Picture of the Month Contest: I, ME, MYSELF

Law Soc kicks off its 'Picture of the Month' contest with the theme "I, Me, Myself". As individuals, we tend to view society and its problems as something abstract and external. Looking from the outside in on ourselves and our place in society can sometimes reveal tremendous things.

Thank you to all the participants for their enthusiasm and insight. Every photograph provided a new perspective on the theme. We hope that your response will continue to be as encouraging in the months to come.

1st Place: Ashwini Obulesh

"When you aim for the sky, it's seldom that the sun doesn't stare at you... that is when the sky stops being the limit, and you soar higher."





2nd Place: Adhiti Gupta

"Walk on."










3rd Place: Mansi Sood, Photographer - Paldron Tenzin

"A dream is all it takes"











Congratulations to the winners! Here are the other entries.



"Not a Care for the World"
 - Pratik Karki

"New Age Teacher?"
 - Pratik Karki

"Childhood Rains"
 - Pratik Karki

"A smile can light up even the darkest dungeons"
 - Mansi Sood
Photographer: Mrinalini Shinde

"What's life without a little fun?"
 - Mansi Sood
Photographer: Jahnavi Sindhu

"Neverending."
 - Adhiti Gupta

"Viewing beauty in formatted pixels; wondering how beauty sees itself?"
 - Ashwini Obulesh

"An inspiring love story"
 - Ashwini Obulesh

Notifications

A. Events


1. Smita Srinivas, Director of the Technological Change Lab (TCLab) at Columbia University in New York, will be delivering a public talk on 'Models of Innovation: Knowledge problems and problematic context' where she will discuss sector-specific urban technological innovations with their historical, political and regulatory context, at the Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore on Friday, July 29, between 6-8 pm. For details, contact +91-80-22868757.


2. The Wikimedia India Chapter is organising a seminar on Copyright and Open Licensing at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore on Saturday, July 30, between 5-8 pm. Speakers include Sudhir Krishnaswamy and Pranesh Prakash. For registration and other details, send an email to Gautam John.


3. Rafiki is performing 'The Memorandum', a satire play from Czechoslovakia, at Ranga Shankara on July 30-31 at 7 pm. For tickets and other details contact +91-9886334291.


B. Conferences, Seminars and Calls for Papers


1. The Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore and the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT), Ahmedabad are organising a research training and curriculum workshop on 'Locating Internets: Histories of the Internet(s) in India' at the CEPT University campus in Ahmedabad from August 20-22. Abstracts must be emailed in the prescribed format by July 26. Travel support will be provided for selected participants. For queries, contact +91-80-40926283. 


2. The International Consortium for Entrepreneurship Research is organising a conference on 'Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation' at IIM Bangalore from December 8-10. Abstracts must be submitted by July 31. For details, contact +91-80-26993701 or send them an email.


3. The Australian Lesbian & Gay Archives in association with the Gender, Sexuality and Diversity Program at La Trobe University is organising a conference titled 'After Homosexual: The Legacy of Gay Liberation' at Melbourne, Australia, from February 2-4, 2012. Abstracts must be submitted by August 5, 2011. For further details, send an email to Mark Pendleton.


4. The Womens' Studies Centre at ILS Law College, Pune, invites abstracts for their inaugural conference on 'Feminism and the Law' to be held from February 10-12, 2012. Abstracts must be emailed by August 15, 2011. For details contact +91-20-25656775.

Socio-Legal Review: Call for Contributions

The Socio-Legal Review, the annual journal published by the Committee, invites submissions by students and scholars. The journal has been listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals and has been uploaded on Westlaw and Heinonline. It was supported by the Modern Law Review for three years and entered into an agreement with SAGE in 2010, to sponsor the Annual SLR-Sage Essay Writing Competition.

The Journal subscribes to an expansive view on the interpretation of “law and society” thereby keeping its basic criteria for contributions simply that of high academic merit, as long as there is a perceivable link. This would include not just writing about the role played by law in social change, or the role played by social dynamics in the formulation and implementation of law, but also writing that simply takes cognizance of legal institutions/ institutions of governance/ administration, power structures in social commentary and so on. Through this effort, the journal also hopes to fill the lacunae relating to academic debate on socio-legal matters among law students.

The editors seek Articles (up to 8000 words), Short Articles (up to 5000 words), and Notes from the Field (shorter pieces designed to provide a glimpse into a new legal strategy, political initiative or advocacy technique applied in the field, a current problem or obstacle faced in, legal reform or development work, or a new issue that has not yet received much attention and needs to be brought to light) (up to 3000 words). Further details and author guidelines are available on the journal's website.
The deadline for submission for volume 8 (2012) is Nov. 15, 2011.

When Pictures Speak ('PICTURE OF THE MONTH' BY LAW SOC)

Hello everyone!

Law-Soc is back with a new edition of the last year’s photography contest!

We recognize the immense potential and talent in you as stunning photographers and therefore have come up with the ‘PICTURE OF THE MONTH’ for every month of each trimester. All you have to do is send us a picture that you feel is related to the ‘theme for the month’ with a caption of minimum 1 and maximum 100 words and we will make professional photographers select ‘the picture for the month’.

The end result of this exercise would be a compilation of the best pictures across the three trimesters either in an electronic journal or a photography journal (hard copy) that would be distributed in and outside college. The pictures would also constantly be put up on the Notice Board for Law Schoolites, faculty and staff to view, and uploaded on our blog: http://law-soc.blogspot.com and facebook profile: lawsoc.nlsiu@gmail.com, for outsiders to view them.

Well that’s not all! Finally we will hold a Photography Contest during the Univ Week where the best pictures would be awarded with a cash prize and a momento!!!

So if you are born a photographer, a picture freak or love your camera and photography in general, this is the best way you can contribute not only to Law School but also to the society at large!

The first theme for the Picture of the Week shall be out tomorrow.

We look forward to your active contribution!...Lets make pictures speak! J

Shweta

For Law Soc

Reality Check

Reality Check, the LawSoc orientation for the incoming first year batch of 2011, was held in the quadrangle of the academic block after class on Tuesday, July 12. A large bunch of enthusiastic first years turned up for the orientation which was conducted jointly by Prof. Sidharth Chauhan and Manish. (Picture courtesy Prof. R.S. Akila)

Notifications

A. Events
1. Good As You and Swabhava are organising a celebration at the Cubbon Park Bandstand on Saturday, July 2 from 4-6 p.m., to mark the second anniversary of the Naz Foundation judgement. For details contact Danish Sheikh on +91-8197979171.
 2.  The Forum Against War Crimes and Genocide is organising a seminar on 'War Crimes and Genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka' at the Students' Christian Movement, Mission Road on Saturday, July 2, at 4 p.m. The event includes a screening of a Channel 4 documentary on the topic and talks by Prof. Paul Newman and Prof. G. Haragopal. For details, contact +91-9448367627 or send them an email.
 2. Suchitra Cinema and Cultural Academy is organising a two-day film fest and discussion at their premises in Banashankari on July 2-3. For details contact Anand Varadaraj on +91-9845055034.
 3. Rang De is screening 'In Search of Gandhi' on Saturday, July 2 at A-1102, Ajmera Green Acres, Bannerghatta Road. Further details may be obtained from this Facebook page.
 4. The Bangalore Mountaineering Club is organising a night trek to Ramnagaram on Saturday, July 2. Details may be obtained on +91-9902027262.
 5. 'Dhuddu Kasu Dabbu Currency', the Whitefield Hindustani Music Festival and 'Swar Katha Upanishad' are among various interesting events happening on the weekends of July 2-3 and 9-10 at Jagriti Theatre in Whitefield. Further details may be obtained from this Facebook page. 

B. Conferences, Competitions and Calls for Papers
1.  Dr. Radhika Gajjala, Professor of Media and Communication at Bowling Green State University, will be delivering a public lecture on 'Socio-Financial Online Networks' relating to the effect of social networking on online microfinance systems at The Centre for Internet and Society in Domlur on Friday, July 8. For details contact +91-80-40926283. 
2. The Centre for Public History at Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, in association with the British Council, is organising a one-day conference on 'Oral History and the Sense of Legacy' at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Palace Road on Tuesday, July 19. Advance registration is required. For registration and other queries contact +91-80-49000808 or send them an email.
3. The Central University of Himachal Pradesh and the International Sociological Association are organising an International Conference on Sociology of Law at Dharamshala from September 10-12. Abstracts must be submitted by July 31. For details, contact Dr. Arvind Agarwal on +91-9418294100 or send him an email. 
4. The Indiana State University is organising the third annual International Crime, Media and Popular Studies Conference from September 26-28. Abstracts must be submitted by July 8. If you have queries, send the Conference Administrative Assistant an email. 
5. The S.S. Khanna Girls Degree College is organising an essay competition on 'Education and Nation Building'. Essays must be emailed in by October 2. Prize money of over Rs. 1.5 lakh is to be won. For queries, contact Dr. Asha Upadhyaya on +91-9307973688 or Dr. Vasudha Gautam on +91-9198858449.