Cornucopia - Vol.III - Cover Design

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Training for BEC - Reg.

Training for the Business English Certificate (BEC)  starts today, Thursday, 30 August 2012 at 2 pm in the Selaiyur Hall Room No. 2 (III BA English Classroom). Classes will be held on all working days between 2 and 3:30 pm.

With warm regards, 

The Co-ordinators, 

BEC Training@MCC,

Dept of English

Release of Third Issues of Eclectic Representations/Cornucopia: A Report

It was a red letter day in the annals of the Department of English, by all means. The third issue of Eclectic Representations was released with much fanfare by Mr.T.Radhakrishnan, Addl. Director General of Police, Chennai. In the same vein, Dr.S.Armstrong, Head, Department of English, University of Madras, released Cornucopia, a student publication, in the Anderson Hall today, at 11:30 am. 

Mr.T.Radhakrishnan, who did his MA in English Literature, was a student of Dr.Francis Sounderraj. He has authored six books on literature to his credit. Speaking on the occasion, he said that his passion of literature is something that keeps him going even today. He was all praise for the research initiatives of the Department. The Principal was greatly appreciative of the

Release of Eclectic Representations & Cornucopia:

The English Association (TEA)

Department of English

Madras Christian College (Autonomous)

invites you for the release of

Eclectic Representations Vol. 2, Issue 1

[Peer-reviewed Biannual Journal]

and

Cornucopia Vol. 3

[Satura Lanx:  Fruition of Artistic Dreams]

on

Wednesday, 29 August 2012 at 11 am

in the Anderson Hall.

MR. T. RADHAKRISHNAN, IPS.,

[Addl. Director General of Police, Chennai]

Govt. of Tamil Nadu

will deliver the key-note address,

and release the Journal.

Shortlisted Entries for Cornucopia

Based on the unanimous choice of the adjudicators, The English Association [TEA@MCC] has shortlisted the following eleven entries (given in alphabetical order, and not in order of prizes) for publication in Cornucopia - [Satura Lanx], Volume III, from among the entries in the Creative Writing Competition held on Tuesday 31 July 2012, at Selaiyur Hall. 

This 200- page issue is scheduled for a grand release on Wednesday, 29 August 2012 at the Anderson Hall.

Abisha Selva Sharon
Aditya
Daya Subramanian
Fiona Kezia Winston
Janakaseeni
Kaveri Murthy
Radha, K. S
Roseline Victoria
S. Venkateswaran
S. Nikhila
Saurabh Kaushik

Congratulations to all of you who've been shortlisted. And, special kudos to all the participants who gave their best. It was indeed a close finish, as the adjudicators tell me, and it was indeed very difficult to make up their mind on shortlisting the entries (leave alone selecting the winning entries!), they add.

Five among them get prizes on D-day. (29 Aug 2012) Keep your fingers crossed till then!
[The First place and the third place are shared by two students each.]

View the Pre-final Copy of Cornucopia

Dear students, 

A pre-final copy of the third issue of Cornucopia will be made available in the Department of English on Thursday, 23 August, 2012 from 9 am to 3 pm. 

All contributors are welcome to browse through the same and notify the Editorial team of changes/corrections, if any, straightaway. 

Contributors from outside Chennai will be given a pdf version of Cornucopia, to check for changes/corrections, if any.  
In the meantime, please find below the indexing of your articles in Cornucopia (Vol III)

Index (with page no's)

Aanusha Ghosh – 103, 108, 114

Aarthi Christeen – 117, 119

Abisha Selva Sharon – 191

Aditya – 11, 12, 61, 62

Ajin Mathew Varghese – 96, 116

Andrew Veda – 63, 64, 66

Angeline Prem Kumar – 194

Anila Maria Mathew – 170

Arul Jothi – 81

Ben Geoffrey – 83

Catherine – (Photos)

Cesili Jenifer (Painting)

Christina Mary George – (Pencil Sketching)

Christopher Poshin David – 133, 134, 137

Daya Subramanian – 188

Debashree Mishra – 163

Divya – 40, 70

Evangeline - Painting

Fiona Kezia Winston – 172, 173, 179

Janakaseeni – 25, 27, 68

Jeba Malar (Pencil Sketching)

Joanna Shalom John – 175

Joan – (Pencil Sketching)

Dr. Sivaraman, our illustrious alumnus, and currently, Asst Professor of English, Presidency College, gave the third guest lecture of this academic year, on Post-independence Indian Theatre in Selaiyur Hall Indoor Theatre, at 10:45 am.  Dr. S. Stephen Jebanesan welcomed the I & II yr PG students of English Litt for the lecture. Dr. K. Ganesh introduced the guest of the day. Dr. Sivaraman then proceeded to give incisive and scholarly insights into Post-independence Indian Theatre. 

Excerpts from his lecture:

“there’s not even a single language in India that all Indians can understand. That describes the essential plurality of our country. Indeed, India, unlike other countries, is known for its plurality – a plurality that is a peculiarity. If we don’t understand this plurality, then, that’s necessarily a weakness. 

So, there’s no theatrical concept that can be applied to all theatrical groups in India. Hence the label ‘Indian Theatre’ in singular form is irrelevant in our pluralistic set up. 

PhD Viva voce of Prof. Sivaraman

Prof. Sivaraman defending his thesis

It was a day of enlightenment for the audience who had gathered to listen to Prof. Sivaraman defend his thesis "Metadrama in Girish Karnad's Hayavadana, Nagamandala and The Fire and the Rain" at Nortan Hall, Pachaiyappa’s College, today, 13 August 2012 at 11 am.

The Supervisor and Convenor of the Viva-Voce Dr. U. Sundararajan praising his ward and doctor-designate V. Sivaraman, said, “Sivaraman submitted his thesis one day in advance of the scheduled date of submission, and he was very particular about that. His Guru Dr. Vishnu Bhatt, (a great role-model for English professors), introduced Mr. Sivaraman to me. Even though I was skeptical about the topic of the thesis, Mr. Sivaraman convinced me about the scope of the thesis, and from then on, it was no turning back for him”, he added. 

The External Examiner Dr. Felix Moses was equally enthusiastic in showering praise on his proud student. Excerpts from his observations:

“It is indeed a privilege to be the external examiner for one of my best students. It is a very well-written thesis. In short, it is a model thesis. There are many candidates who might be doing your MPhil or PhD. I request that you go through this thesis to get ideas. Everything has been clearly outlined by Sivaraman. The reasons why it is a model thesis are:

Release of the third issue of Ecletic Representations - Reg.

The eagerly awaited third issue of Eclectic Representations, the peer-reviewed biannual journal published by the Department of English, Madras Christian College (Autonomous), is ready for release. The exact date of release will be announced shortly, as we are finalising on the dates and the dignitaries for the occasion. 

The next issue is scheduled for a January 2013 release, and original, unpublished research articles are invited. The Journal follows certain guidelines on which there remains no compromise. For details of the guidelines, please follow the link below: http://mcc.edu.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=566&Itemid=864

Back issues of Eclectic Representations are available with the Department of English.