TODAY IN THE CITY...!

Free Music Workshop: Kunnakkudy School of Music is conducting a free music workshop on Pancharathna Kriti on Thursday, November 29, 2007, from 6:00 pm.,
VENUE:
Kunnakkudy School of Music ,No 14/65, Rajaji Nagar 1st Street, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai.
Contact:
Kunnakkudy School of Music at 9884086060, 9840507415

A Polish film festival in collaboration with the Indian Cine Appreciation Forum, Chennai presents Supplement by Krzysztofa Zanussiego, Thursday, 29 November 2007 @ 6.15 pm
VENUE:
South Indian Film Chamber Theatre, No 605, Anna Salai, Thousand Lights, Chennai.
Contact:
Indian Cine Appreciation Forum at 9840151956

BOOK FAIR 2007 - Muthuchidambaranar Pathippagam is organising Book Fair 2007, an exhibition of books, CDs, stationeries, fancy items, gift articles & many more and also offering 10% discount on all products.
VENUE: Muthuchidambaranar Pathippagam,
No AG-66, 3rd Street, River View Colony,
Anna Nagar ,Chennai
TIME:
Nov 5 2007 to Nov 30 2007
CONTACT:
Muthuchidambaranar Pathippagam, at 9840554385, 30535533

Book fest @ Chennai - Plethora of popular and old literary works...!

CROSSWORD is offering booklovers with a selection of popular works at its book fest, "Must Reads", which is on till December 9. The book fest will showcase books in a variety of genres. In the fiction category, readers can enjoy the complete collection of Ernest Hemingway, Italo Morrison, Milan Kundera, Haruki Murakami and many more eminent authors. The non-fiction category includes acclaimed titles such as "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor E.Frankl (Psychology) etc. There are also books on Philosophy, politics and history.

In addition, there are special offers on classic titles such as "The Catcher in the Rye", "To Kill a Mocking Bird", and on collectors' packs such as "The Ramachandra Guha Omnibus".

The fest is on at CROSSWORD STORE in T.Nagar. For details, call 42641850 - 55

On Leave..!

Dear Students, I'm on leave for two days - 29, 30 November, (Thursday and Friday) and so you won't be having my classes during these days. Keep up the spirit and i'll meet up with you again on Monday.
Stay happy, stay DYNAMICCC...!
Regards,
Rufus

Dear Pbt/Zoo Students

Dear I Pbt/Zoo students, In continuation of the discussion we had on the main yardsticks of diversity between man and beast, we will have an interactive session on the Present Civilization, how it has improved or degenerated compared to the good old past. Your thoughts and ideas are welcome.
Regards,
Rufus

Papers handled by me this semester for II BA & III BA English Litt;

Dear Students of II BA English Lit & III BA English Lit.,
The following is the syllabus that I will be handling this semester for your classes. It is albeit imperative that you get a copy of the Texts as early as possible. If possible, you can also read these texts at home for yourselves before class starts, to facilitate better interaction.
Regards and all best wishes,
Rufus
II BA English:
Modern Period - Fiction:
E.M.Forster : A Passage to India, Graham Greene : The Power and the Glory;

Prosody and Rhetoric:
1) Definition: Elements of Rhetoric-Style-Figures of Speech- Composition
2) Style: Definition-Qualities-Diction-Characteristics of Poetic Diction-Characteristics of Prose Diction- Diction as determined by Object and Occasion
3) Figures of Speech: Definition-Classification
a) Figures that promote clearness: Synecdoche and Metonymy-Simile-Metaphor-Personification-AllegoryFigures that promote Emphasis: Exclamation-Interrogation-Apostrophe-Hperbole-Irony-Antithesis-Epigram-Climax

III BA English:
New Writing - Fiction:
Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart; Shyam Selvadurai's Funny Boy;

A DIWALI WISH FOR MY DEAR STUDENTS - PAST AND PRESENT

May This Diwali be as bright as ever.
May this Diwali bring joy, health and wealth to you.
May the festival of lights brighten up you and your near and dear ones lives.
May this Diwali bring in u the most brightest and choicest happiness and love you have ever Wished for.
May this Diwali bring you the utmost in peace and prosperity.
May lights triumph over darkness.
May peace transcend the earth.
May the spirit of light illuminate the world.
May the light that we celebrate at Diwali show us the way and lead us together on the path of peace and social harmony
"WISH U A VERY HAPPY DIWALI"
Regards and wishing you all the goodness of the season,
Rufus

On Examinations

Dear Students, With the odd semester coming to an end, you might have had a fairly interesting tryst with the examinations. As regards the Papers handled by me, I would like to get your comments and feedbacks, with your suggestions included, on how easy or tough the questions were, and the strategies you had used to tackle them. This, I sincerely hope will help me introspect on things still to be done on the examinations front on my part. You can write to me at rufusmcc@gmail.com

Wishing you all happy holidays and a very Joyous Happy Diwali,

Regards,

Rufus

PS: Our blog will give you holiday special programmes on a day to day basis starting tomorrow.