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The Malabar Parakeet that's Found Only in the Western Ghats in India ❤️

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17 September 2025 | 2.30 pm | Writers' Nook

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Lovely ❤️

A Stunning Painting by Catherine ❤️

5th September 2025 [Click on the image to know more about Catherine - A Passionate Digital Artist ❤️

Think Tank - Last Edition of the Semester ❤️

15 October 2025

A SOULFUL, SPONTANEOUS SKETCHING ❤️

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One of My Favourite Pencil Sketches ❤️

By One of Our Best Students ❤️

Sweet September Vlogs by our Students

Rency's Vlog Interviewing Children
Nivedhaa's Vlog on Tada Falls
Nivedhaa's Vlog Interviewing Fellow MCC-ians
Lekhaa's Vlog on Grammar
Lavanya's Vlog on the Anna Centenary Library
Kalaiagaran's Vlog Interviewing Fellow MCC-ians
John's Vlog Interviewing Fellow MCC-ians
Janany's Vlog on the Dindigul Fort
Catherine's Vlog on Digital Art
Arockiya's Vlog Interviewing Fellow MCC-ians
Aleena's Reading Vlog Series

The Yummiest Gift ❤️❤️❤️

One-Day National Conference

Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Tirupattur, TN | 26 Aug 25

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A Close Encounter with A Majestic Tigress @ Pench, Madhya Pradesh

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Congratulations Abraham, III BA English, on publishing your sixth book

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Congratulations Terese Maria Broosily, I MA English, on publishing your First Book

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Congratulations Hemanth and Timeus, III BA English, on Publishing your First book

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Founders' Day Quiz @ Writers' Nook, MMIP, MCC

2nd April 2025

Men in Red ❤️

Today, 11th April 2025

Creative YouTube Vlogs by Students - Nov - April 2025

Aleena's Vlog on the Power of Libraries
Amy's Documentation of the Theatre Workshop
Arunthathi asks MCC-ians on their Favourite K-Pop Group
Ascentana's Vlog on 'How Books Changed my Life'
Felicia asks MCC-ians on their Favourite K-Pop Group
Helna's Vlog on Biodiversity in MCC
Jahnvi asks Fellow MCC-ians on their Hall Life
Kalaiagaran's Vlog on Abandoned Quarries
Lakshmi's Vlog Comparing Superstitions in India and Korea
Natasha on her visit to the Anna Centenary Library
Ranjitha's Documentary on the Struggles faced by Transgenders
Rebecah's Visit to the Anna Centenary Library
Tara's Vlog on Rih Dil | Chennai Comic Con | The Nilgiris
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Congratulations Mr. Sabarinathan ❤️

Best Outgoing Selaiyur Hall Resident of the year ❤️

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Best All-Rounder of Selaiyur Hall ❤️

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SRM University, 3rd & 4th April 2025

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7th March 2025

Study Abroad Seminar @ MCC

31 January 2025

Ghiblified... 🥰

Into the Wild with Rufus ❤️

Three Tigers in Three Hours | @ Tadoba
Respect to these Humans for Respecting their Non-Human Friends
Our Memorable Bird-Walk into the Forests

Discussion Time with Reputed Universities from US & Europe

31 January 2025 | MCC

NET SET GO by Dr. Benet & Dr. Rufus on Jupiter Online

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31 January 2025 | @ MCC

CONGRATULATIONS ALENA, II BA English, on publishing your first book

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This Blogger's Select Talks/Lectures

Literary Delights - My YouTube Channel
On Existentialism @ Queen Mary's, Chennai
On Bioregional Literature @ St. Xavier's, Aluva
Politics of Language in PoCo @ NSS College, Pandalam
Literary Criticism & Theory @ Cochin College, Kochi
Literary Gerontology @ JAC, Periakulam
Postcolonial Performativity & The Gaze @ PSG Krishnammal, Coimbatore
Postcolonial Aura @ SRM, Chennai
Trauma, Epistemic Violence & Archive @ GAC, Ollur
Textuality 3.0 @ St. Xavier's College for Women, Aluva
The Aesthetics of Ageing: New Directions in Literary Gerontology @ SRM IST
Textual Materiality & the Teaching Machine @ VIT
‘The Politics of Language in Postcolonial Literature @ NSS College, Pandalam
Postcolonial Aura in the Australian and Canadian Literary Milieu
Tracing Trajectories: An Overview to the Study of English Literature @ MTN College, Madurai
Pluralism and Diversity in South Asian Literature @ St. Mary's College, Tuticorin
Making the Most of Your Literature Programme @ QMC, Chennai
Fairy Tales and Ageing @ Lady Doak College, Madurai

Congrats Sankhaeth and Abdul on your Three-Month' Work-Integrated Learning in Seoul ❤️

Sankhaeth and Abdul with our Principal

CONGRATULATIONS JOSHUA MAHIMA, III BA English, on publishing your first book

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CONGRATULATIONS LEKHAA, II BA English, on publishing your third book

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Untravelled Worlds ❤️

Meet the Rarely Spotted State Bird of Tamil Nadu

On A Free Mind ❤️

J. Krishnamurti

MCC RANKED #14 in INDIA by Govt of INDIA

CONGRATULATIONS PRAKALYA, I MA English, on publishing your first book

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Congratulations Nitish Kumar, I MA English, on your first publication ❤️

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CONGRATULATIONS GRACELIN, II BA English, ON YOUR FIRST BOOK!

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Congratulations Veena, II BA English, on creating a brand new genre through your first publication ❤

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Congratulations Pearlina, II BA English, on your FIRST Book

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Swetha's Inspiring Quote

Terese's Inspiring Quote

Coffee with the Vibrant Team DoE ❤️

This Week's Featured Interview - I MA English Students

I MA Students Interview Dr. Hepzhibah, University of Edinburgh

Congratulations Lekhaa, II BA English, on your First Novel! ❤️

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A 'Pre-Coffee' Shoot ❤️

16th July 2024

Congratulations Bhuva on publishing your first book ❤️

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Write your First Short Story ✍️

The Smitten-by-Kitten Method 🐈 😻
Chess Grandmaster Anand on 'What Makes Life Interesting' ❤️

'Into the Wild' with Rufus

Uncommon Insights from the Common Myna ❤️
Tidbits on the Adorable Malabar Squirrel ❤️
The Whistling School Boy of the Western Ghats
The Puddle in the Woods @ MCC 🥰
The Indian Parrot in Aristotle's 'History of Animals'
The Hoopoe on the Lawn ❤️
The Fight between the Eagle and the Crows: Life Lessons
The Barn Swallows and their Life Philosophy ❤️
The 'Victorious' Insect aka the Dragonfly ❤️
Meet the Goddess of Waters and Lakes
Life Lessons from the Lovely Rhesus Monkey Family ❤️
Life Hacks from the Cute Sleeping Monkey
Ibis and the God of Writing
Green Walk in Campus Today
Cloud Appreciation Society & Chennai Skies Today ❤️
Amazing Facts on the 'Gowry Bird' ❤️
'Nameless Extinction' - A Very Rare Spotting
'Bee' Efficient ❤️🐝

Congratulations Shreya, II BA English, on your First Publication

Shreya's First Book of Poetry ❤️ [Click on Pic to Order on Amazon]

University of Valley Forge, Phoenixville, PA

12 June 2024

Congratulations Abraham, III BA English, on your Third Publication ❤️

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Of Monkeys, Mischief and Learning ❤️

Into the Wild with Rufus on YouTube

University of Central Oklahoma ❤️

With Dr. Narasingarajan Naidu

3rd July 2024

With our Vibrant Associate Dean of International Programmes ❤️

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NET SET GO! by Dr. Benet & Dr. Rufus on AMAZON

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With Love from University of Pennsylvania ❤️

May 2024

On Collaborating with the University of Warwick

17 March 2023

All Eyes...

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Contemporary Contemplations on Diasporic Literature

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Souparno @ BHU ❤️

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I MA & II MA | 14 Oct 2023

Suhash Being Awarded his PhD Degree ❤️

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13 Oct 2023

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06th January 2024

There's Always Time for Coffee 😍

DoE [13th June 2023]

A Beautiful Coffee Wish ❤️

To Sir from a Lovely Kid ❤️

Just Released! [Volume 6, Issue 1]

From the Research Dept of English, MCC

Peekaboo ❤️

Near Miller's, 12th April 2023

A Trip to the Library ❤️

25 Sept 2023, @ Crescent Readers' Club

The 'Browny Golden Elixir' ❤️

Team DoE ❤️ [12th June 2023]

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JE on Change ❤️

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A Beautiful Bouquet ❤️

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19 April 2023

On the Best ❤️

11 March 2023

Academic Writing Workshop

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Scrabble Tournament @ MCC

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Academic Writing Workshop

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Without Literature...

Kamal Haasan @ MCC

25 February 2023

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Sruthi Jacob @ Christ University, Bangalore

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@ SDNB Vaishnav College, 12 Oct 22

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Arvind Mehrotra on Arun Kolatkar
Bill Ashcroft on Postcolonial Utopias
Bill Ashcroft on Postcolonialism Today
Bishwanath Ghosh on Writing
David Crystal on Three Revolutions
Dr. A. S. Dasan on Historicity & Textuality
Dr. A.S.D Pillai on Postmodernism
Dr. Abdul Kalam on Capacity Building
Dr. Abdul Kalam on the Values of Science
Dr. Armstrong on Indigenous Studies
Dr. Darryl R.J. Macer on Bioethics
Dr. Joseph Dorairaj on Research Methodology
Dr. K. Chellappan on Multiculturalism
Dr. K. Ganesh on Sivaji Ganesan
Dr. Lakshminarayanan on MCC Physicists
Dr. Lilian Jasper on Books
Dr. Manalan & Dr. Dinakarlal on Reading
Dr. Nandhini Iyengar on Copy Editing
Dr. Narashimhan on Trees in MCC Campus
Dr. Narasimhan on Plants, Politics & Society
Dr. Nirmal Selvamony on neo-Tinai & Animals
Dr. Seshasayee on Structural Linguistics
Eleanor Catton on Reading & Writing
EsRa on the Three Greats who Mould Us
Frederick Kaplan on Connectedness
Gauri Viswanathan on English Studies
Gayatri Spivak on Questioning Identity
Goran Sonesson on Pictorial Semiotics
Homi K Bhabha on his Research
Ian McEwan on his Writing Style
Jan Breman on Caring for Destitution
Jane Goodall on Reason for Hope
Jeffrey Archer on his Writing
Kaori Mori on Environmental Justice
Leon Litvack on Myth, Memory & Meaning
Medha Patkar on Human Rights
Mini Krishnan on Translations
N. Ram on the Four People Principles
N. S. Madhavan on False Concreteness
Nayantara Sahgal on her Memoir
Prof. N. Narayanasamy on the Taxonomy of Research
Prof. Scott Slovic on Animal Studies
Prof. V. S. Venkatramanan on Wordsworth
Radmila Nastic on Truth in Drama
Shashi Tharoor & M. Mukundan on Delhi: A Soliloquy
Sridhar Krishnaswami on The Language of Writing
Sudha Murty on her Stories
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Jaya College, Chennai

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St. Mary's College, Thoothukudi

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Derrida's 'Structure, Sign & Play' - A Critical Summary

Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of Human Sciences Introduction “Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of Human Sci...
"The Doll's House" - Katherine Mansfield - Critical Analysis

Introduction: “The Doll's House” is a short story by Katherine Mansfield, written in the year 1922. The story reveals the extent to whi...
"The Eloquent Sounds of Silence" - Critical Summary

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Bill Ashcroft with Researchers

@ Pune, 04 Feb 2017

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Bill Ashcroft

Pune, 04 Feb. 2017

Dr. Rayson with Prof. Spivak

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Amitav Ghosh

Mumbai, 15 Dec 2018

Jane Goodall, @ BCL, Chennai

11 February 2007

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Assam, 10 Oct 2012

II MA Students with Janet Wilson

Anna Adarsh, 27 Feb 2019

Dr. G. N. Devy with Delegates

@ MCC, 16 Dec 2013

State Level Seminar

Voorhees College, Vellore, 10 Feb '17

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III BA English - New Writing

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Book Release @ JBAS College

29 Nov. 2016

MTN College, Madurai

13 December 2021

51st College Day

J.A.College for Women, Periyakulam

UGC-NET English on E-Stores

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