The Journalism Department of Lady Shri Ram College for Women hosted its Annual Academic
Meet—Juxtapose, on the 21 st and 22nd of February in the college premises.
Spread over two-days, Juxtapose is a Department of Journalism initiative and is organized year-
after-year with the aim of deliberating and bringing on stage the issues that need our attention.
This year, Juxtapose revolved around the theme—”Do We Dare: Will Media Change the
Universe?” and the nine offline events spread over two days addressed the Changing aspects of
media, Commercialization of news, Coverage and Press laws, and Future of media amongst
others.
Juxtapose 2020 was declared open in the presence of the entire department and the teaching
staff. An Opening Ceremony was organized on the 21 st of February and Head of the
Department- Dr. Vartika Nanda, along with two guest speakers- Mr. Vikrant Tongad and Mr.
Rajeev Kumar Shukla addressed the gathering. The day was driven ahead and was full of a
variety of events, most remarkable one being the World Media Meet, in which the participants
deliberated on “War Coverage and Press Laws.” A Panel Discussion on the theme: “The
Overlapping Circles of Media and Social Conscience,” was also organized and was moderated by
Dr. Anil Dutta Mishra and had Mr. Mayank Aggarwal, Ms. Urmi Goswami, Mr. Pallava Bagla and
Ms. Kanchi Kohli as the panelists. To end the day on a light and laughter-filled note, we had an
acting event AD-MAD, for which topics were given on the spot and it was judged by Mr. Rajat
and Ms. Vanshika.
22 nd of February, Day two of Juxtapose began with an interesting Open Mic session, wherein
participants got to express themselves bilingually on the topic “Khwab: Haafiza ya Hakeekat.”
The event was evaluated by Ms. Shilpa Gupta and the participants were free to recite poems,
songs and even stand-up comedy! Day 2 also witnessed a Panel Discussion on the theme: “The
Evolving Paradigms of Modern Day Media Coverage,” which was moderated by Ms. Neha
Mathews and had Ms. Kaveree Bamzai and Ms. Ruhi Kandhari as the panelists. The third and
one of the highly participated in and most loved events of the day was Vox Pop- the Annual
Turncoat Debate. Judged by Ms. Chandni and Ms. Priyanka, the motion for the debate was:
“Digital Media Platform Live up To Their Promise of Data Security.” The department also
organized a Media Quiz in association with LSR’s Quiz Society, and the event was hosted by Ms.
Ria Chopra and Ms. Gayatri Girri. The quizzing event had a preliminary and a final round and
had questions regarding award shows, television shows, media, bollywood, video games, pop
culture and other interesting topics.
A new addition to the list of competitive events was Camera Chronicles—a two-day
photography event, which was judged by Mr. Sunil Mishra and required participants to create a
Photo Series on Day 1 on the theme: “Metamorphosis- A Journey of Bravery/Courage,” and to
click Individual Photographs on Day 2 on the theme: “Ummeed/Hope.”
In addition to the nine offline events, Juxtapose also had two online events!
Panorama, the online photography event with the theme “Seasonal Hues” was open to
submissions and participation for all college students across India.
Another online event was the Meme Making competition in which students had to create a
meme on the theme “Give an update to your favorite fictional character.”
Juxtapose 2020 was a success and was an amalgamation of students across all disciplines and
fields. It is our little step to make this world a better place and to ensure that unheard, unseen
and unknown voices are brought to light and that we, as media students and as citizens, are
able to usher in a change.
A change- that benefits all, that helps all.
A change- that is for the betterment.
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