Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship 2016/17

The Hungarian government is offering scholarships for 3,000 students to pursue undergraduate, postgraduate, M.Phil/PhD and postdoctoral studies in Hungary for the 2016/2017 academic year with a total of 420 study programmes including fields of sciences, engineering, architecture, business, law, linguistics and so on. The programme is managed by Tempus Public Foundation.

Eligibility: Full-time and part-time candidates who wish to pursue graduation, postgraduation, M.Phil/PhD and postdoctoral studies in Hungary.

Application: By post or online

Prizes and rewards: Full tuition fee, stipend, living expenses, accommodation and medical insurance.

Deadline: Tuesday, 01 March 2016

For more details click HERE

A Vibrant Fellowship on a song for all Graduates!

I am the Change Fellowship is a 2 year paid fellowship program for any undergraduate or postgraduate professionals below 40 years old with 0 to 20 years of job experience.

During the fellowship period, every fellow will be allocated a unique project in the educational sector which they need to complete within their fellowship period.

The idea behind the fellowship program is to encourage top talents in the country to dedicate two years for the country, for the needy. That way, we can channelize the talents and potential towards the needy and increase the pace of change.

About Fellowship

Who can apply?

Anyone with the below qualifications can apply for I am the Change fellowship:

•            Passionate and ready to work for the community for next 2 years.

•            Minimum 3 years full-time UG Degree.

•            Below 40 years old.

•            Ready to work in Chennai for minimum of 2 years.

A Study of the 'Contours of Humanism' at St. Xavier's!

The Confy on Postcolonial Studies in Tirunelveli, was by default on my confy itinerary and an added attraction to be a part of, not because of the fact that the spa of the south was barely a 50 odd kms from there, or because it was the land of authentic Tirunelveli Halwah, or because I was invited to be a chairperson for a session, or because Gauri Viswanathan, the world-renowned postcolonial theorist was there to grace the function; well, what attracted me the most about the confy, and impelled nay compelled me to book my train ticket well well well in advance for the Confy was the fact that Dr. Joseph Albert was organizing it. Impeccability – thy name is Joseph Albert!

Indeed, Dr. Albert belongs to that rare breed of elegant academicians who do not carry their scholarship on their shoulders. He is the Deputy Principal of the College, and heads a lot of committees in St. Xavier’s, but at the same time, he is an unyielding stickler to academic propriety and punctuality. A decade ago, when I was part of a paper-presentation session chaired by him, he made this opening observation on the dais: ‘Participants, please do not read your Papers. We know the research you’ve done on the subject. Just present the key points for discussion. That’s enough!” He had us all there! Since then, I’ve had a great fascination and admiration for this gentleman which continues till date! On both the days of the Confy I was dazed to see the way he structured the events in such a way that everything went like clockwork.

Even before the Chief Guest of the day Dr. Gauri Viswanathan could proceed to the podium and take to the dais, he stood up with a gentle smile and told the audience: “Friends, Dr. Gauri Viswanathan will start her speech at 10.45 am and finish it at 11. 30 am. Thank you”. And she did! Before she could wind up on her talk, she said thus: I know about Dr. Albert’s commitment to punctuality, and so I shall be punctual. I shall wind it up in five minutes!!!

Saturday Matinee @ The US Consulate this week...

BOYHOOD on Saturday, 23 January 2016 at 11:00 am, US Consulate, Gemini Circle, Chennai, India

Director: Richard Linklater

The joys and pitfalls of growing up are seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (Ellar Coltrane), his parents (Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke) and his sister (Lorelei Linklater). 

Vignettes, filmed with the same cast over the course of 12 years, capture family meals, road trips, birthday parties, graduations and other important milestones.

Click HERE for details and Security Instructions. 

THE INSTITUTE SEMINAR SERIES - January 2016

Welcomes you for a lecture on

Language Caste and Territory

By

Bathran Ravichandran

Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla.

On Monday, 18 January 2016, 3:30 p.m.

@ Adiseshiah Auditorium, MIDS

All are cordially invited.

Dinner Party - A Play

Dinner Party is a play that gives us a glimpse in the life of 20 something's in different phases of very different types of relationships trying to figure out what it means to be young and in love in this day and age. The original play by upcoming actors weaves together individuals and how they react to changes in their and each other's lives. Maybe we haven't completely forgotten what love is. The Play is an original piece devised together by Chandini Tandon, Meenu Srinivasan & Karthik Ananth Subramanian and members of Crea-Shakthi Spotlight team 2015.

Venue: Museum Theatre: @ No-406, Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai

Entry Pass starts from Rs.200/- To book your pass, click HERE

Come, be a part of this Literary Mela of Sorts...

It’s time for The Hindu Lit For Life..!

Get ready for three days of conversations,

debates and intellectual stimulation.

 Come, listen to all your favourite speakers,

share stories and ideas.

Mark your calendar and join us!

 Dates: January 15, 16 & 17, 2016

Click from Last year's Lit for Life

Venue

Sir Mutha Venkatasubbarao Concert Hall,

Lady Andal School, Harrington Road,

Chetpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Find the full schedule of events HERE

for snippety nuggets from last year's Lit for Life 

in our blog, click HERE

Special Call for our PG Students..!

Dear I MA & II MA Students,

The Organisers of the International Conference (04, 05 February 2016) at Bishop Heber College, Trichy have extended the last date for submission of your abstracts & Papers. Papers written under the guidance of your Professors will be published in a book with ISBN, as part of the Conference Proceedings.

 Kindly click HERE for more information on the Conference.

Regards,

Rufus

Conference Organising Committee

The Chennai Book Fair is On...!

The Chennai Book Fair 2016 is back in a new avatar! Christened as the Chennai Pongal Book Fair – it will be held from Wednesday, 13 January to Sunday, 24 January 2016, at the YMCA Grounds, Nandanam, Chennai.

The organizers have also planned on conducting debates, poetry and discussions with various authors.

Writers, scholars, scientists and many famous personalities are expected to participate in the fair.

The entry fee for the event is Rs 5/-.

Admission is free for college and school students. There is a discount of 10 per cent being given on the books.

National Seminar @ Coimbatore on Myth & Literature

Dear Students & Friends,

You are welcome to participate and present your highly original research paper in the One-Day National Seminar on Myth & Literature at Rathnavel Subramaniam College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on Friday, 22 January 2016. Selected papers will be published with ISBN. This invite is on behalf of Dr. S. Armstrong, Head, Department of English, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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Classical Music & Jazz - A Rendezvous!

There has been a force of gravity between Indian classical music and jazz for many decades -- the push and pull of improvisation, the exciting rhythmic language.

Roger Hanschel, surely one of the most extravagant, multifaceted saxophone players and composers of contemporary jazz, communes with the sensual and brilliant sound of Deobrat Mishra’s sitar.

In turn, Hanschel’s rhythmic finesse finds its equivalent in the virtuosic tabla playing of Prashant Mishra. While steeped in tradition, Trio Benares brings freshness to both musical styles.

Join the trio for a Concert on 16.01.2016, 7.00 p.m.

@ Goethe-Institut Auditorium

Deobrat Mishra      -     Sitar

Roger Hanschel     -     Saxophone

Prashant Mishra    -    Tabla

All are welcome

MIDS Monthly Seminar Series Invites...

Environmental Justice and Economic Degrowth:

An Alliance between Two Movements

By

Joan Martinez-Alier

Professor, Department of Economics and Economic History,

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

Chairperson: Karen Coelho

Assistant Professor, MIDS

on Monday, 11 January 2016 at 3:30 p.m.

@ Adiseshiah Auditorium, MIDS

All are cordially invited.

- Shashanka Bhide, Director

International Seminar @ Pondicherry University

Dear Friends & Students, 

You are welcome to participate and/or present your highly original Paper in the Two-day International Seminar in honour of our beloved Professor N. Natarajan on his 40 fulfilling years of distinguishing service to the student community. We are extremely delighted that this Seminar honours an illustrious scholar of sorts whose passion for his subject is much akin to the great Professor R. P. Nair's, a septuagenarian (75 and still going strong!) who, even today, devotes a lot of his time on something that is close to his heart - Reading Good Literature! well, he spends literally more than TEN hours each day in one of the 'bestest' Literature libraries in the State - SCILET!)

This brochure is on behalf of our very good friend Dr. T. Marx, Professor, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, who is also the Organising Secretary of the Seminar. 

A Solemn & Passionate Tribute to Motherhood!

A passionate performance of sorts from an English professor that enunciates the wonderful unconditional bond that exists between a mother and her daughter. Simply superb. Couldn’t resist sharing it. It’s a must watch. Doubly proud that ma’m is also an English Professor. Kudos to you Dr. Jayanthi Manoj! Let the laurels keep coming your way. Kudos!!! 

This YouTube video redirects HERE

Dr. Jayanthi is also a writer and trainer. You can order her book Sketches: From the Pages of My Diary: Poems, HERE

'Meet the Author' @ Justbooks, Anna Nagar

Meet up with Author Shuvashree Ghosh On Sunday, 10 January 2016, 12:00 pm, @ Justbooks Anna Nagar, Q 101, Ground Floor, 3rd Avenue, Anna Nagar, Chennai, India

Born in Calcutta and residing in Chennai, Shuvashree Chowdhury Ghosh is the author of Across Borders, a novel of historical fiction and empowerment that follows the path of Maya, a woman whose life criss-crosses between political and geographical borders.

Shuvashree is married to Chennai-based writer and journalist Bishwanath Ghosh, who, interestingly, was our Chief Guest for the Inauguration of the activities of the English Literary Forum 0n 04 August 2014.

All are Welcome!

Come, Let's Walk the Past...!

A POND, A TANK VIA A CANAL - MYLAPORE'S LESSER KNOWN TALES

Have you ever wondered why Nageshwara Rao park morphs into a pond every monsoon??

Did you ever realise the oldest European monument East of the Suez could be amidst your homes.

In 1956 when 2 convents conspired to make mylapore boys graze cattle rather than study , what came up ?

Did you ever wonder why Muslims have a heriditery right to bathe in a Hindu Temple pond.

Who would have wondered that the Indian National Congress (INC) has its genesis in Mylapore.

To know more trivia on Mylapore, Join us with your hats, water bottles and walking shoes for a 90 minute heritage walk starting from Nageshwararao Park at 07:00 AM on Sunday the 10th January 2016.

Historian and novelist - Venkatesh Ramakrishnan invites you to join him for a walk into history.

Come! Lets walk into the Past.

Entry Free! All are Welcome!!

the famous five

COLOURS OF MUSIC ACROSS DECADES

On Saturday, 09 January 2016 at 06:30 pm

@ Lady Andal Auditorium, Chennai, India

Chillunu Oru Concert, a musical night by the famous five - Rahul Nambiar, Shakthishree Gopalan, Anitha Karthikeyan, Ranjith, Aalaap Raju and Band will help the audience musically time travel to the '40s and back. Landmark songs that mark different eras will be rendered to perfection. An aesthetic stage with colors to depict the mood change will add visual appeal to the musical treat.

Part of the proceeds from this evening will go to Sugun Thomas Foundation, located in Chennai.