue that the bandits are outsiders but others opine that inside thieves are more threat than outsiders. I lost my Bicycle when I parked it on near the university main gate, it was happened in front of the security persons, said Asfar, IInd year M A History student.
Nine mobile phones have stolen from Men’s Hostel H only within one year, no one get back their phones so far, said Mohammed Shafi, General Secretary of Men’s Hostel H. I lost my mobile phone from my room itself when I went to my friend’s room to take my book, within a fracture of minutes I lost it, said Preema Paul, IInd year M-tech student.
Both my T-shirt and jeans pant stolen by someone when it kept in the outside of the room for washing, said Aneesh, 1st year M A History.
The lack of proper mechanism in the campus to prevent theft issues is one of the main helping factors for the thieves. Students are now carrying their laptops every time with them as afraid of bandits. And now it is also becoming a daily practice to putting ‘lost notice’ in hostels and public places in the campus. The number of thefts in the campus is increasing while recoveries are rare.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Roman Proverbs
A diamond is valuable though it lies in the dirt.
A few complications in life are an excellent tonic to the brain.
A joy that is shared is a joy made double.
A mother does not hear the music when her children cry.
A tailor has no time to mend his own cloths.
Against God’s wrath no castle is thunder-proof.
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
Candles light others and consume themselves.
Do not make yourself a mouse for the cat to eat you.
Everyone is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day.
From our ancestors come our names; but from our virtues come our honours.
God never closes one door without opening another.
He that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well.
He who considers too much will perform little.
Hold your temper for a moment, and avoid a hundred days of sorrow.
If you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate, nobody will know you.
Keep conscience clear, then never fear.
Laugh and world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
Love is the wisdom of the fool and folly of the wise.
Men know where they were born, not where they shall die.
Never think too much of yourself.
People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.
Pluck not where you never planted.
Proverbs are all old; if they are new they’re not proverbs.
Quiet minds are richer than crowns.
Riches are like salt water, the more you drink the more you thirst.
Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.
Some people are so afraid to die than they seldom begin to live.
Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.
Spit not against heaven, it’ll fall back on your face.
That is but an empty purse that is full other men’s money.
The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the diseases.
The better workman, the worse husband.
A few complications in life are an excellent tonic to the brain.
A joy that is shared is a joy made double.
A mother does not hear the music when her children cry.
A tailor has no time to mend his own cloths.
Against God’s wrath no castle is thunder-proof.
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
Candles light others and consume themselves.
Do not make yourself a mouse for the cat to eat you.
Everyone is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day.
From our ancestors come our names; but from our virtues come our honours.
God never closes one door without opening another.
He that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well.
He who considers too much will perform little.
Hold your temper for a moment, and avoid a hundred days of sorrow.
If you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate, nobody will know you.
Keep conscience clear, then never fear.
Laugh and world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.
Love is the wisdom of the fool and folly of the wise.
Men know where they were born, not where they shall die.
Never think too much of yourself.
People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.
Pluck not where you never planted.
Proverbs are all old; if they are new they’re not proverbs.
Quiet minds are richer than crowns.
Riches are like salt water, the more you drink the more you thirst.
Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.
Some people are so afraid to die than they seldom begin to live.
Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.
Spit not against heaven, it’ll fall back on your face.
That is but an empty purse that is full other men’s money.
The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the diseases.
The better workman, the worse husband.
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