Jhoot ko sach dikhaya gya hai

Protest Against CAA at Jamia
Image credit:  Khanaa_Badosh

Mudda nahi tha mudda banaya gya hai,
Ek bade jhooth ko sach dikhaya gya hai.

Kuch log samajh gaye kya hai saazish,
Sahab ne unse bola tumhe behkaya gya hai.

Unhe qaabil kaha jo aa gaye baaton me,
Baaqi sabko anpad-berozgaar bataya gya hai.

Koi nahi bachega shehar me is baar zinda,
Nafrat ka zeher hawaon me milaya gya hai.

Ab kahan jayega mazloom faryaad lekar,
Muhaafiz se hi humpe vaar karaya gya hai.

Parinde gawah hain chaman me tabahi ke,
Khabar chapi sookhe patton ko jalaya gya hai

Is zamaane me umeed thi kuch naya hoga,
Phir se mazloom ko hi mujrim bataya gya hai.

Jo abhi tak so rahe hain aur bekhabar hain,
Is baar unke dar pe nishaan lagaya gya hai.

مدعا تھا نہیں مدعا بنایا گیا ہے۔

اک بڑے جھوٹ کو سچ رکھایا گیا ہے۔

کچھ لوگ سمجھ گعے کیا ہے سازش۔

ساحب نے انسے بولا تمہیں بہکایا گیا ہے۔

انہیں قابل کہا جو آ گئے باتوں میں۔

باقی سب کو انپڑ-بیروزگار بتایا گیا ہے۔

کوئی نہین بچےگا اس بار شہر میں زنرہ۔

نفرت کا ظہر حواعوں میں ملایا گیا ہے۔

اب کہاں جایگا مظلوم فریاد لیکر۔

محافظ سے ہی انپر وار کروایا گیا ہے۔

پرندے گواہ ہیں چمن میں تبآہی کے۔

خبر چھپی بس سوکھے پتوں کو جلایا گیا ہے۔

اس زمانے میں عمید تھی کچھ نیا ہوگا۔

اس بار بھی مظلوم کو ہی مجرم بتایا گیا ہے۔

خو ابہی تک سو رہے ہیں بیخبر ہیں۔

ہمارا جل چکا انکے در پہ نشان لگایا گیا ہے۔

Jamia vs Madras Match

Jamia Millia Islamia played against Madras University at Jamia Sports Complex on 27th February. And very first time after renovation of Sports Complex, Jamia students got a chance to watch a National Match which is broadcasting live on TV. Jamia has earlier hosted many Ranji Trophy matches and even Women's World Cup.

Union External Affairs Minister, Salman khurshid and Jamia VC, Najeeb Jung at the match.

Jamia Team worn green dress and Madras team was in blue. It looked as if India is playing against Pakistan. The difference was everybody supported the same team that day. Actually, In Jamia Pakistani and Indian supporters are almost equal in number. Even sometimes I feel Pakistani supporters are higher in number or maybe they are more passionate than Indian supporters. So, there is always a chance of clash. Keeping this in mind the University Administration always deploys Jamia Bulls(security guards) at hostel common rooms.

Supporter on a Tree

The stadium got fully packed even before the match begun. Hundreds of students came to cheer for their own team. Girls turned up in unexpectedly high numbers. There was separate seating space for girls. They shouted even louder than boys whenever Jamia team took wickets in last overs. Many girls got inked in green color for supporting their team. Even some of them shook a leg on their favorite song.

The entry was closed within an hour after the match begun. But as always Jamia students found a back door to enter in the event. One guy climbed a tree to support Jamia. Students had a hot exchange with security over entry inside the pavilion.

About 20 students gathered near the gate.

"Ander aake kya karoge? Wahin raho", argued the guard at the gate when students asked him to open it.

"Yahan khade hain. Ander baith kar match dekhenge. Plz open this gate", replied a student.

"Ye match dekhne ki jagah nahi hai. Chalo peeche hato yahan se.", guard shouted angrily.

"Mujhe pata hai ye Hospital Emergency Ward hai. Aur me Doctor hun. Ab to khol de gate", said a student sarcastically. 

Everybody around laughed.

"Aur ye peeche mere saath nurse bhi hain", added another student.

"Aur mujhe heart attach aa rha hai", added someone else. 

People laughed gain.

University Administration put this banner outside the venue. I think it was for controlling the crowd.

Jamia won and everyone shouted all the way till the last ball of the match. This was an easy win for Jamia. In typical Jamia Language, "Halwa match tha. Agar hamari team bayein haath se khelti to bhi jeet jaati". :) 

Our Convocation @ Jamia Millia Islamia

The big day when we were awarded our degrees. The venue was same as every year, "The Ansari Auditorium Lawn". On this occasion, the University conferred the Degree of ‘Doctor of Letters’ (Honoris Causa) on Dr. Ashok Seth, a famous cardiologist. The event begun with singing Jamia's Tarana, "Dayar-e-shawk mera..".

All people who passed out in 2011 were there. Many of us were meeting after our final exams around 18 months ago. Everyone looked different. People got more handsome and beautiful with time. Everyone got photographed with everyone. Some people cleared their misunderstandings. Some patched up with old enemies. Suddenly all girls perfected in dressing sense. There were those I wish I had met earlier. Some guys even found a new crush.

Everyone wore black gown and colored hood which resembled their faculties. Some of my friends wanted to wear the square academic cap as seen in many movies. They were disappointed on being given hoods. I felt really great wearing our convocation dress. Jamia have its own unique culture. I felt really proud following that culture. I do not wanted to imitate the movie scene of throwing caps on cost of compromising our culture. However the people who complained were very few. Rest everyone enjoyed their day. Many people took a day off from work to be a part of this amazing event. For all those who were too far to reach there physically the event was live broadcasted for the first time on Jamia Website. 

Everyone shouted when the name of their course and faculties were announced. Engineering graduates were loudest. The event ended with singing our National Anthem. After the ceremony we were handed over refreshment boxes. Later we moved to our respective faculties to collect our degrees. The day was really memorable.