Category: Lucknow

Understanding learning and perception in greater detail

Arijit Bose
Dr. Archana Shukla

Lucknow: The first session on the fourth day of the workshop for the UGC-NET aspirants happening under the supervision of Dr. Archana Shukla, Head, Department of Psychology, was on the topic of “Learning and Perception”. The speaker was Dr. Hansika Singhal, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Lucknow. She began her lecture by introducing the key theories and researches like Classical and Operant Conditioning. She also explored the concepts like habituation, brain changes during conditioning, reinforcement schedules, learned helplessness and taste aversion learning. Then, she moved to the second…

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Cops plan smooth traffic flow as Bada Mangal approaches

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: In a circular issued by Lucknow Police Commissionerate it has been clarified to all that on the auspicious occasion of Bada Mangal of Jyeshtha month on 28/05/2024, there is a possibility of lakhs of devotees coming to the local Shri Shri 1008 Baba Neem Karori Hanuman Setu Temple by vehicles for darshan, so that the devotees / devotees and the general public do not face any kind of problem and for their best convenience, in view of smooth traffic, traffic movement is being arranged in the following manner. Devotees…

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Folk recitals cast a spell in a musical evening

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: In the memory of Padma Shri Yogesh Praveen and Prof. Kamla Srivastava, a musical evening of songs written by them was organized. In the Satsang courtyard of Sankatmochan Hanuman Setu Mandir, women presented a musical presentation of bhajans and songs. In coordination with Jyoti Kalash Sanskriti Sansthan’s secretary Kanak Verma, women performed the songs under the direction of folk singer Indira Srivastava Awadhi folk singer, Asha Srivastava graded from Akashvani Doordarshan. Twenty-five women including Neera Mishra, Anjali Srivastava, Sushma Prakash, Aparna Singh, Jyoti Kiran Ratan, Sarita Agarwal, Kumkum, Neeta…

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Food that is regional and seasonal is best: Chef Hussain

Arijit Bose

Lucknow. In the cake decorating competition, the participating girls and women got the opportunity to showcase their talent along with the fine skills of the experts. In the competition, Neha Singh stood first, Trupti Pandey stood second and Jaya Dheeraj Arora stood third. In the dry cake category, Sonia Arora stood first, Vandana Lamba of Kanpur stood second and Shivani Gupta stood third. Anshu Srivastava, Sania Hussain and Stuti Rastogi got these places in Small Cake respectively. In the competition held in three categories, the participants decorated cakes at the…

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Experts decode future scope of institutional arbitration

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: Centre of Excellence for Mediation and Arbitration (CEMA) held a conference on Institutional Arbitration- The Only Answer. The Chief Guest on the occasion was Justice Subhash Vidyarthi, who emphasized how institutionalisation of mediation and arbitration is necessary to keep up with the ever-changing dynamics and needs of the society.He also emphasized on the very important role of effective mediation. Justice Subhash Vidyarthi speaking said that mediation cannot be neglected, mediation is dispute resolution and not dispute adjudication. He said that institutional mediation is at a nascent stage and it…

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Statistics the flavour of the day at LU workshop

Arijit Bose
Monika Misra

Lucknow: It was the third day of the workshop “Snehashish” on 25th May 2024. Both the sessions on this day were taken by Dr. Monika Misra, Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. She was welcomed by the Head of the Department, Dr. Archana Shukla. The topic of her first session was “Parametric and Non-Parametric Test” in which she discussed various aspects of Parametric and Non-Parametric Tests. She talked about the descriptive and inferential statistics and measurements of central tendency. She also talked about…

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Decoding relevance of Devarshi Narad in modern times

Arijit Bose
Devarshi Narad

Lucknow: On the auspicious occasion of Devarshi Narada Jayanti, a national seminar was organized in the AP Sen Auditorium under the joint aegis of Lucknow University and Vishwa Samvad Kendra. The seminar program started and the guests were welcomed by giving them a bouquet. On the auspicious occasion of Devarshi Narad Jayanti, a national seminar was organized on the Vedic policies of Devarshi Narad  and current Indian journalism in the AP Sen Auditorium of Lucknow University under the joint aegis of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication of Lucknow…

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Workshop on Gender Sensitization discusses issues threadbare

Arijit Bose
University of Lucknow

Lucknow: On 25th May 2024, Department of Psychology, University of Lucknow organised a session on Gender Sensitization titled as Wajood: Daastaan Ankahi. The aim of organising this session was to make the students aware of the struggles and experiences of the people from the LGBTQ+ community, said Dr. Archana Shukla, Head of the Department.The resource person for the session was  Ritwik Chakrawarty, who is a Gender Rights activist and a Gender Trainer. They also is as an Assistant Manager in Haiyya, a New Delhi based organization that works in the…

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Complex yet magical world of Chemistry beckons at L.U.

Arijit Bose
Chemistry

Lucknow: In its continuous pursuit to achieve academic and research excellence, the Department of Chemistry organised Ninth Special Guest Lecture on May 24, 2024. This lecture was delivered by Prof. Alka Rani from Hindu College, Moradabad. In the beginning, Prof. Anil Mishra, Head of the Department welcomed the guests and emphasized the importance of Environmental Chemistry by studying the chemical processes that occur in the environment and how human activities impact these processes. He mentioned that by continuing to expand the scope of research and applications, the subject remains at…

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Youngsters give a patient ear to Psychology expert

Arijit Bose
Psychology

Lucknow: In continuation with the 7 days UGC-NET Workshop for students of Psychology on the second day i.e. 24th May 2024, the speaker for the first session was Dr. Archana Shukla, Head, Department of Psychology, University of Lucknow. The topic of her session was “Buddhism and Sufism” in which she discussed about the principles and importance of practicing Buddhism and Sufism. She began the session with the origin of Sufism and elucidated about the four stages of Sufi Practice. She told about how Sufism views human development as an evolutionary…

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