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Present Activity Uneven Playing
Fields A Discussion on the
Representation and Perception of Female Athletic Bodies on the Sports Field
and in Sports Fiction A Talk by Somrita Ganguly Ph.D. Scholar Center for English Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University 8th August, 2015 (Saturday) Committee Room, Central Library In 2014 Dutee
Chand’s name was under consideration for the
Commonwealth Games in Glasglow. She had won for
herself and India several medals before that as an under-18 athlete. However
shortly before the championship she was summoned to Bangalore by the Sports
Authority of India (SAI) and asked to undergo a series of tests; three days
later she was informed that she would not be allowed to compete. A dejected,
clueless Chand returned to her hometown in Orissa
from the training centre in Bangalore and discovered afterwards from
news-channels flashing her face on the television that she had failed the
‘gender test’. A person who grew up as a girl for 18 years was suddenly not
considered feminine and female enough. In medical terms it meant that Chand had more than the average acceptable level of
testosterone in her body, the male sex hormone; hence she was could not
compete as a female athlete any further. Is the gender test mandatory for all
athletes? How is this test performed? Since there seems to be a consensus on
the average acceptable limit of testosterone in the female athletic body,
what is the acceptable average for a male athletic body? Can an athlete
“rectify” this “problem” known as hyperandrogenism?
Also, what does such a test reveal to us about the way in which the society
perceives of the female athletic body? Through this paper I wish to
initiate a discussion around gender politics and the sports field, going back
to ancient Olympics and investigating the reason behind the absence of female
participants and female spectators in old Olympia; the focus will thence be
shifted to contemporary athletes like Dutee Chand, Amelie Mauresmo, Pinki Paramanik, Shanthi Soundarajan and the Williams sisters. This paper will
also include a discussion on select literary texts to question whether the
individual cases of female athletic triumph are indeed instances of voluntary
defiance or whether one can locate a larger changing societal pattern by
mapping these success stories. ******************************************************************************************************* Diabetes mellitus Diabetes mellitus (DM), also popular with
the name sugar, has become a very common disease. According to world health
organization 347 million people worldwide have diabetes. Diabetes caused 5.1
million deaths in 2013. In India 62 million individuals have been currently
diagnosed with the disease. Speaker: Jasvir
Kaur, Research Scholar Venue: Committee Room, Central Library,
JNU Other Ongoing Activities Computer Awareness Survey Organized by Computers have become an essential part
of our daily lives. Computer literacy varies from person to person according
to one's respective job. Many of us face difficulty in using computers. Very
often, we are not able to find the right person to guide us when we feel lost
while using computers. In order to address the difficulties faced by users,
we propose to organize a workshop which will focus on Computer Awareness in
the coming semesters. Moreover, we may conduct the workshop on a regular
basis as per the requirements and feedback from the participants. This survey aims to help us identify the
needs of students by creating awareness about the use of computer and its
applications. On the basis of the feedback collected from this survey, we
will design the course curriculum of the program and plan the sessions
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