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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE

6 – 7 April 2018

O.P. Jindal Global UniversitySonipat Narela Road, Sonipat-131001, Haryana (NCR of Delhi)

Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities

India's First Transnational Humanities School

Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities

About Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities (JSLH)

An interdisciplinary education is key to enabling students to discover cross-disciplinary connections and gain critical thinking skills. JSLH’s mission is to establish a hub for interdisciplinary learning in India that will produce successful professionals.

At the same time, the need for innovative thinking goes beyond its sanguine effect on students’ employment prospects. Our planet faces ecological and military crises that endanger all of humanity. The solutions to such overarching problems will have to go beyond the limited countryspecific varieties that have been formulated in the past. In short We need a new breed of leaders and JSLH seeks to become a place that will produce this next generation of leaders to confront our overarching problems. JSLH will seek to bring to life for students the underlying commonality which lies buried beneath the illusion of intractable differences.

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) is a non-profit global university established by the Government of Haryana and recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC). JGU was established as a philanthropic initiative of its Founding Chancellor, Mr. Naveen Jindal in memory of his father, Mr. O.P. Jindal. JGU has been awarded the highest grade 'A' by the National Accreditation & Assessment Council (NAAC). JGU is one of the few universities in Asia that maintains a 1:13 faculty-student ratio and appoints faculty members from India and different parts of the world with outstanding academic qualifications and experience.

JGU is a research intensive university, which is deeply committed to its core institutional values of interdisciplinarity and innovative pedagogy; pluralism and rigorous scholarship; and globalism and international engagement. JGU has established eight schools: Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), Jindal Global Business School (JGBS), Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA), Jindal School of Government and Public Policy (JSGP), Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities (JSLH), Jindal School of Journalism & Communication (JSJC), Jindal School of Art & Architecture (JSAA) and Jindal School of Banking & Finance (JSBF).

About O.P. Jindal Global University

8:00 am – 10:00 am ( ) and REGISTRATION Outside ADDA BREAKFAST (Venue: T1, Dining Hall/ ADDA)

INAUGURAL SESSION: 10:00 am – 11:30 amVenue: T3, Global Auditorium

Programme

EDUCATORS' PANEL: 11:45 am – 1:00 pmVenue: T3, Global Auditorium

DAY 1 – 6 April 2018

Moderator: Professor Kathleen A. Modrowski, Professor and Dean, Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities

Ÿ Professor Gull Wani, Director, UNESCO “Madanjeet Singh Institute of Kashmir Studies, University of Kashmir

Ÿ Dr. Karen Gabriel, Associate Professor, St. Stephen's College, Delhi University and Director for the “Center for the Study of Gender Culture and Scoial Processes”, Delhi University

Ÿ Professor Durba Chattaraj, Director, Centre for Writing and Communications, Ashoka University

Ÿ Dr. Ramin Jahanbegloo, Professor and Vice Dean and Executive Director, Mahatma Gandhi Center for Peace Studies, (JGU)

Ÿ Dr. Sangeeta Dasgupta, Associate Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, School of Social Sciences, JNU, New Delhi

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch (Venue: T1, Dining Hall / ADDA)

Session 1: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (Parallel Sessions)

Panel 1: Hunger and Desire: Food and Bodies Venue: Classroom 50

Moderator: Professor (Dr.) Nandini Dhar, Associate Professor, Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities.

1. Aimen Zaki, Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi Cannibalism as Desire: A Reading of Raw

2. Shubhangi Verma, Shiv Nadar University The account of two bodies: Aarushi Talwar and Hemraj Banjade Murder Case

3. Bhavna Prakash, Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi Fasting as a form of Protest

4. Fizapreet Dillon, Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi Food Manga: Venturing into Japan's Culinary Nationalism

5. Aakanksha Sharan, Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi Between Table and Gallery: Food In and As Performance Art

Panel 2: The Political Boundary Conditions: Religion and Gender in Modern Democracies Venue: Classroom 58

Moderator: Professor (Dr.) Nicolas de Zamaróczy, Assistant Professor, Jindal School of International Affairs.

1. Ankita Borah, Ashoka University Redening Gender

2. Pragya Aggarwal, Ashoka University Unveiling France's Secularism

3. Mohammad Hamza Farooqui, Ashoka University Beyond Secularisms

4. Niharika Satish, Shiv Nadar University Dialogue over Dogmas

5. Shreya Kaul, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Perception of Sexual Harassment in Bollywood Music

6. Sahir Abrol, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Feminism in IR: A re-reading of Indo-Pakistan Track 2 Initiatives

Welcome Remarks Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU)

Introductory Remarks Professor Kathleen A. Modrowski, Professor and Dean, Jindal School of Liberal Arts & Humanities (JSLH)

Keynote Remarks Professor Dipankar Gupta, Sociologist and Academician

Chief Guest Address Professor J. Thomas (Tom) Cook, Professor, Rollins College, USA & Visiting Professor, JSLH

11:30 am – 11:45 am Tea Break

Panel 3: Experiments and Applications in EconomicsVenue: Classroom No. 4

Moderator: Professor (Dr.) Arun Kumar Kaushik, Assistant Professor, Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities.

1. Abhinav Verma, Ashoka University Treating Informality: An Analysis of the Persistence of the Informal Economy

2. Aditya Raj, Prashant Kumar and Purushottam Mohanty, Ramjas College, University of Delhi Rotating Savings and Credit Association: Why do people participate in it? An Empirical Study in Urban Slums of Delhi

3. Nazia Altaf, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts Impact of Including the Unorganized Domestic Maid Workers into the Formal Economy

4. Sumer Sharma & Niharika Gotety, Ashoka University How urbanisation and developmental projects have affected different social groups in rural Haryana

5. Harjot Singh, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Volatility of Macroeconomic Indicators in Ination-Targeting and Non-Targeting Regimes

6. Taarika Peres, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University The Application of Blockchain Technology in Issuing Digital Degrees in India

Panel 4: Contemporary Indian UrbanismsVenue: T3, Faculty Conference Room

Moderator: Professor (Dr.) John Clammer, Professor, Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities

1. Rhea Jain, Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi The Delhi Metro as a Social System and its Seat Giving Patterns

2. Devangna Singh, Dikshit Sarma Bhagabati, Ishan Vijay, Malini C., JGLS, O.P. Jindal Global University Not a Land of Street Magicians: A Study on Intergenerationality Amongst the Maseit Street Magicians of Kathputli

Colony, Delhi

3. Gautam Kathuria and Mayank Adlakha, Ashoka University Caste and Religious Discrimination in the Urban Rental Housing Market of India

4. Meghana Prasad, Azim Premji University Layers of vulnerability in the informal sector: A study of women workers in Hyderabad

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Tea Break

Panel 1: Art, Form, and PoliticsVenue: Classroom No. 50

Moderator: Professor (Dr.) Maaz Bin Bilal, Assistant Professor, Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities

1. Kshitij Garg, Maharaja Sayajirao University Reading George Orwell and Interpreting Surveillance and Politicization of Biology

2. Gauri Jhangiani, Ashoka University Order Amid Chaos: An Examination of Class and Caste in Tamas

3. Ananya Chatterjee, Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta Exploring female prowess in old English poetry

4. Kamana Singh, Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi Looking at Black Aesthetics in Dutchman by Amiri Baraka

5. Nikita Achanta, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Comparing the two endings of Ibsen's “A Doll's House”

6. Saloni Nagpal, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Meme Culture and Cyber-Space

Session 2: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm (Parallel Sessions)

Panel 2: The Great Indian Political Drama Venue: Classroom No. 58

Moderator: Professor Rahul Jayaram, Assistant Professor, Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities

1. Pritika Datta, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University The Curious Case of Mamata Banerjee and the Bhadralok

2. Nishant Kauntia, Ashoka University The Dangers of Political Moralization

3. Arushi Thapar, Sophia College for Women Music as a Form of Resistance in Contemporary Kashmir

Panel 3: Economic Theory and Models Venue: Classroom No. 4

Moderator: Professor (Dr.) Dony Alex, Assistant Professor, Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities

1. Sahana Subramanyam, Azim Premji University Risk sharing, endogamy and graded inequality in an agent based model

2. Heer Shah, Ashoka University An Experimental Study on Variability in the Role of Relative Gains in Non-cooperative, Normal Form Games

3. Shreyaa Balachandran, Shiv Nadar University Perceptions

4. Abhiruchi Rathi, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi The Greek Odyssey through the Sovereign Debt Crisis

5. Sandhya A., JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Internationalization of the Indian Apparel Industry

6. Jairaj Singh Gadh, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University The Role of Cultural Coherence on Japanese Business Practices

Panel 4: Women, Children, and the Embodied Politics of Vulnerability Venue: T3 Faculty Conference Room

Moderator: Professor (Dr.) Jayani Bonnerjee, Associate Professor, Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities

1. Roshni Kadam, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts Including women's work: Gendered Perceptions of labour and productivity

2. Harsha Vytla, Shiv Nadar University The Line of Separation

3. Aishwarya Kumar Benevolent Sexism and Marital Rape Abstract

4. Krathika Parchani, Ashoka University Why the ICDS Is Not Enough to Fight Child Undernutrition in India

5. Janaki S., Azim Premji University Gender Convergence and its effect on Gender Discrimination at Workplace in the Indian Labour Market

6. Sanya Kapoor, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Dual Colonisation of Women in Children's Literature

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Dinner (Venue: T1, Dining Hall/ ADDA)

DAY 2 – 7 April 2018

Session 3: 9:30 am – 11:00 am (Parallel Sessions)

Panel 1: Aesthetic Examinations Venue: Classroom No. 50

Moderator: Professor (Dr.) Shivani Kapoor, Assistant Professor, Jindal Centre for Writing Studies, JGU

1. Devensh Sharma, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Islamic Architecture – The Pentagonal paradox

2. Punarwasu Kapgate, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts Understanding Badal Sircar's Third Theatre movement as 'Modern Indian Theatre' and its relevance with

Greenberg's idea of 'Modernism'

3. Roshan Johri, Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta The Origins & Evaluation of Gothic Literature

4. Nikhil Ayyagiri, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Subs vs Dubs: How changes in language and tone affect characterization in Anime

5. Niharika Yadav, Ashoka University The mind-body problem and Ryle's category mistake

8:30 am – 9:30 am Breakfast (Venue: T1, Dining Hall/ ADDA)

4. Sanskriti Singh, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Analysing the post-colonial state in India

5. Kanika Dabra, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Flaws of Democracy: A case study of India

6. A. Kapur & T. Sabnis, Ashoka University How regressive is the Delhi Marriage Market

Panel 2: Violence and the Global Order Venue: Classroom No. 58

Panel 3: World and Indian Economy Venue: Classroom No. 4

Moderator: Professor Deepanshu Mohan, Assistant Professor, Jindal School of International Affairs

1. Niyati Midha, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi The Housing Crisis of Ireland

2. Subhadeep Halder, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi Spain under Sovereign Debt crisis

3. Nayanika Kandula, Shiv Nadar University Agricultural Economy of India

4. Ansh Seth, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Trade Policies and Politics in India

5. Nanak Kapur, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Start-ups in the Equity Market- India, China & the USA: A Comparative Study

Panel 4: Environmental Science Venue: T3 Faculty Conference Room

Moderator: Professor (Dr.) Sriroop Chaudhuri, Associate Professor, Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities

1. Qudret Bal, Shiv Nadar University Anthropology of Water

2. Vijeta Ananth Kumar, Azim Premji University The Impact of Plastic Waste on Cattle: An Ecological Economics Approach

3. Verzaan Sutaria, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Challenges of Water Pollution

4. Harnoor Kaur, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Jungle Book: Beyond the Facade

5. Sanjna C., JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Farm to Table: Building Bio-Regional Food Systems in Developing Countries

Panel 1: Reading and Viewing Venue: Classroom No. 50

Moderator: Professor Yasodhara Rakshit, Research Associate, Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities

1. Deepro Roy, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts The Talk in the Talkie: A Study of Mimetic Dialogue in Fiction Film and Spontaneous Speech recorded in

Documentary

2. Anaya Kumar, Sophia College for Women The study of Sondheim's West Side Story as an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

3. Nimisha Upadhyay, Shiv Nadar University The Barthesian Reader's Revival in Modern Interactive Fiction

4. Shakshi Singh, Shyama Prasad Mukherji College, Delhi University The Time Machine: Exploration of clairvoyance in Literature and the transcendent capability of books

5. Nikhil Ayyagiri, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University How Horrid Henry Subverts Children's Literature

Session 4: 11:15 am – 12:45 pm (Parallel Sessions)

Moderator: Professor (Dr.) Avinash A. Godbole, Assistant Professor, Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities

1. Srivatsan Manivannan, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University In group fragmentation in South Asian armed conicts

2. Ananya, Symbiosis school for Liberal Arts Exploring the Legitimacy of Sweatshop Labour through Violence Studies

3. Sahima Gupta, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Rohingya Refugee Crisis

4. Muda Tariq & Tamana Qari, Lady Sri Ram College for Women, Delhi University State Surveillance, Civil Rights Violations and Socio-Economic Condition of Half Widows

5. Sarthak Datta, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Sino-Indian Relations in the 21st Century

6. Divya Kapoor, O.P. Jindal Global UniversityJSLH, Mental Health with in the LGBTQ Community: A Correlational Study between Self-Esteam and Phobic Behaviour

Panel 2: Power and Resistance in the Modern State Venue: Classroom No. 58

Moderator: Professor Sucharita Sen, Assistant Professor, Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities.

1. Srivatsan Manivannan, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Mythopoeia, Remembrance, and Forgetting - Fictionalized Mythology and Political Symbols

2. Aandrita Deb, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University The Rise of Hindu Nationalist Thought

3. Debanjan Mahapatra, Presidency University Overow of Information on Social Media as a Political Tool in 21st Century in the Indian Backdrop

4. Ekalavya Chadha, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Turkey's Political Structure and the Power Development

5. R. Aangrish & J. Mahnot, Symbiosis Law School & Liberal Arts School Humanity Altered – A Psycho Legal Perspective

6. Rohan Ismal, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University South China Sea Disputes

Panel 3: Social and Cognitive Perspectives on Memory and Well-beingVenue: Classroom No. 4

Moderator: Professor (Dr.) Ana Petrova, Assistant Professor, Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities.

1. Alina Khan & Pearly Srivastava, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Who is Better at Memorizing?

2. Srushti Borkar, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts The Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory

3. Mohnish Jogwani, Shiv Nadar University The Reality of Modernisms: How Stereotypes Affect Happiness

4. Akshay Sharan, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Assessing the Impact of Audio-Visual Stressors on Empathy in College-Going Students

5. Dhananjay Khurana, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University 'Effect of Music on Anxiety Among Students'

6. Prakriti Sharma, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts To What Extent is Gender Inequality a Determining Factor of a Mental Environment

Panel 4: Nation, Memory, and History Venue: T3 Faculty Conference Room

Moderator: Professor (Dr.) Saagar Tewari, Assistant Professor, Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities

1. Atmadeep Sengupta, Symbiosis school for Liberal Arts Understanding and Contextualizing the Concept of “Collective Memory” with Respect to the Destruction of the

National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992.

2. Nivedita Joon, Ashoka University Nuclear Deterrence, Rationality and The Post-Colonial Experience: The Case of India and Pakistan

3. Nivedita Nair, Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts The Effect of British Colonial Rule in India on the Production and Artistic Conventions of Indian Filmmaking

between 1896-1947

4. Sukaina Hussain, JSLH, O.P. Jindal Global University Syrian Christians in India: Creating an Identity

5. Lakshita Chahar, Miranda House, Delhi Universityth Linguistic Nationalism in Print and Literature of the 19 Century India

6. Shreya Sahni, Ridhika Bora and Swati Sradhanjali, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University The Cultural Manifestations of Partition: From the eyes of Indians and Pakistanis

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch (Venue: T1, Dining Hall / ADDA)

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Valedictory SessionVenue: T1, 60 Seater Auditorium (Classroom 19)

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Poster & Photo Exhibition (Venue: Moot Court Room)

Moderator: Professor (Dr.) Peter Thabiso Bustraan, Senior Research Associate, JSLH

Art Presentation Baptist Coelho, Installation Artist

Vote of Thanks Professor Mariya J. Pandey, Assistant Professor, JSLH

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Tea Break