A Notch Higher

The Department of English notched a new high this year when Dr. Mukul Joshi  Head, Department of English,  presented a paper the International Conference Kipling: An international writer held at Institute of English Studies, University of London, London on 21^st and 22^nd October 2011.Dr. Joshi presented a paper entitled “Kipling’s writing on India: The Simla Tales”. Her paper focused on Kipling’s portrayal of encounters between the British officials and Indians in Simla, the summer capital of the British raj in the pre-independence India.

Dr. Munira Lokhandwala presented a paper at the International Conference "Vanishing Borders in the Age of Globalism: Austral - Asian Perspectives." Held at Osmania University , Hyderabad on 12th to 15th December 2011. Dr. Lokhandwala presented her paper titled "A Pragmatic Analysis of Gregory David Roberts' Shantaram".

Dr Joshi presenting her paper.

Event Schedule !!

ABEDA  INAMDAR SENIOR COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE & COMMERCE

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

     Announces

                          LITTFEST - 2011- 2012                                                                                        

Event Schedule

Day One:  Monday, December 26

Theme of the Day: Earthy Brown

Scrabble Marathon  8.30 a.m.

Inauguration  9.30 a.m.

Poetry Recitation Competition- 10.15 a.m.

Spelling Bee – 12 noon

Submission of Posters (theme – women writers) & Essays

Day Two:  Tuesday, December 27

Theme of the Day: Leafy Green

Pictionary – 9 a.m.

Litt Quiz  - 10.30 a.m.

Speak Your Mind- 11.30 a.m.

Movie Show – 12.15 onwards

Day Three:  Wednesday, December 28

Theme of the Day: Flaming Orange

Dramatrix – 9 a.m.

Valedictory & Prize Distribution ceremony 11 a.m.

LITT FEST 2011- 2012    

Topics for the Essay writing competition

1.  Is the Indian youth undergoing a “value crisis”?

2.  Is India poised for a revolution of change?

       3. Do we learn more outside a classroom than inside it?

       4. Celebrities and Indians obsession about them.

THEME FOR THE POSTER COMPETITION

Women  Writers

Registrations for other competitions now open at the Department of English

Lilliputs in a Giants World !!

Amidst the giants of the ELT world were three of our own department members. Ms. Shashwati Soumya and Ms. Misbah Ansari presented papers at the TESOL International Conference on "Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages" at Baramati held from 2nd to 4th December 2011 while Dr. Pragya Bajpai attended it with them. The title of Ms. Soumya 's paper was "Hearer's Interpretation v/s Speaker's Intent : Exploring Indirect Speech Acts". It aimed to explore the possibility of indirect speech acts that are not successful in communication. While Ms. Misbah Ansari 's paper explored the interference of the mother tongue in  her paper titled "Interference of Mother Tongue (L1) in Second Language Usage- A Study Through Contrastive Analysis". it was based on a study carried out with a group of intermediate students for whom English was a second language. The visit was a dream come true for the department members as they got an opportunity to interact with stalwarts like Prof. N Krishnaswamy.  

Ms. Misbah Ansari presenting her paper

Ms. Soumya presenting her paper.

  

Dr. Pragya Bajpai, Ms Shashwati Soumya & Ms. Misbah Ansari with Prof. N Krishnaswamy

The Much Awaited Litt Fest !!

         ABEDA  INAMDAR SENIOR COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE & COMMERCE

                                                DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

                                                               

                                                               Announces

LITTFEST - 2011- 2012    

                 

Scrabble Marathon – Set The  Board On Fire

Poetry Recitation- Make the Judges’ Heart Melt

Spelling Bee- Spell them Rite

Pictionary- Guess Which Word

Litt Quiz-- Scratch Your Brain

Speak Your Mind- - Weird Topics & Your Take On Them

Dramatrix- - For Budding Theatre Artists

Essay Writing- - Collect All Those Thoughts & Pen

Them Down

Poster Making- - Paint  The College Red With Your Artistic Abilities

Movie Show- For All Movie Aficionados’

Picnic – For Some More Extra Dose Of Fun

War of Words !!

The Assembly Hall on Wednesday afternoon i.e September 14, was a battle ground. The swords were drawn and the battle began. "Are men more complicated than women", was the sentence that had triggered it off, for it was the topic of the Inter Collegiate Debate Competition jointly organized by the Department of English, Abeda Inamdar Senior College and the Rotary Club of Pune Cantonment.Teams from almost all the institutes from Azam Campus had participated and the winners were promised an entry into the preliminary round of the Debate competition that is organized by the Rotary Club each year. The contest was a keenly contested one and the reasons kept pouring in from the sides. The preparations for this had however been set in motion in the previous month as the Department had organized an orientation program for the participating teams on 22 nd August. Mrs Uslla Poonawala, Mr .Azhar Jambuwala and Mr. Sarfaaraz Potia as the judges of the competition didn't have it easy as the contestants brought out their arguments both for and the against the motion with ease.After all the nine teams had put their best foot forward or shall we say their best word forward, the tension in the hall was palpable. As Rotarian Kieth Kline, Chairperson of the Debate Committee announced the results the winners exulted in joy, for it was Ms. Nagma Shaikh of Abeda Inamdar  Senior College who was adjudged the Runners Up in the Best Speakers Category while Mr. Ritshi Kanjilal of Abeda Inamdar Senior College was the Best Speaker who took home the first prize. The team from H.G.M Azam College of Education comprising of Ms. Sonal Devjani and Ms. Christina Charles secured the first Runners up position. The prizes which consisted of some of the best classics of English Literature were given away by Mr. Munnawar Peerbhoy, Chairperson Haji Ghulam Mohammad Azam Education Trust. Impressed with the performance of the students, Rtn Kieth Kline allowed the teams from A.K.K. New Law Academy and M.A. Rangoonwala College of Physiotherapy and Research to progress into the preliminary round in addition to the winning teams. 

TEACHERS DAY

The hARTdwork !!

One for the Album !

The team who put it together with Prof. Dr. Munira Lokhandwala

September 5, is a day that gladdens many a heart especially those that belong to teachers. The T.Y. B.A, batch did just that today. A day when they organized a party exclusively for the teachers. Some finger licking snacks, a very thoughtful expression of gratitude and yes a beautiful ambience created with a whole lot of hard work. Thank you, girls!! You surely made our day!!
Besides A very Happy Teachers Day to all those who are changing lives !! Kudos!!

S-P-E-L-L-A-T-H-O-N

The enthusiastic participants.

The Final Five

The F.Y.B.A. notched up their first academic activity of the year with an exciting spelling bee on August 11. Organized by Prof. Misbah Ansari, the competition had the students chewing their pens in intense concentration for getting the fifteen words of the written elimination round right. Following which, the students who had scored more than six qualified for the next round where they spelled a word each to progress to the next round. A lot of favourites fell out here and there remained all but five. What followed next was a fiercely fought competition for the top three positions. Ms. Fatema Dhuliawala took home the first prize and the next two runners up under went a slew of rounds to grab these positions it was Ms. Feeba John who was the first runner up and Ms. Yvonne Paul who was the second runner up. A word of appreciation for Ms. Rupali Sonawane and Ms. Anjum Ansari for fighting it out till the very end. Judged by Prof. Heena Talikoti, the competition thus, proved to be a good get away from the mundane academics.

The Winners along with Prof Heena Talikoti & Prof Misbah Ansari 

Budding Poets

 Prof. Dr. Pragya Bajpai with Prof. Shashwati Soumya

The F.Y. B.Com (girls),  classroom was abuzz with a general wave of recitation on August 9. A poetry recitation competition had been organized by Dr. Pragya Bajpai and the girls were all excited to prove their mettle. Judged by Prof. Shashwati Soumya,  it was a resounding success, and the competition intense. The students were judged on the following criteria: choice of poem, diction, and over all expressions. After a poetic and nail biting finish it was Ms. Malvika Prasad who won the first prize followed by Ms .Farida. M. Khambaty who was the first runner up, followed very closely by a tie for the second runner up position by Ms. Afrin Kusur and Ms. Afreen.S. Siddiqui.  

Ms. Malvika Prasad.

THE WINNERS

Spelling Buzz

All Prepared!!

Get Set Go!!

The second year BSc classroom was a buzz with a host of wannabe spelling bees. The second of August dawned with a spelling bee competition that was organized by  Prof.  Shashwati Soumya, led to whole lot of excitement and nerves. A written elimination round was held in which the students  spelled a whole lot of everyday words. Students who scored more than six qualified for the next round amidst a lot of cheering by their enthusiastic class mates.

Three Cheers for the Winners !!

And then followed three rounds of excitement in which the participants tried to spell their words right and thereby move on to the next round. But ultimately it was Ms. Sukreena D'souza who took the first position, Ms. Shrreyanka Naik who secured the first runner up position and Ms. Fehmina Gaibee who came a close second runner up.

The Enthusiastic Audience !!

A word of appreciation about the following students who spelled most of the audience round words correctly Ms. Priyanka Pradhan,  Samar Rana,  Mr. Sachin Shetty, Mr Ikram Pathan,  and finally Mr. Rameez Tamboli . The competition which was judged by  Prof. Misbah Ansari proved to be a mix of excitement, nerves, winning and the victorious.

One Last Photo Op with Prof. Soumya

Spinning Stories

Mr. Ansari Ajaz in action

The first year B.A. (boys) began their calender of class activities with a story reading competition organized on the 30th July, 2011. Organized by Ms Heena Talikoti ,the competition had the students speaking on a variety of topics with great enthusiasm. the foreign students brought forth a taste of their culture with their renditions. Judged by Ms. Misbah Ansari,  the competition proved to be cliff hanger as there were a lot of students vying for the top two positions.Mr. Aijaz Ansari however took home the prize for rendering a story in his own words with great confidence. While it was Sayyed Malla Sadaf, who won the first prize in the foreign student section. There was a tie for the second position between  Mr. Avez Khan and  Mr. Shaikh Ali while Ahmad Shabbir Shafi took the second position in the foreign student second.  It truly was a morning of nerves, stories, and ultimately victory.

Sayyad Malla Sadaf

A Beginning !!

The students of M.A. can now rejoice (!!) for the new academic year begins with the lectures commencing from tomorrow at 9 a.m. 

Results !!!

Heres more to do with results, prior to that of the post graduates, the under graduate results were declared. Here are those who had made their own smiles and that of their teachers a little wider..
                               

                                                TOPPERS   S.Y. B.A.

1) Siddiqui Farheen Niyaz

2) Qureshi Humera Nazir

3) Shaikh Swaleha Siddique

                                              TOPPERS   T.Y.B.A.

1) Mariya Arpitha Robert
2) Singh Alka Rajeshwar
3) Jammula Elizabeth Chinnatabu
4)Simmons Genevieve Elvis 

RESULTS !!

Each time a new semester begins there is a certain a apprehension in the air. Apprehension for the fruits that all your hard work of the previous semester will bear. The quesy stomach and bundled nerves are a phenomenon shared by all. Well, on 15th July a similar scenario prevailed over all the post graduate students as the results of M.A were declared. The Department congratulates all those who succeeded and all those who tried. And here are those who who've shone the brightest...

M.A. Part II 

1.  Misbah Ansari     - 68.43%

2. Rashida Haidermota  - 66.19 %

3. Jamila Patanwala - 64.94%

                                                                       M.A - Part I

 

1.   C.P.Beena Paul –  69.75%

2.   C.Jessey C.J.Joseph –  65.63 %

3.   Jadhav Rajshree - 64.37%

4.   Mustafa Kwran Omar – 60.12%

Wordsmiths' Nook

WORDSMITHS NOOK

Standing Tall !!

Wordsmiths nook is a wallpaper put up by the students.  This gives the students an opportunity to showcase their creative talent.  The students get an opportunity to share thoughts, current news, jokes, college events, recipes on their wallpaper. The students editors ensure that quality is maintained and every student who wishes to contribute is given due space. 

Interactive Workshop

 The Department conducted a workshop for teachers on Role and Purpose of Education on Saturday, 09.10.2010. 

Prof. Shaheen Patel welcoming Prof. Randhir Khare

The Resource person for this workshop was Prof. Randhir Khare, Director & Mentor, Rewachand Bhojwani Academy. Prof. Khare, a creative writer and freelance columnist for the Times of India spoke at length on the challenges in the modern classroom and tried to define the role and purpose of education. He had a lively interaction with the teachers who shared their classroom experiences and problems. The workshop was attended by English teachers of the campus and students of M.A English.

Bidding Adieu

FAREWELL PARTY

Celebrating With  A  Cake.

There was a particular somberness in the afternoon from the word go. Occasion? A farewell for the students of M.A part two students.  

The party was held in the Assembly Hall on Tuesday, 12 April 2011. 

Iraqi Traditional Dance

For once the students had leave their brains behind and win solely on the basis of luck for there was a lucky draw and the tweaking of the  brain with a fun riddle contest that had everyone scratching their heads. The international students in the out going batch treated their class mates with taste of Iraqi culture as they swayed to their traditional music and danced. 

M.A. Part I presenting Souvenirs to Part II

One Last Photo Shoot.

Memoirs and feelings descended in the hall as the students and the teachers expressed their feelings and for the moment to be remembered forever the students were given souvenirs.

LITT FEST 2010-2011

The Department of English conducts a major literary event called LITTFEST  every year. It is an eclectic mix of educational and fun filled activities based on language and literature. This event invites participation of students from all faculties. The department also organises Guest Lectures and conducts workshops and seminars.

Litt fest is like its name. Snazzy, short and a festival of literature, where students from across the faculties come to together to participate, contest, win, lose and in the process learn a lot. This year it was no different. Litt fest 2011 was inaugurated amidst excited minds on January 19, by  Prof Irfan Shaikh, Joint Secretary , M.C.E Society, who applauded the efforts of the Department of English for organizing this unique festival,   for today’s world where the importance of English is only growing.

Dr. Shaila Bootwala addressing the students.

Final Round (Girls)

“One minute to fame” and Spelling Bee were the two competitions of the day one followed by a screening of the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness”. 

One minute to fame

Final Round. (Boys)

The King & The Queen

One minute to fame entailed students doing seemingly easy but yet difficult tasks in a minute. The students enthusiastically participated in this event. One winner from boys and girls was declared. The winners were Ms Malaika Fernandes of F.Y.B.A declared One Minute to fame Queen and Mr.Ilham Abdul Salam was declared King.

Spelling Bee

Spelling Bee spruced up the fast deteriorating spellings of the students in today’s world of the ‘Spell check’.

Winner Of Spelling Bee.

There was an elimination round which was a written test. The top ten progressed to the next round where the students were given challenging words to spell. The winners were Mr.Adnan Shaikh of S.Y.B.Sc (First), Ms.Swaleha Shaikh of S.Y.B.A(Second), Ms.Misbah Ansari of M.A-II(Third) and Mr.Ishaq Polan of S.Y.B.Sc (consolation)

Day two was packed with competitions, as the day began with the students submitting a movie review of the movie screened the previous day.

The winners of the Movie review writing were Mr.Ritshi Kanjilal of S.Y.B.Com(1st), Ms.Jamila Patanwala of M.A-II(2^nd) and Ms.Misbah Ansari of M.A-II (3^rd)

Poetry Reading/Recitation Contest

The students had the audience and the judges listening in rapt attention as they read out one poem after another in the poetry recitation competition. What was applauded by the judges was that many students  read out their own works thereby fulfilling one of the primary aims of Litt fest i.e bringing out the creative you.

The contest was judged by amateur published poets Mr Javits and Ms Smitha who appreciated the efforts put in by the students. The winners were: Ms. Jovia D’Souza of F.Y.B.A (1^ST), Mr.Ritshi Kanjilal of S.Y.B.Com (2^nd), Ms. Tenzin Tselha of M.A-II (3^rd) and Ms.Fatema Kagalwala of F.Y.B.A (consolation).

In Pictionary, the five groups battled it out to depict the right words. The students were highly enthused in this game. There was keen competition and the winners were Ms. Misbah Ansari and group (Ritshi, Faye, Ummesalma, Niloufer, Tenzin, Zulekha & Mustafa). The runners up were Farheen Siddique and group (Firdous, Sadia, Jovia, Jamila, Omidullah, Aziz-ur-Rehman)

Speak Your Mind

Jamila Patanwala speaking her mind

“Speak your mind” was a new entrant and proved to be a runaway hit, as the Principal Dr. E.M. Khan, recommended it becoming a regular activity throughout the academic year.  The participants were all given impromptu topics and given a minute to speak on them.

The winners were Ms.Misbah Ansari of M.A-II (1^st), Mr. Arman Rahmutullah of T.Y.B.A (2^nd), Mr. Ishaq Polan of S.Y.B.Sc (3^rd) and Ms. Malaika Fernandes of F.Y.B.A (consolation).

Scrabble

Scrabble Marathon

The concluding day of this years’ Litt Fest began with the scrabble marathon where the sixteen teams gave each other a run for their words in their bid to become winners. The winners were: Adnan Shaikh and Ishaq Polan (1^st), Fatema Kagalwala & Rubina Khatoon (2^nd) ,  Jamila Patanwala &Farzeen Khan (3^rd ).

Littquiz

The Quiz Masters

With the Litt Quiz, that followed, it truly became a battle of knowledge and brains as the five teams locked their horns to fight for the top spot.

The winners for this closely contested event were: Ritshi Kanjilal & Group (1^st), Misbah Ansari & Group (2^nd).

Essay writing Competition

The students were given a list of topics on current affairs to write on in the Essay writing competition. The entries received were quite creative. The winners were: Ms. Jovia D’souza (1^st), Ms.Misbah Ansari (2^nd), Ms. Farheen Siddique(3^rd), Ms Bushra Thakur (consolation) and Mr. Ishaq Polan (consolation)

Play Reading by Ishaq Polon & Group

Dramatrix- the drama competition

‘Dramatrix’ proved to be perfect finale for the exciting three days of competition as three teams competed with their renditions of some excellent plays.

Play Reading by Misbah Ansari & Group

Poster Competition

The Posters on Display

The poster competition had ‘Book to Film’ as its theme. Students participated in large numbers and a variety of posters were creatively used. The winners were:

Ms. Bitania Zenebe (1^st), Mr.Ritshi Kanjilal (2^nd), Ms.Jamila Patanwala (3^rd) and Ms. Jovia D’souza (consolation).

Valedictory Programme & Prize Distribution

As the curtains drew to a close, it was time for the valedictory and prize distribution ceremony where Mrs. Yogini Brahmankar, Director, Apex Placements was the invited chief guest. Top classics and some modern day best sellers were given away as prizes as the room filled with applause for the winners.

Jamila Patanwala- 1st student coordinator

Ms. Jamila Patanwala was felicitated for being the first student coordinator of the festival.

Mr. Ritshi Kanjilal from S.Y.BCom was given a special appreciation for being a close contender for Littwhiz and active participant in Littfest.

Misbah Ansari- LITT WHIZ

The motivating Force behind it all

The suspense over the Litt Whiz, a prize for the student winning the maximum number of prizes was intense as was the competition. Ms. Misbah Ansari from M.A- II who was the Litt Whiz of Litt Fest 2011.