Under the aegis of SRDC, Student Research Interest Groups (SRIGs) have been created. These are free-entry, free-exit student groups further categorized and classified into sub-groups, each focusing on a subject for research purposes. Currently, SRIGs function with a total strength of 250-260 student members actively participating in a variety of research activities. Each sub-group is monitored by a Coordinator and Co-Coordinator chosen from among the student members.
The following are the SRIGs:
Critique is a student discussion forum that eliminates hierarchy and initiates such conversations about the most pressing issues that our society faces with the humble aim that discussants may leave the platform with an understanding about a new perspective. The kind of perspective, specifically, that can neither be gained from books nor from lectures. Where the forum does not press strongly regarding the achievement of goals, it places much greater emphasis on method. The forum ensures that it remains open to all views expressed by students and this openness is designed to strike at the root of various prejudices, misconceptions and stereotypes that often remain embedded in our minds unless challenged and questioned.
Cinephile, as part of the Critique discussion forum, is a forum for people who enjoy interesting films. Its aim is to help students cultivate and sustain interest in film that are of social and political relevance. Cinephile, selects movies that have and will stand the test of time because of their exceptional quality. The circle encourages group participation and it often resorts to poll to decide which film to screen.
The GNLU Gender & Sexuality Forum in collaboration with GNLU-Critique organised The QuiltGab Film Festival from the 29th - 31st of January, 2018. GNLU’s first film festival centred on the theme of breaking gender barriers and advocating gender sensitisation. QuiltGab provided a platform for the discussion of current issues relating to gender and sexuality within the Indian community, in keeping with the Indian tradition of free speech and expression. As part of the film festival, we screened nine movies across a span of three days, from 29 to 31 January, 2018. These screenings were followed by discussions lead by resource persons from the field of academia, along with civil society advocates.
The Resources persons were:
The Short movies screened were: ·
PYOTR495, Alone with People, SLAP, The Naturalist, Stray, Pretty Boy, Brace, ‘I’dentity, Call Me Cate, Pronouns.
