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