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2 3 4 foreigners. The government needs to address the issue to safeguard the rights of people of before Northeast Media Echoes taking any extreme measures that aggravate the situation. This year is significant as it marked Human Rights Stories the 70th anniversary of the United Nations adoption of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document that proclaimed rights which everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being, on 10 December, 1948. Moreover, has also become a new member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a period of three years now. The status of human rights situation in the country can be re-examined and scrutinized. This also implies that media needs North East India, a landlocked region channels where its transmission rights of an individual. interesting to cite that human rights to play an indispensable role in and a home to various ethnic groups reaches within a limited area. defenders working in the state Armed Forces Special Powers Act reporting human rights stories to suffered heavy setbacks due to have compiled news reports and Most of the news reports in (AFSPA) is considered to be the root ensure functioning of a vigilant ethnic conflicts and India’s counter brought certain cases under the mainstream media on Northeast cause of human rights violations in government. insurgency strategies resulted to a are based on conflict reporting. North East India. Many headlines purview of human rights violation, The role of media is not only to widespread human rights abuses Media is one of the potent tools often read repeal of AFSPA or making a clear distinction between inform and educate the masses but in the region. Media in Northeast to address or highlight the issues scrapping AFSPA, demanded by sheer human rights violation and it also has a sole responsibility to plays a proactive role in coverage pertaining to the region. One such various civil society organisations, crime. ‘ reports are promote and protect human rights of human rights abuses, press in issue is human rights problems non-governmental organisations documented in order to identify for equality, justice and human particular and other forms of media which is one of the key areas where and also from media fraternity whether an incident is human dignity in a region like North East in . Some of the major news Northeast media have been giving working actively in the region. The rights violation or just a crime’, said India where the region is susceptible organisation in Northeast India adequate space in popular dailies. amount of media coverage on Babloo Loitongbam, Human Rights to human rights abuses due to the are Arunachal Times (Arunachal Cases of human rights abuses are human rights indicates the role Alert, an organization committed ongoing conflict. A vigilant media is Pradesh), (Assam), associated with India’s counter of media towards rebuilding the to the cause of human rights in the need of the hour. Balance and Eastern Chronicle (Assam), The insurgency operations which widely region and its response to address Manipur. truthful presentation of news stories Sangai Express and Poknapham deploy excessive forces including human rights abuses by sensitizing Recently in Assam, Amnesty can be achieved by supporting (Manipur), (Sikkim), extra judicial killings, torture, the issue. International India called the state and promoting local reporters to Shillong Times (Meghalaya), mass rape, mass detention, forced government to end human rights Any developing story on AFSPA take part in news gathering and Nagaland Post (Nagaland), Morung disappearances, restrictions on violations to persons declared is considered to be lead story. reporting of complex local issues Express (Nagaland), Newslink and freedom to assemble and curbing foreigners by Foreigner Tribunal. News on Manipur fake encounter which mainly national media fails to The Post (Mizoram) and freedom of speech and expression. The organization also questioned Tripura Times (Tripura). Television cases filed in Supreme court were report and overlook. Therefore, human rights abuses covered as lead stories and media the state on its constitutional right to channels are still in the nascent occur when state actors violate the life and liberty to everyone including Dr. Sakila Nongmeikapam stage, having a minimum of 1-2 local follow ups were innumerable. It is The Good Samaritan Law Life itself is a composition of vari- The Court’s decision is a crucial step in changing the mindset of peo- people to help road accident victims Needless to say that such obstacle ous derivatives. It takes intense ple to help road accident victims and to be satisfied that they will not and to be satisfied that they will not makes people hesitant to help oth- courage, awareness and knowl- be harassed at hospitals or the police or in case of court trials. be harassed at hospitals or the po- ers in case of emergency. This can edge for an individual to harness lice or in case of court trials. make a huge difference, especially the problems that others happen to The SaveLIFE Foundation has been when the matter deals with extreme face. A law related to this module is the organization which has been cases of life and death. the “Samaritan Law”.Here are the the driving force in this case. They The guidelines are just a start- requisite facts and individualistic had filed the original Public Interest ing step and it is essential now to viewpoints: Litigation in the court in the year of have a legislature in this regard. It According to a report by the World 2012 which has now led to these is highly necessary to keep in mind Health Organization “skilled and developments. They had then ob- the number of deaths that occur in empowered bystanders play a cru- tained an interim order on the ne- the nation due to lack of help and cial role in saving lives”. This shows cessity to frame specific guidelines assistance provided on-the-spot. that in case of emergency situa- to protect those who help in such The constitutional rights that have tions bystanders can save lives emergency situations. The SaveLIFE been given to every citizen include when they are in a position that en- viding help. Thus the report goes on the guidelines that were issued Foundation, on the basis of their the Right to Life. And thus it also be- ables them to help others and not to state that or enabling bystanders by the Centre for the protection of study, submitted that three out of comes the duty of the State to facili- be worried of the consequences of to help injured people it is neces- Good Samaritans at the hands of four people hesitate to help in case tate the amount of help and care an this act to negatively affect them. sary “to provide a supportive legal the police and other authorities. of road accidents worrying about individual needs at that very instant Here it is important that the by- and ethical environment The Court’s decision is a crucial the hassles they might face during of time. standers are not deterred from pro- the investigatory proceedings. The Supreme Court has approved step in changing the mindset of Nisha Mukherjee GARDENGARDEN CITYCITY UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY NEWSNEWS PAGE 2 Philanthropy-the Bedrock of Human Rights Philanthropy has been well known and an international scale. They welfare programs in the world. is inherent in a broad spectrum people in the world that, with an in all of the history of western engage in welfare projects, of personal, societal and cultural idealistic motive, will do the good; Philanthropy is a concept that as society and has in long periods democratic development and health values that are bound to specific but perhaps the same people a long and meandering history played an essential role. From the care all over the world – especially forms of societal order. In our consider that it is necessary and is connected to all the cultural middle ages, the church played in Africa. Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, age, philanthropy as theory and useful for them as well. There are and social development in an essential role by sustaining two different perspectives but social security. Later, from the 18th they can be united in praxis. This century, the rise of capitalism led to is the practical moral ground for increased poverty in the growing big philanthropy in a modern global cities. Again, private donors were world. needed to sustain social life. In conclusion, philanthropy is a However, the world is no longer social praxis that in our time is what it was before. The power carried out by universal norms. of the welfare state is declining Philanthropy is exercised locally, and attitudes are changing in the nationally and globally and it can entire Western world. The personal have many practical expressions engagement to do well has become – from concrete projects in the a public value. This is the case for community to a global economic individuals and also institutions. effort. Philanthropic projects Therefore, in the last couple of are different, but they can all decades, philanthropy has become be understood in relation to the a concern which is taken seriously universal normative standard, in the Western world. Normal people formulated in human rights, give donations and volunteer on a which has become the normative large scale within the institutions standard of our time. In this way of civil society. This is the case philanthropy has become, in a for business corporations as well, modern sense, a charitable act who now have to act with a form of with the aim to promote human personal responsibility. Europe and USA. Philanthropy is happiness independent of gender, Georges Soros and many others practice should be seen in the connected with the development class, race, etc. At the same time, the richest have started foundations and same perspective. Philanthropy is of the fundamental values in these people in the world are establishing organizations with a size and power carried by idealism, but it is at the Atreyee Bandyopadhyay societies. As it should be clear from foundations with the aim of doing that can compete with even the same time carried by the necessity this presentation, philanthropy can philanthropic work, on a national biggest national and international and coercion of realism. There are be seen as a moral value, which Beating-Stress during Exams vegetables, whole grains etc. student. Keep this in mind as you 3. Avoid caffeine. Drinking coffee, study. You need to accept the fact tea, energy drinks, and other highly- that you will struggle on certain caffeinated beverages can actually occasions. Allowing yourself to be make you more anxious or nervous. imperfect will reduce your stress over an exam. 4. Have perspective regarding your exam. If you’re stressed out over 8. Focus on only the exam. When an exam, you may be placing too you’re in the exam room, do not much importance on it. It’s good let your mind wander. As soon as to be conscientious of your grades. the exam starts, focus your energy However, try to keep things in there and nowhere else. perspective. One exam is not going 9. Exercise to reduce exam-related to make or break your life. stress. If you exercise regularly, do 5. Follow a consistent routine. A not neglect your workout routine lot of stress comes from feeling during exam time. It’s okay to cut inadequately prepared. If you out 10 or 15 minutes from your are studying regularly, you’ll feel regular routine if you’re low on time, more prepared and therefore less but you should not stop exercising stressed. altogether because an exam is coming up. Try walking or going for Stress during exams is something tips that can be adopted during the same time each night. 6. Figure out what works best for a bike ride for 15 minutes a day. which is expected no matter how stressful examination days. 2. Eat right. You may be tempted you. If you’re a morning person, prepared one is. But what is more 1. Get enough sleep. A good, quality to binge eat on junk food due to study in the morning. If you focus 10. Listen to music. Music is known important is how to remain calm sleep will rejuvenate you. Not stress. However, this is unlikely to better at night, study in the evening. to bring calmness. Plug in some and de-clutter and destress. It is sleeping right can lead to irritability make you feel more relaxed. Food Pick a regular place to study that’s good music to calm down the but natural to get worried about resulting in more stress. In the has a direct effect on your mood, free from distractions. nerves, ease out the stress. your performance in the exams. weeks prior to the exams, make so make sure to eat right. Avoid 7. Accept imperfections regarding Lt Col. K.G. Nathan Taking stress, however, will only sleep a priority. Maintain a regular high-fat and high-sugar foods. your academic performance. make things worse. Here are few bedtime. Go to sleep around the Instead, go for plenty of fruits and There is no such thing as a perfect

GCU Campus GARDEN CITY UNIVERSITY NEWS PAGE 3 1984 :A Book Review Author: George Orwell must be kept in subjection, like Julia, and it’s a strange romance. “THE Penguin, 1949 animals, by the application of a Winston says to Julia, “I hate purity, few simple rules. However, the I hate goodness. Winston and Julia Genre: Dystopian, Political Fiction, book’s lasting power lies not in all still participate in the Two Minute Social Science fiction THEORY OF of this social theory, but rather the Hate, another effective form of Rating: 7.5/10 concrete details of its story. From catharsis and social control. the smell of boiled cabbage in the “If you want a picture of the future, Unfortunately, the last half of the EVERYTHING” imagine a boot stamping on a book is not very interesting. Orwell human face -- forever”. continues to use many fascinating 1984 is one of the most famous ideas, and the images of Winston MOVIE REVIEW dystopias ever written. Orwell’s under torture are indeed horrific. picture of the future describes the But the story comes to a crashing boot and its stamping of a human halt. This Big Brother society is too face in all the detail necessary well-constructed to break apart in to frighten everyone from the the face of one man’s resistance. pessimistic misanthropes to the But the momentum is picked up idealistic optimists. The book could when Winston was released and his only be written from the most meeting with Julia might be some of profound conviction that such a the best writing in the novel. Perhaps future could indeed happen, a the strongest aspect of the last half conviction motivated by societies of the novel is Orwell’s blunt answer where Big Brother already existed to the question of why. When he asks in large part when Orwell wrote O’Brien this question, the answer is the book. But 1984, has become a as blunt as could be imagined: power touchstone of our culture in the way for the sake of power. And we are that it functions as a warning. confronted, not with some abstract homily about absolute power, but the The book echoes Foucault’s hallway of Winston’s apartment reality of complete and utter social theories of discipline. Foucault building to the political architecture power perpetuating itself, confident makes it clear that he thinks power ensuring that the powerful stay in of its own immortality. There should and discipline permeate all areas power -- the entire range of human be tears in our eyes at the ending, of society, whether totalitarian or experience is here. Winston Smith for different reasons than Winston’s democratic. In another parallel, is a thought criminal when we first tears, as Winston sits in the Chestnut I think that Orwell’s idea of meet him, and his story is premised Tree, thinking about how much he doublethink is not restricted by on that leap. We follow him in his job, loves Big Brother. any means to the fictional society where he alters history according to of Oceania. The Party taught that instructions. We follow him through Nisha Mukherjee ‘proles’ were natural inferiors who a love affair with the woman named Your Right to Food, Clothing and Shelter

It is our fundamental right to access food, clothing and for planting. shelter and our responsibility to provide the same to Director: James Marsh how this disease affects his • Collect vegetable/fruit base wastages. Start the the society!! Screenplay: Anthony McCarten relationships, about the sacrifices compositing in one bin and fill the soil in another from both his end as well as his The basic right of every human being in the universe bin. Plant required vegetables/fruits/green leafy Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity wife’s end. About how he never is it to get food, shelter and clothing. Unfortunately, vegetable. By the time, the plant grows, the Jones, Charlie Cox, David Thewlis the world is filled with poverty and richness at the composting will be ready to act as good manure. gave up on knowledge and on Release Date: 7 November, 2014 same time. A segment of people in the society enjoys finding “The theory of everything”. • Harvest your own organic vegetables/fruits/green luxurious food, shelter and clothing and another Rating: 7.7/10 leafy vegetables in your home. The music and cinematography, segment of people struggles to find food, shelter A compassionate and inspiring look capturing Cambridge’s lush and clothing. The underlying factors for two distinct Clothing at an extraordinary life is what the scenarios include disparity in geographical location, prettiness, add glow. For those The apparels used by the luxury segment are discarded climate, educational qualification, government movie ‘The Theory of Everything’, expecting a science lesson though, after few usages. The same can be collected and regulations, the attitude of the people, employment directed by James Marsh; is to this film provides only fleeting distributed to the needy segment in the society i.e, opportunities, religion, lifestyle, habits, bio-diversity many. Released in 2014, it is Community Retail Store. moments of diet-physics. Instead, etc. It is not possible to create a magic to change the an inspirational biopic centered the focus is on Hawking’s emotional experience of the marginal segment of the society Shelter around the great British physicist discoveries, his “simple, elegant who are deprived of basic necessities required to lead The concept of the sleeping pod will address the Stephen Hawking played by Eddie a life. equation to explain everything” - issue. The sleeping pod can be prepared by using any Redmayne an excellent actor; love, hope and human endeavor, Tips to access the right food, clothing and shelter worn-out materials. about his mind-over-body struggle balancing the sadness of ‘If only’ Food The above strategies may help to reduce the with motor neuron disease. with the courage of ‘What if...?’ number of people deprived of food, clothing and To cultivate your own food, you don’t require a farming The story begins with Stephen in shelter and help to fulfil the basic right of the human I guess you can call it a love story land and work 24/7. The concept of urban gardening beings in the universe. Cambridge, talks about his love between Hawkings, Jane and is picking up in recent times and the need for handling Jane Wilde played by Felicity Jones Physics. This movie reportedly the wastages are also increasing. The best Dr.D.P.Sudhagar who he later marries and has way to create your own food, Associate Professor made Stephen Hawking cry. Watch School of Professional Studies children with. Instead of talking it. You’ll see why. • Collect discarded/ worn-out bins from the garbage more about his scientific findings, Pooja Prasad trash. Keep one bin for composting and one bin Department of Hospitality Management & Catering Technology, Garden City University. the plot concentrates more on Dano Dune Lyngdoh GARDENGARDEN CITYCITY UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY NEWSNEWS PAGE 4 UPCOMING EVENTS WORLD ENERGY CONSERVATION DAY

The National Energy Conservation resources of energy with citizen of India to be aware of Day is being celebrated every year the renewable energy is how to use efficient energy, how on December 14 since 1991. energy conservation. to save the energy for their own The Bureau of Energy Efficiency The government has future safety and many more ways. (BEE), under Ministry of Power come up with energy or spearheads the celebrations every In order to support the energy carbon taxes in different efficiency, the year. The objective to celebrate the countries to decrease has implemented certain rules, National Energy Conservation Day the unnecessary wastage is to drive mass awareness about of energy. It is expected regulations and policies which the importance of energy efficiency that imposing a tax on need to be followed by the citizens and conservation. high energy consumption of India. They can pay their direct The actual meaning of energy will reduce the energy contribution to the campaign to conservation is to avoid use by the users as well reduce energy use throughout the unnecessary use of energy and to as will promote limited 11th Five Year Plan period. Children use at least energy so that energy energy use among users sources can be saved for future Petroleum Conservation are one of the big expectations use. In order to make energy Research Association and hope for the country to bring conservation plan more effective, (established in 1977) positive changes as well as to every person should include energy and Bureau of Energy improve the economic being of the gas etc. generate sufficient energy conservation in their behavior. well as conserving or saving more Efficiency (established in for the use in daily life but increasing country. That is how the national energy energy by lesser wastage. Efficient 2001) are the two major initiatives its demand day by day creates the conservation day came into being. use of energy is indispensable for by the Government for better energy Astika Chattopadhyay fear of reducing or diminishing the It is celebrated to sensitize people storing energy for future use. efficiency and conservation. natural resources. The only way about the importance of energy as Fossil fuels, crude oil, coal, natural in replacing the non-renewable It is essential for each and every

PUBLISHER Garden City University Publications PATRON IN CHIEF Dr. Joseph V G (Chancellor – Garden City University) EDITORIAL BOARD PATRONS Dr. V B Coutinho (Vice Chancellor – GCU) Mr. Christo Joseph, FRSA (Director – Strategy & Planning) Prof. Sibi Shaji (Principal) Mr. Pradeep Seraphim (Registrar, GCU) STAFF EDITORIAL BOARD Dr. Shiba Daveshar (HOD-Media RESPLENDENT Studies) Ashutosh Sinha Prof. Anosua Chakarborty DESIGNER Jismon James STUDENT EDITOR Nisha Mukherjee CONTRIBUTORS Atreyee Bandyopadhyay Astika Chattopadhyay Lt Col. K.G. Nathan Pooja Prasad Dano Dune Lyngdoh Ashutosh Sinha Rushali Singh Dr. D.P. Sudhagar

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