An Initiative by the students of I MA in Media and Communication Studies Volume no. 5 | Issue 13 Thursday| August 14,2014 Bengaluru Commix 02 CCRRYY oovveerr CChhiilldd LLaabboouurr five year old boy is sit - for the past three years now in which were taken by the kids ting at a vegetable stall Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ben - themselves where they had in the veg - galuru and Chennai. Click been given a camera, shown Aetable market, selling vegeta - Rights is a photography exhibi - how to use it by the volunteers bles, shouting at the top of his tion conducted by CRY, where and asked to photograph a part voice. In a country like the common people are invited of their lives. The photos added where Child Labour Act (1986) to use their power of photogra - a true and emotional element to prohibits child labour, it’s such phy to capture the transparent the exhibition as it is their world a common sight that people on truth present all over in our from their perspective and their the road aren’t even bothered to cities and showcase them to perspective is something which ask why a child is working in - make a difference . These pho - isn’t shown quite often. The ex - stead of an adult. There have tos are taken with the consent of hibition received wide appreci - been many organizations children/their parents and will ation from the students and started up to protect the inno - be a part of CRY's advocacy faculty of the college. Shashank, cence and the minds of chil - campaigns with government a student from Christ Univer -

dren. One of the many, is CRY- authorities to drive policy Source: CRY.com Child Rights and You, started changes that will ensure the sity was quoted saying “ Child by Rippan Kapur in 1979, with children their right to educa - Labour is a very widespread six people as companions, tion. crime in India. We watch at around his mother’s dining This year’s campaign con - whatever is happening but table. The organization grew ducted here in most of us do not do anything into what it is, following the was on the 12th of August. The about it. What CRY is doing is UN’s four basic rights of sur - campaign was held in the Gour - extremely good as it brings out vival, development, protection met Food Court. This is the the problem. We all know it ex - and participation which were fourth session of the campaign, ists but seeing someone do defined by the United Nations’ this time, with the theme- Child something about it is admirable Convention on the Rights of the Labour. At nine in the morning, and inspirational.” The pro - Child (CRC), an international the volunteer’s from Christ Uni - gram ended peacefully after human rights treaty which has versity and also from cry set up putting much thought and per - been ratified by 192 countries. five boards with around twenty ception into people’s minds CRY had been arranging a six pictures from various partic - about child labour. campaign called “Click Rights” ipants. There were nine pictures - R S Sravani Commix 03 Become productive by using productive Apps OS & Android have come up with new apps for pro - ductive purpose for stu - dIents. These apps will help students, business executives and others to make their work easier and be social at the same time, as they can use them from mobiles, computers and tablets. Productive Apps like Microsoft office, Adode reader, Google Keep, Cam Scanner and Drop Source: Google Images box help to do presentations, on time. These apps are very lated features and updates to documentations, emails and easy to learn and to operate make the apps more user- also for sharing with their or - also. In present lifestyle the friendly. By using these applica - ganizations/ institutions in an - usage of the mobile, tablets, i- tions we can save a lot of time droid. In addition to android, pads and laptops are necessary and it’s also easy to share with Apple provides some more for the needs of students and your friends. Check out these apps like Any.Do, Quip, Quick public by introducing these applications and use them as office, IFTTT and Fantastical. kinds of productive applica - they are freely available on IOS, Students can work from any - tions to make their work easy. Android and Windows. where and complete their work They also provide various re - -Koka Pavan Christ University gets a “Crazy Groove” he crowd thrumming to Thomas (Bass), Nirvaan God’s grace I not only fulfilled “Epiphany “and “Go (Drums), Ujwal Raj (Keys). The my dream, but also won the Twith the Flow” the show - runners-up were grabbed by event” said Ujwal Raj.

stopper event of Darpan (West - “We are Musketeers “and “The “This year makes it three wins ern Electrics) came to an end five-legged funk machine”. This in a row! I’m super happy with with Winner title given to The year about 14 bands performed. the band’s performance at Crazy Groove” with Jonathan “After 7 years of being a Chris - Darpan 14’ and can’t wait to see John Job (Vocals/Guitars) - He tite, this year for the first time I where we go, hopefully with was also titled as the ‘Best took part in Darpan. the flow!” says Jonathan. Rhythm Guitarist’, Siddharth It was my dream just to play on “The Crazy Groove” is the offi - (Guitars)-grabbed the title as stage with a band when I just cial band of Christ University the ‘Best Lead Guitarist’, Bijo joined Christ and finally by now. -Lisa Baker Commix 04 JABBERWOCKEY: Into the pages of Literature very year, the English de - time’s event was extremely Omkara was an Indianized ver - partment hosts one of the colourful with a whole new for - sion of Othello and Ram Leela most amazing carnivals mat which involved competi - was an Indian remake of Romeo Eof Christ University – Jabber - tions like ‘the costume parade,’ and Juliet. Every class was wockey. It represents the sub - ‘spoofs of the play’ and ‘solilo - judged on the basis of their cos - versive potential of literature tumes, interactive games and and arts. Every year, the UG visual representations. This mo - English students decorate stalls tivated students to put on their and portray a particular theme best act and win the judges in the most creative and innova - over. The carnival was buzzing tive way possible. It’s usually a with excitement all through and competition and all the classes there was not a single dull mo - strive to win the best stall ment. award. “It was an extremely fun This year, Jabberwockey’s UG students with different outfits filled and exciting day for all theme was celebrating the birth the students. It gave a break anniversary of the well known quy’ which is Shakespearean from the normal routine and all and world famous writer, play’s main aspect. the students had a great time. It William Shakespeare. All the The depiction of Shakespearean was also a very good learning UG English classes were given characters was executed by the experience,” said Deepika, a 3rd different Shakespearean plays students through beautiful cos - year JPEP student. like MacBeth, As You Like It, tumes. But the highlight was It was evident that the UG Eng - Othello, The twelfth night, Tem - the characterization of Indian lish students loved Jabber - pest and many more. This cinema versions of each and wocky . every play. For example, - Priyanka Bhaduri Festival for Art Lovers he 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 of august and continued till 9 P.M in the evening. A never ending essence of Art was portrayed Tbeautifully in the festival. National, International folk art deligates were present and were enjoying it 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 from Hyderabad, filled up the heart of every individual with their music and dedication. I grabbed a small interview 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 gaining knowledge about it. This tradition of Sufi culture is practiced since 800 years and Inshallah! It will go on further. Continued on Pg: 5 Commix 05 Contd. from Pg: 4 Is 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 it every 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 up with different kind and variety of Sufi music Art Culture.

The stalls showcasing different art were Rajasthan handicrafts, the Chittara art, Lambani crafts from ancient Europe, Northeast Chumthang Art, Arbuddha Art. Students and Art lovers were all over the place enjoying the bright sun and the performances put up by the school kids as well. Food stalls were also put up for the people who wanted to fill their stomachs as they drank the sights around with their eyes. It was a visit which proved that art has a wide sense of vulnerability and without Art the world is impossible. All in all it was reflective day with some memorable experiences. - Neha Shaw

AUGMENTED REALITY: Magic on Digital Platform? e all know what is world. First, a pre - new media: new cise model is needed aWpplications of smart followed by loca - phones and we are quite tions, optical prop - aware of new technolo - erties of the viewer gies too. Besides that (camera) and the there is a recent innova - display. There tion which is slowly grab - should be calibra - bing people’s attention, tion of devices to Augmented Reality. combine all local co - Augmented Reality (AR) ordinate systems can be defined as a combi - and the objects in nation of a real scene the scene in a global viewed by a user and a Source: Google Images coordinate system. virtual scene generated by a of Then comes the register computer that augments the system. It needs a mechanism to model of all 3D objects of inter - scene with additional informa - feed virtual world to user. est with their counterparts in tion. In simple words, it is a mix AR has proved its ability in dif - the scene and then track the ob - of real scenes with scenes gen - ferent areas like advertising, jects over time when the user erated by computer in order to video games etc. Applications moves and interacts with the create some additional effects to like maps uses AR for guiding scene. Scientists are still doing it. Do not get confused it with people in a more interesting research on AR. They are trying Virtual Reality. They both are way. It triggers curiosity in peo - to develop methods to register completely different. ple by giving them a magical the two distinct sets (real, vir - In AR, system augments the experience. It started in the USA tual) of images and keep them real world scene and the user and Korea but now it has come registered in real-time. Second maintains a sense of presence in to of India too. Many compa - is to develop new display tech - real world. It needs a mecha - nies have started using AR for nologies for merging the two nism to combine virtual and promoting their products. It is a images. We can expect more real worlds. On the other hand, unique way of advertising and unexpected inventions which Virtual Reality (VR) has totally very effective. Here is a simple can amaze us more than what immersive environment and all concept of how the real and vir - they do now. the senses are under the control tual world combines in AR - Raveena Rajan Commix 06 HOP ON HOP OFF: A Bus to explore Bengaluru one of the most bustling metropolises in the world. 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 the week. The service lets tourists pick and choose the locations and time spent. Modestly priced at ₹200, it also provides free travel for the day in all BMTC services except the Airport (Vayu Vajra) services, thus ensuring last-mile connec - tivity at no extra cost.The tour covers about 20 Source: Google Images landmarks known for its great historic, reli - oing to a new city, sets out our curiosi - gious and scientific. Historic places such as ties in knowing the places it is known ’s Summer Palace, Vidhana for and Bengaluru has an exciting ven - Soudha, Parks: Nagavara Lake, , Gture for the new comers as such. Bengaluru Met - Lalbagh West Gate, and religious places such ropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has as Bull Temple, St Mary’s Basilica Church, come up with ‘Hop on Hop off’ (HOHO), which Iskcon Temple, Other places: Kempegowda is Bengaluru sightseeing bus service, with an in - Bus Station / Majestic, Lake, Commer - tention to facilitate better commuting experience cial Street, Orion Mall, Sankey Tank and Mantri for the tourists. Square Mall are a part of the tour. BMTC recently re-launched this service Chethan, one of HOHO bus users said, “It is under a new brand name ‘Hop On Hop Off’ and a good initiative by the BMTC despite certain was inaugurated on May 30, 2014. A similar bus flaws. It is good to know that government has service was started back in February, 2009 but it new innovative ideas but it becomes impossi - wasn’t as fruitful as anticipated. Hence, the ble to cover 21 places in one day. So, there BMTC decided to re-launch the same with rele - should be an option of choosing the places by vant modifications. the passengers accordingly.” Modelled on the lines of sightseeing services Kumar Pushkar, Director (IT), BMTC stated, of New York and London, the Hop-on Hop-off “Currently, the response for HOHO bus has Bengaluru Sightseeing Service is for visitors and been lukewarm because it was launched at the residents’ intent on taking a peek into the glori - end of tourist season. Since we are offering a ous past and splendid present of Bengaluru: special discounted rate, the service is slowly Source: Google Images picking up. Till now, we have seven buses which are running. Each bus costs Rs. 90 lakhs. Earlier, only on weekends we used to have pas - sengers but now, even on weekdays, we can see fair number of people using our service.” He added ”Even the educational institutions are showing interest to use this as a medium to reach important places of .” General passengers can use the service to travel 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 explore our great city comfortably and conveniently.

- Singam Basant Commix 07 YAKSHAGANA - THE BLEND OF DANCE, DRAMA AND MUSIC akshagana is a tradi - tional dance drama pop - ular in the coastal dYistricts and adjacent areas of Karnataka state, India. It is be - lieved to have evolved from pre-classical music forms and theatrical arts. Yakshagana is popular in the districts of Uttara Kannada, Shimoga, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and the Kasaragod district of Kerala. Sivananda hails from Sirsi, Ut - Therefore the Ragas, talas, and gana performance consists of tara Kannada, Karnataka. He the style etc are based on the background music played by a got inspiration from his father character, situation, the time of group of musicians known as and Grandfather, who were singing and the mood of the the Himmela and a dance and also Yakshagana artists. Bhagavata. It may not be melo - dialogue group known as the Sivananda and his brother from dious but it is emotive. You do Mummela, who together enact his family are performers of not have the liberty of giving poetic epics onstage. The Him - yakshagana. Sri Keremane wings to your own imagination mela is made up of a lead singer Sivananda Hegde was his Guru. as we have in a drama produc - Bhagawata, who also directs the He is a member of Karnataka tion. There is a well-defined production and is referred to as Kala Darshini. It is a troupe to - canvas. Artiste’s capacity and the "first actor" known as tally engaged in the growth and ability is shown through con - Modalane vesha. Additional development of Yakshagana. ceiving & presentation of the Himmela members are players The organisation is a registered character.Yakshagana arose of traditional musical instru - trust. He has been performing from the Vaishnava bhakti ments, such as the Maddale Yakshagana since fifteen years movement as a means of enter - (hand drum), the Pungi (pipe), and teaching it in different taining and educating the com - the Harmonium (organ), and places like , , mon people. the Chande (loud drums). The J P nagar, Malleshwaram etc,. Sivananda says Yakshagana music is based on ragas, which According to him, Yakshagana is classical. The dance of Yak - are characterized by rhythmic combines dance, music, spoken shagana is the closest to patterns called Mattu and Tala. word, elaborate costumes and Bharata’s natya Shastra. All The Prasangas or stories are makeup, and stage technique ragas found in classical music, mostly based on the Hindu with a distinct style and form. we have in this form. Yaksha - epics such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. Besides this they also perform on different subjects like HIV and drug and alcohol addictions. In Yaksha - gana the men portray both male and female characters. The team of a Yakshagana consists of a minimum of 15 people along with the narrator and the musi - cians. Sivananda, along with his team has performed over 500 shows throughout India. - Limson P A Commix 08

Media Meet - “Write Here, Right Now” is a national level Media seminar organized by the MaCs students every year. This year’s theme is ‘ Print Media ’. With, marketing guru, actor, debator, television personality, author, intellect and a very prominent media person Suhel Seth , gracing our university on 22nd August as the keynote speaker, Media Meet promises to be a huge success. The three day Media Seminar is from 21st August to 23rd August and is filled with interesting events 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 over the 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 in Media Meet.

Editor : R S Sravani Sub- Editor : Priyanka Bhaduri

Writer, Designer : Singam Basant, R S Sravani, Designed and published by the Lisa Baker, Neha Shaw, students of first year MA in Media Limson P A, and Communication Studies, De - Koka Pavan, Raveena Rajan, partment of Media Studies, Christ Priyanka Bhaduri. University, Bangalore. Cover Photo Courtesy : Limson P A