Ink Media Family Welcomed Freshers

Hurrah! Freshers
The students of third semester of Bachelor of Journalism organized a fresher’s party for the students of Ist semester of Bachelor of Journalism and students of Post graduate diploma in Journalism on Oct 19, 2010. The students of B.J semester also attended the fresher’s party as guests. The event of fresher’s party was organized in an interesting and formal manner. The party began with the formal welcome of guests and Mr. Ashish Dwivedi gave the welcome address to the newcomers.
The fresher students were given titles on the names of media organizations and they came to stage for introduction according to the announcement of the title one by one and gave the introduction and performed the activity written on the slips picked by them after completion of their formal introduction. The extempore was nicely held and almost all of the students enjoyed the opportunity to explore and express their talent right at the moment.
This round proved to be actually interesting for the guests as the fresher’s performed their activities in an interesting and creative manner. Mr. Jitender VIshavkarma who was one of fresher’s won great applause of audience by giving his introduction in an interesting manner. Mr. Aushutosh mesmerized the students with his excellent performance of mimicry. The fresher’s were again given titles according to their performance and overall personality along with gift items. Mr. Jitender Vishavkarma received the award of best student and award was honored to him by Mr. Ashish Dwivedi.
The party proved to be a successful event due to excellent stage hosting skills of Narender Hazari and Prabhansh Khare. Some senior students entertained the guests with their guest performance such as Apeksha Prajapati sang a melodious song and Mr. Basant Sharma performed mimicry item. All the faculty members of Ink media school of Journalism also attended the event and they showered their blessings on newcomers by giving short speeches during concluding session of fresher’s party. All the guests and students enjoyed feast in the concluding session. The newcomers and old students shake their bodies on dance floor till late evening.

Futility of Cops for Security

The band of bad boys (police) was spread all over Sagar (M.P) on the day of final decision regarding Ayodhya issue. The district collector announced that schools and colleges can remain opened only till 1PM. On my way back home after closing of my college at 1 PM, I was able to see very less vehicles and people on the roads. I could also notice many police men standing at different points on the road. Some police men were also patrolling the city in many different police vans. The police vehicles loaded with policemen were moving all over city by giving halts of short time at main points of city. Article 144 was imposed on the whole city and according to it more than 2 people can not stand together at one place. An announcement for shop keepers to close their shops was also going on through loud speakers. I was thinking that if so many policemen are there on road for security of civilians then why shopkeepers are required to close the shops. How can we call this situation normal and safe, if everyone has to stop his work? What is the need of police on roads if people have to stay inside homes and if it can not help the people in carrying on with their normal routine? The presence of so many policemen in the absence of civilians was making the atmosphere more sensational in Sagar. I also heard about some incidents in which police beat some boys who were stood in small groups on this day. So, major fear among masses was not of any on toward incident but of police.

In the evening, I came out of home on bike with my husband after the announcement of final decision. I thought that there can not be any bad incident as the court has given its decision in favor of both the parties. Again I could notice only few people and many policemen on road. Only one or two shops were open and there was dreadful silence and darkness in the market .The presence of police was giving the feeling that something is surely going to happen. I concluded at the end of day that the presence of cops for handling any situation of chaos can not provide feeling of safety and security to citizens in general. So, if the government says that administration and security forces were on high alert on this day then it is wrong, rather, the people of India were on high alert on this day as they were conscious toward their safety and security in situations of chaos and disturbance. Moreover people have lost faith in government and police for their security during sensitive conditions and they just want to avoid the sensitive issues by staying at home.

Sudhaamitsaraswat

Unfulfilled Dream of Dr. Hari Singh Gaur

Beautification of Sagar Lake was the dream of Dr. Hari Singh Gaur. Dr. Gaur wanted to make Sagar Lake a cheap mean of transportation. He wished that students should reach Sagar University by using streamers and boats in the Sagar Lake. But dream of Dr. Gaur shattered with the decay of Sagar Lake. The residential colonies were kept on building in the lake and the size of lake started reducing with the establishment of residential colonies in it. The administration awoke from its long sleep when it was shook many times and it started doing formalities for conservation of lake.

The specialists admit that the lake can be turned into a tourist spot if proper care is taken of it. According to a social thinker, Dr. Raghu thakur said “A strong determination is required for turning the lake into a Tourist Place”. He further added that the decision of Government regarding making a swimming pool in the play ground is not wise one and said that the amount of Rs. one million which the government is going to spend on making the new swimming pool should be spent on developing the Sagar lake and it should be turned lake into a swimming pool. The small pond that has dried can be turned into a picnic spot.

Dr. Anuradha Soni, Lecturer in Botany department of Sagar University admitted that this lake can be turned into a tourist spot but water lettuce has to be removed from it as it can make the water poisonous which can be harmful for fishes and other water bodies. She further suggested that the plants of Microsis and hydrilla should be planted in the lake. These plants purify the water and kill the worms and there is no harmful effect of these plants on fishes.

Dr. M.S Aggarwal and Dr. Sanjay Soni from Animal Science department of Sagar University told that the lake can be turned into a tourist spot but the cleanliness of lake should be done under the guidance of those who have already done research on lake. They also admitted that the water of lake can be converted into drinking water if it is purified by using scientific method.

The local administration is also aware of this fact although it does not make any sincere effort regarding it. Mr. Sanjay Tiwari, Engineer in local administration asserted that local administration has already consulted the tourism department of M.P about the issue of beatification of lake. The officials of tourism department did survey of water box of university, Rahatgarh water falls etc .and delayed the issue of cleanliness of Sagar Lake by saying that its size is small and there is no sufficient spacefor picnic, parking and roaming of tourists around it.

Reported by Prabhat Katare

Composed by: Sudhaamit Saraswat

Workshop on Sub-Editing

Ink Media School of Journalism organized a workshop on “Sub-Editing” in Collaboration with Academy of Journalists, New Delhi on Aug, 29, 2010. The venue of workshop was Deepak Hotel in Sagar (M.P). The members of National Academy of Journalists Mr. Sudhir jain( Chief Sub- Editor, Jansatta, New Delhi), Mr. Prasoon Mishra( New Editor, Dainik Bhaskar, Raipur ), Mr. Ravinder Kumar(Senior Sub –Editor, The Economics Times, New Delhi), Mr. Piyush Babele(Senior Correspndent, The Economic Times, New Delhi) were guests during Workshop. Mr. Ravinder Kumar gave tips to students regarding Business Journalism in the workshop. Mr Piyush Babele and Mr Prasoon Mishra gave information to students related to latest trends of Sub-Editing followed by different newspapers and they also provided knowledge related to popular terms related to Sub-Editing. Mr. Sudhir jain gave an intellectual and interactive presentation on Sub-Editing and he also engaged the students in some practical activities related to  editing during workshop. The workshop continued till late evening. The students showed active participation in workshop and asked several questions regarding Sub-Editing from the guests on workshop.Mr. Ashish Dwivedi, Director, Ink Media School of Journalism was also present during the workshop.

Different Aspects of Globalization

The sole purpose of Globalization is to turn over the world in a significant manner. The people of the world have never seen the shifting of population from one country to another country on such a large scale as in the recent times. The process of recent economic globalization is one more important aspect of globalization under which the idea of free trade is taking shape all over the world. The concept of Globalization is clearly working against the desires of advocators of socialism and protectionism. David Ricardo recommended some benefits of globalization by quoting the example of Portugal and England as “England may be so circumstanced, that to produce the cloth may require the labor of 100 men for one year; and if she attempted to make the wine, it might require the labor of 120 men for the same time. England would therefore find it her interest to import wine and to purchase it by the exportation of cloth”.

He further quoted, “To produce the wine in Portugal, might require only the labor of 80 men for one year, and to produce the cloth in the same country, might require the labor of 90 men for the same time. It would therefore be advantageous for her to export wine in exchange for cloth. This exchange might even take place, notwithstanding that the commodity imported by Portugal could be produced there with less labor than in England. Though she could make the cloth with the labor of 90 men, she would import it from a country where it required the labor of 100 men to produce it, because it would be advantageous to her rather to employ her capital in the production of wine, for which she would obtain more cloth from England, than she could produce by diverting a portion of her capital from the cultivation of vines to the manufacture of cloth” (Ricardo, 1817).

The Globalization surely assists in the similar manner as David Ricardo said, but he has not mentioned some disadvantages related to enigmatic trend of globalization. The fundamental argument against the benefits of globalization is the statements made by the proponents of free trade which are completely impractical.

Yet there are some drawbacks in the supportive assumptions of the free market supporters. Free trade supporters assume that people will expend all the money to buy goods; while there may be cases when consumers instead of shopping irrationally, may choose to save money and that will cause reduction of demand. Also, it is not very probable that every time, full use of the productive capability of the factors of production will be achieved; that countries always have or are headed rapidly towards a balance of trade; and that markets adapt quickly and are therefore perfectly flexible (Went, 2002).

Globalization is not only important in from economic point of view. Globalization puts certain effects on culture also. Globalization assists in promoting cross cultural relations at fast pace and it also helps in promoting news levels of awareness and ideologies. Globalization causes transformation of culture and cultural diffusion. People in diverse countries of the world can satisfy their desire to consume and relish exotic services and products in addition to thought of lifestyles. Globalization functions as a media for spreading new practices and technologies all over the world. All this leads to a Global culture that announces whole the globe as a single village, an exclusive place of dwelling for ethnicity and human beings of different races.

In this way, Globalization helps in decreasing the problems related to racial discrimination. But there are some ill effects of cultural Globalization. There is need of adopting a single language as a means of conversation in the era of globalization and due to this trend many countries of world have suffered the reduction and loss of relevance of their native languages and that has also become a cause of loss of important ideas. In this way, Globalization can also cause cultural disharmony among the different nations.

One can not deny the fact that Globalization has helped in improving the world to a great extent but its negative effects can also not be ignored. Globalization has increased the gap of socio-economic disparities among nations and societies. The trend of Globalization has also proved to be beneficial for the poor people who have shifted to other countries to earn their living. The process of migration has benefited the nations those have slow birth rate. Migration has assisted many European countries in maintaining their work force. The harmful effects of migration are brain drain problem and movements of protectionists. Migration generates bad feelings for migrants in the minds of people where they have migrated. The recent problem of Violence in Australia against Indian and Asian migrants is best example for this. The native people feel that they are not deserving and skilled like migrants and they would have acquired better opportunities in absence of migrants. This feeling leads to their protest against Globalization.

One more important concern regarding globalization is incapability of local administration to offer suitable security for the normal citizens against some serious industrial accidents. The case of Bhopal Gas Tragedy in India is best example for this. The process of development of infrastructure in the shape of canals, mines, dams and industries for the purpose of globalization has become the reason of loss of abode of millions of Indians. The industrial growth as a result of Globalization has lead to pollution, soil erosion, and increased rate of fishing in oceans, spread of insidious species. All this has further lead to loss of wild animals and jungles. In this way, Most of the environmentalists oppose the idea of Globalization. The issue of global warming also tends to infuriate people against globalization.

A suitable analysis of process of globalization along with its results can help one in realizing that despite of negative effects; globalization is a main force of development of human beings.

SudhaAmit Saraswat

Celebration of International Photography Day

Ink Media School of Journalism organized a Photo Exhibition with title "Image Speaks" on the occasion of International Press Day. All the famous photographers were asked to give their best photographs for Exhibition. There was also the arrangement of a workshop on Photography for students in which students were given tips on basic techniques of photography by famous photographers of Sagar.The photographers of three best photographs in the photo exhibition received prizes. The students and faculty members of Ink media School of Journalism showed active participation in whole event.Mr. Ashish Dwivedi, Director Ink Media School of Journalism was also present during this event  and he extended the vote of thanks to guests after completion of event.

Welome to viewers

Ink Media takes a huge pride in being the only institute of media in whole Bundelkhand that helps in getting its students placed in reputed media organizations which are working in diversified fields of media and it is located in Sagar (M.P). It is affiliated to Makhan lal Chaturvedi University of Journalism in Bhopal.

The team members of ink media are starting this blog as a collective endeavor of students and faculty members of mass communication and journalism from ink media school of journalism. The blog will serve as a show window of the activities which will be performed by the members and students of institute from time to time. The postings on the blog will include the assignments of students which they do as a part of practical training during their course of study. The articles on the blog will also speak about the achievements of institute in field of media education.

The objective of blog is to provide an online exposure to the hard work of students and management team of ink media.

The team of ink media welcomes all the readers of this blog and also provides them freedom to leave their valuable feedback for the postings on it.

The team of ink media institute of journalism is quite excited about the launching of this online platform on Aug 14, 2010.
Mr. Ashish  Dwivedi
Director

Celebration of '' INDEPENDENCE DAY''

The members of ink media school of journalism celebrated 15 August in the manner of media professionals. After getting the flags hosted by a school boy, Aman early in the morning on the top of building of ink media institute, the faculty members, students and director, Mr. Ashish Dwivedi of ink media group travelled to all the important places of Sagar city with their camera and other accessories. They drove to all the main points of city in two different four wheelers with a poster with a slogan “Ek sawal Azadi ka” and photos of Sahid Bhagat Singh and Neta ji Subhash Chandrabosh imprinted on it. The students of ink media institute asked questions related to “Freedom movement of India” from people at different venues and also offered small prizes to people on receiving right reply of questions. The main venues where members of ink media team paid visit were Police Training Ground, Parade ground, Teen Batti Chawk, Collectorate Office. The students of Ink Media covered the whole events in camera. After spending a tiresome day of activity, the students and faculty members of ink media went out of city to Rajghat dam and its surrounded areas to enjoy a small picnic. The members of Ink media enjoyed the natural beauty of the surrounded areas of Rajghat dam till late evening.