Two Days Workshop on Film at University

Patiala (Press Ki Taquat Bureau) S. Sobha Singh Department of Fine Arts in collaboration with Department of Theatre & Television is organizing a two-day workshop in the campus. The workshop will be conducted by former professor of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh Prof. Madihur Rahman Shaib. The inaugural function of this workshop was presided over by Prof. Dr. Gurdeep Singh Batra, Dean Academics Affairs. On this occasion Proceedings of 28the annual conference of IAHC were also released by Dr. Batra and Dr. Yashpal Sharma, Dean, Arts & Culture Faculty.
While delivering presidential remarks, Prof. Gurdeep Singh Batra said that research in this academic field today cannot be limited to class room teaching methods only as online method like Mooc courses too have been helping a great deal. Prof. Madihur deliberated upon various historical and visual aspects of Indian Cinema. He said that Cinema is a medium of all kind of perspectives and feasibilities but we need deep studies to explore them. Since Cinema is a commercial field, it has many limitations. Most of the time Cinema fails to fulfill its social responsibilities. Prof. Madihur will be here till February 13, 2020.
On this occasion an exhibition by Mr. Sarbjit Singh, research scholar of the Department, was also inaugurated. This exhibition will remain till February 28, 2020. Dr. Ambalica Sood Jacob, Head, Fine Arts Dept. welcomed the guests and a formal vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. Jaspal Kaur Deol, Head, Theatre & Television.