National West Zone Table-Tennis Tournament (Women's) at Jagran Lakecity University

The game that made two nations join hands together again, considered the best brain game in the world, Table-Tennis is no child’s play. The National West Zone Inter-University Women’s Tournament 2017-18 was organized at Jagran Lakecity University Bhopal. It took place between 1^st to 5^th February 2018 where a total of 38 teams participated from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

The tournament was declared open on 1^stFebruary 2018 and for the following four days, the JLU campus witnessed a battle of reflexes. Out of the 38 participating teams, 4 qualified for the All India Tournament where the University of Mumbai bagged Gold Medal, Savitribai Phule University, Pune bagged Silver Medal, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur bagged Bronze Medal and DAVV, Indore was awarded Consolation.

The medals were awarded during the closing ceremony on 5^th February 2018 that was attended by Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, Jagran Lakecity University Prof. Dr. Anoop Swaroop, Dean Prof. Dr. C.A. Gurudath and Dean Prof. Dr. Vivek Khare.

In the spirit of the game, here are some fun facts about it!

Table-Tennis might give the feel of an easy game from a distance; however, it is very tricky in reality. It helped in restoring the relations between USA and China in 1971 when China surprised everyone by inviting U.S. Table Tennis National Team for a series of friendly matches against the home team. It is also considered as the best brain game and the most played indoor game in the world. Ever wondered why once broken, a table tennis ball can never be used again, even after being glued back together? Well, it is because even though a tennis ball may look hollow is filled with an inert gas pressurized to the point of creating a definite bounce in the ball.

InnerShe, A health talk with Dr. Somya Dwivedi (MD Radiodiagnosis, Fellow of fetal imaging) at Jagran Lakecity University

‘It is extremely important to take care of the most important person in this world, ‘yourself’.’ The Women’s Cell at Jagran Lakecity University in collaboration with Qura Diagnostics and ResearchCenter organized the lecture ‘InnerShe’ aimed at empowering women from within. On 23^rd January 2018, Dr. Somya Dwivedi (MD Radiodiagnosis, Fellow of fetal imaging) held an interactive session with the female students and faculty members of JLU Bhopal on various topics concerning the female health.

It is surprising that even after being extremely advanced in the field of technology, the reported cases of issues relating to female health in India haven’t gone down. The problem does not lie in the absence of medical facilities but in the lack of awareness amongst the crowd. Detecting the early signs of a disease and consulting your physician in time can prevent it from turning life threatening.

Diverse topics ranging from basic issues like menstrual health to prime concerns like cervical cancer were discussed. The female audience actively and enthusiastically participated in asking questions that were previously thought embarrassing. Dr. Somya enlightened the audience about the early signs of many fatal diseases that if diagnosed on time can be effectively cured.

Humans have now started residing in a concrete jungle and have adopted a corporate life. This life comes with its own set of discomforts in the form of diseases. It is surprising that making minor changes in one’s lifestyle can lead to the prevention of a majority of ailments. Dr. Somya shared some tips for a healthy life that if implemented on a daily basis can save you multiple trips to the doctor’s office.

The session turned out to be fun and informative in equal measures where every single woman in the audience came out, entitled to say that “I AM AWARE.”

Igniting Minds Lecture by Ms. Betty Wong, Communications Manager, Google, Hong Kong

The Jagran School of Journalism and Communication organized an Ignited Mind lecture on 7th February 2018 at Jagran Lakecity University. With BA (Hons) Advertising & PR being a newly introduced course, having Ms. Betty Wong take out time to interact with the students of JLU Bhopal was a feat worth celebrating.

Betty is Communications Manager at Google, based in Hong Kong. She leads the communications strategy and influencer engagement campaign for Google in Hong Kong, covering a wide range of products and topics. Before that, she was PR Manager at CFA Institute on the PR and Social Strategy for CFA Institute in the Asia Pacific region. She is also an advocate for innovation and entrepreneurship.

To her credits, she created, launched and led one of the key initiatives by Google, the Empowering Young Entrepreneurs Program. The program connected corporates and entrepreneurs, and drove collaborative innovation for 3 consecutive years. Over 1,000 youngsters and 22 startups were inspired by it.

Sharing over ten years of her work experience in Media Relations, Finance and Investment, and entrepreneurship in Hong Kong, Betty spoke at length about Journalism and Media, and Public Relations. Her stories about her journey to becoming a communications professional were awe inspiring.

She shared with students, Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it useful and accessible to everyone and how quality journalism is critical to that endeavor. It is after all in the hands of professionals in the field of journalism to provide accurate information to people on important issues when it matters the most. Betty quoted that “At Google News Lab, we strongly believe in the importance of original fact based reporting that spreads knowledge and has the power to improve people’s lives, and the journalists who produce it.” They believe in Google’s capacity to be a positive force in helping journalists strengthen digital storytelling and produce more in-depth reporting.

She emphasized on how digital media technologies are changing the world we live in and experience. As a case in point, she shared the experiments with VR at the South China Morning Post. Betty spoke at length about PR, journalism, media relations and technology, and changing consumer habits. The students drawn from media & communication, humanities, and management drew lessons and put up many questions to her ranging from careers at Google, to challenges in the world of brands and communication.

It indeed turned out to be a lecture that enlightened various young individuals aspiring for a career in the fields of Journalism, PR, Media Relations, and many more.

From the Director's Desk: Prof. (Dr.) Yogendra Srivastava, Director, JLU School of Law

School of Law at Jagran LakecityUniversity is known for its rich academic content and resources and for providing cutting edge legal education. The faculty members, a team of dedicated individuals with remarkable exposure, make sure that the essence of modern legal education reaches the students.

Nouveau style of Law Teaching

Our students are provided with both a strong doctrinal program and a rigorous and varied set of clinical, advocacy and skills courses.  Diverse nature of field activities, conferences and other academic and co-curricular event provide an opportunity to the students to actualize the potential within. School of Law is profoundly committed to moulding the students into determined and goal-oriented professionals.

The most current methods of disseminating legal knowledge are adopted by the faculty to keep the students engaged throughout the semester. Interactive learning, case-law based teaching, practice-oriented subject delivery and regular in-class workshops are some of the key features of every classroom at JLU-SOL.

Prolific Research Hub

We have established six dedicated centres in the booming sectors of law, namely, Infrastructural Laws, Competition Law & Policy, Intellectual Property Laws, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Human Rights and Gender Justice and Good Governance, Law and Policy. All these centres are headed by trained faculty members who make sure that regular activities are conducted within their respective centres. The goal is to promote impactful research works in the above-mentioned law domains.

Apart from this, we have also constituted the Ram Jethmalani-JLU Chair of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice the main aim of which is to explore the growing dimensions of criminal law. The Chair also aims to establish a common platform for those who have a stake in the criminal justice system of the country. It also aspires to create a bridge between the vulnerable and underprivileged section of the society and criminal justice system.

Practice to perfection

At JLU School of Law, moot court practices are made compulsory right from the beginning of the law school life of a student. We provide the most modern moot court to our students to keep them motivated. We inspire our students to hone their legal acumen through regular mock trials and argumentations.

We ensure that in the moot court curriculum, our students experience a court-room like an environment and practice cases of varied nature i.e. civil, criminal, corporate, intellectual property, etc.

Clinical activities through an advanced Legal Aid Clinic

As per the mandate of the Rules of Legal Education 2008, School of Law has established a Legal Aid Clinic that lives up to its objective. The purpose behind having this Clinic is to familiarize law students with the problems faced by those people who are either uninformed or ignorant about their rights under the law and to teach them skills to help such people. Legal Aid Clinic is recognized by the Legal Aid Services Authority, Bhopal.

Legal Aid Clinic serves a two-fold purpose, first is to provide free legal services to economically weaker people and second, to direct the energies of the students in contributing to the society. The members of the Legal Aid Clinic are engaged in spreading legal awareness in rural areas through street plays as well as legal aid camps where they make the target population aware of different laws.

Transcending National Boundaries

 In order to provide optimum exposure to our students, the School of Law has taken various initiatives to ensure its global presence.

We have signed MoU with University of West Los Angeles to promote faculty and student exchange programs and also with World Federation of United Nations Associations, WFUNA, New York, in collaboration of which we have organized an international conference on human rights. We are members of esteemed international bodies such as International Association of Law Schools (IALS), Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development (An initiative of World Bank) and International Centre of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ICADR), New Delhi.

Professional Grooming, Diverse Internship opportunities and Placement Training

School of Law has a dedicated team of trained individuals whose job is to train the students and ensure their holistic development. An intensive and advanced training regime is employed to provide a facilitative environment to the students. The professional development program is tuned according to the contemporary demands of the industry. Trainers from renowned organizations are regularly invited to interact with the students and to expand their horizons.

In the internship program, our students have gained extensive exposure at various renowned law firms, multi-national corporations, non-governmental organizations and senior advocates.

Recreational and Co-curricular Edge

School of Law, in pursuit of its mission of wholesome development of the students, has constituted several recreational societies.

Litigium (a discussion, deliberation and argumentation society) aims to build a healthy intellectual atmosphere and to provide the students with an opportunity to express their ideas about various social issues and challenges.

The Apostle (messenger of the people) is an initiative under which our students are encouraged to write letters to the editors of renowned English newspapers highlighting various socio-legal and civic issues. More than 20 articles and letters have been published by students of the School of Law in various esteemed Newspapers.

Lex Manor – The Legal Wall Newspaper is a student-driven initiative of School of Law to provide our readers with accurate, bold, unbiased news, views, opinions, and features. It is a comprehensive Legal Wall Newspaper committed to redefining the standards of legal journalism in India.

Lex Cultura is a fresh initiative to provide a platform for students to showcase their literary and artistic talents on various platforms. The club provides constructive liberty to the students to openly express and exchange their creative thoughts and idea.

The family of JLU School of Law is dedicated to providing our students with world-class legal education. We work with rigour to live up to the name of JLU School of Law, a citadel for legal education par excellence.

Startup India Stand up India, Dream or Reality: BIG FIGHT at Jagran Lakecity University

The most anticipated annual event of JLU School of Commerce and Economics, where students from across various universities and colleges come to battle their way through the ‘Big Fight’ finally happened on 12^th February 2018.

The stage was set, while the participants sat waiting for their turn to draw out their weapon and strike a blow hard enough to win them the bout. As projected, the annual debate competition at JLU School of Commerce and Economics was a massive hit with respect to the kind of enthusiasm and footfall the campus witnessed.

The event was graced by many dignitaries including the Guest of Honor, Prof. (Dr.) A.D.N. Bajpai, (Professor at Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur and Ex Vice Chancellor Shimla University, Shimla), Chief Guest, Honorable Chancellor, Jagran Lakecity University, Shri. Hari Mohan Gupta, Judges Prof. (Dr.) H.S. Yadav, (Ex Vice Chancellor, Oriental University and Professor, RPEG, BU, Bhopal) and Mr. Rajeev Agarwal (Renowned Industrialist). The topic was ‘Startup India Standup India, a Dream or a Reality.’ Various opponents from distinguished universities and colleges spoke in rounds to present their views for, or against the motion respectively.

Startup India as announced by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 15^th August 2015 is an initiative by the Government of India to empower the startups in India. Its action plan is based on three pillars namely: Simplification and Handholding, Funding Support and Incentives, Industry-Academia Partnership and Incubation. A staggering fund of INR 10,000 crore has been set up as a financial support to the start-ups. With this, the youth of India that is budding with various phenomenal ideas can implement them without being worried about the absence of funds, infrastructure or other support from the Government of India. The topic did hold a strong ground for the speakers for the motion.

‘The initiative looks very pleasant however, does it work on the ground realities?’ was the main argument raised by the speakers against the motion. Owing to its low success rate and various other loopholes in the plan of action, the initiative is not as effective as it could have been.

The debate was concluded on the note that though the idea of Startup India is a great initiative, to optimize its results, the policy makers of India need to rectify its ambiguities.

Deborah Rebecca Sam from BSSS Bhopal bagged the winning trophy in for the motion whereas Amaan Khan from JagranLakecity University brought the laurel home in against the motion category. Trishala Singh from IEHE, Bhopal and Akshat Bahety from JLU Bhopal both bagged the first runner up trophy in ‘against’ and ‘for’ the motion categories respectively. Abhijeet Das from Makhanlal University, Bhopal and Pooja Singh from IEHE, Bhopal bagged the second runner up trophies in ‘against’ and ‘for’ the motion categories respectively.

The event turned out to be full of excitement with the arguments that came from the opposite podiums. The audience left the auditorium looking forward to this event next year.

It's not a game, It's a LEGACY: the Basketball champions of Jagran Lakecity University

In an age where academics is still more valued than sports, the Jagran Lakecity University has its heroes all celebrated. The basketball team of JLU Bhopal has conquered many feats and brought the victory back home in numerous tournaments. Here are a few of their most cherished games highlighted.

The basketball team (mens) came out victorious in four glorious tournaments recently. They were the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Sports Fest, The Patel Sports Fest, The Oriental Sports Fest, and the Indian Institute of Management Sports Fest (Ranbhoomi). They also qualified the quarter finals of the West Zone Tournament. The team members were Saurabh Kharb, Sahil Kharb, Shubham Mishra, Divyansh Sharma, Sachendra Singh Bhagel, Akash Singh, Affan Ali, Raman Patidar, Aarpit Patidar, Krishna Patel, Ankit Joshi, Rahul Gupta, Sameer Singh, Aryan Jain, and Shikhar Yadav.

Apart from their splendid team performances, the players also have individual titles gracing their names. They are:

·         3^rd Position in Senior State

1.         Saurabh Kharb

2.         Shubham Mishra

3.         Sachendra Singh

4.         Akash Singh

·         Attended state camp for Senior Team

1.         Saurabh Kharb

2.         Shubham Mishra

3.         Sachendra Singh

4.         Akash Singh

·         Selected for Senior Nationals

1.         Akash Singh

2.         Shubham Mishra

The women’s team, just like in every other arena, has equaled the men’s team in basketball with their fair share of triumphs in the name of Jagran Lakecity University. The team participated in the West Zone Tournament and came out victorious in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Sports Fest. The team members were Shambhavi Mishra, Kajal Pandey, Riya Kohli, Zainab Qureshi, Anumeha Singhai, Mehvish Qureshi, Priyanka Rawat, Meryam Qureshi, Srishty Pachori, Kavya Pandey, Neha Gupta, Garima Punjabi, Anukriti Kudesia, Muskan Wadhwani, and Parthivi Prasad.

The aura of JLU Bhopal is constituted of motivators in the form of faculty members who continuously help the students in search of their passion be it academics, sports or any field of their choice.