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British Council library, Chennai is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of World Book Day. There is going to be a series of events in the library during the week beginning Monday, 23 April.

As part of the celebrations BCL is organising a quiz on Shakespeare on Wednesday, 25th April 2007 at 5.00 pm. The quiz is open to members of the library.

You can participate as a team of 2; which means you can bring one more person with you who could be a non-member. There will be an elimination round based on Life and works of Shakespeare which could be handled as a team. The teams will be selected based on this for the final round which will be held in the library on the same day. The quiz will be conducted by the Centre for Shakespeare Studies, Chennai.

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Critical Summary of A PASSAGE TO INDIA - EM FORSTER

Note: A hard copy of the notes has been given to two students viz Jishna and Chaitanya of II BA Eng. Hope you've made use of it. Regards, Rufus

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At the Farewell Get-together in Selaiyur Hall, March 28, 2007

THE LAST RIDE TOGETHER - Robert Browning - II BA/BSc/BCom - Part II English notes

"THE LAST RIDE TOGETHER" - Robert Browning

Introduction:

This is a dramatic monologue by Robert Browning. This poem is about a man (who is the speaker) who asks his mistress ( who seems to be the listener but the listener could be ambiguous) for one last ride and she agrees to one last ride together. Language in the poem seems to suggests that he is dying and this is his last wish or that he feels he can't live with out his mistress. the lines are in an aa,bb,c,dd,eee,c rhyme scheme. Part of the men and women collection and Browing refers to art and love in the poem which is one of his intentions to explore.

The Rapture of a Rejected Lover:

The Last Ride Together." The rapture of a rejected lover in the one more last ride which he asks for and obtains, discovers for him the all-sufficing glory of love in itself. Soldiership, statesmanship, art are disproportionate in their results; love can be its own reward, yes, heaven itself.

A VIVID TREATMENT of the PAST:

"Last Ride Together" contains a vivid treatment of the past in stanzas 5 and 6

"Why, all men strive and who succeeds?" ;
"There's many a crown for who can reach.
Ten lines, a statesman's life in each!"

and adds, in stanzas 7 and 8, the activities of poets and artists – these pursuits, arguably noble though they are, can amount to wasting one's life from the standpoint of personal, romantic gratification

"Are you – poor, sick, old ere your time –
Nearer one whit your own sublime
Than we who have never turned a rhyme?"

However, the speaker cannot even take comfort in the reality of present love and so must confine himself even more firmly in the joys of the present - a ride with his beloved - enough to forget that nothing durable lies beyond them.

Thus this speaker equates the "hope" (l.8) he used to have of love with all the follies of soldiers and artists; all amount to nothing but idealism and hubris. The poem, however, does end on a note of possible optimism, with the speaker contemplating the idea of a heaven consisting of the ephemeral joys of this ride stretched out over all eternity.

Irrelevance of the PAST:

“The Last Ride Together” makes profound statements concerning the irrelevance of the past in relation to present emotions and sentiments. More specifically, Browning discusses hopes that have not been fulfilled, and places them in direct contrast to present circumstances. By revealing the idea that sentiments and events of the past often have little effect on future outcomes, Browning suggests that life should not involve dwelling on the past or hoping for the future, but living in the moment.


The Contrast between the Past and the Present:

The narrator of “The Last Ride Together” presents the contrast between past and present when he says

“contrast / The petty done, the undone vast,
This present of theirs with the hopeful past!
I hoped she would love me; here we ride”

In this case, the hopes of the narrator that his love would be reciprocated have obviously not been realized, as the couple now rides together for the last time. In the fourth stanza, he writes

“Past hopes already lay behind.
What need to strive with a life awry?
Might she have loved me? Just as well
She might have hated, who can tell!”

Here the narrator conveys the idea that his hopes and his actions of the past have been useless in leading up to the state of the present, and also says that his soul has been liberated by letting go of the hopes of the past, thus further suggesting the negativity of hopes. These two passages are indicative of the overall tone of this poem. The narrator wants to forget the past and any ill-advised hopes or ideas he had, and focus on the pure emotions of the moment provided by the ride.

Conclusion:

Thus through this poem, Browning expresses the view that, the past is insignificant, and that one need only live in the moment in order to pursue happiness in life. The juxtapositions of city and ruins, hope for love and a last ride together, both illustrate this idea dramatically. One can learn not to look back on what one hoped for, but only to look forward at what one has.
*****

Combined Marks for III CA - Prosody and Rhetoric

Sl.No Name Rhetoric (50)Prosody (50)Total (100)
1 ANGELIN, J 36, -, 36

2 ARCHANA 35, -, 35

3 BIVITHA EASO 39, 33, 72

4 CELINE SATHYA, J 37, -, 37

5 CHAITHANYA ELSA 40, 37, 77

6 CHITRA, K -, 10, 10

7 ELWIN SUSAN JOHN 36, 33, 69

8 GEETHA, G -, -, -

9 JEMIMA DANIEL 40, 21, 61

10 JISHNA RAJENDRAN 40, 33, 73

11 KAVITHA, S 36, 6, 42

12 LAXMI PAWAR 35, -, 35

13 MISPA KEGZIYA, J 36, 7, 43

14 NILIN RICHU MATHEWS 39, 20, 59

15 PREMA, R 36, 22, 58

16 REBECCA SUSAN JOHN 38, 31, 69

17 RITA, L R 40, 27, 67

18 STEFFY RACHAEL THOMAS 38, 22, 60

19 THEKKEKARA SHARON FRANCIS 35, 19, 54

20 VEDAVALLI, B 36, -, 36

22 VRINDA R.CHANTH 40, 39, 79

24 ALEXANDER ERIC WYNNE 30, 9, 39

25 AMAL RICHARD PRABAKARAN, G 38, 27, 65

26 ANUJ DEV LESLIE, G,B 39, 7, 46

27 ARUNRAJ, R 33, -, 33

28 ASHISH MATHEW KOSHI 40, 13, 53

29 ASHOK KUMAR, K 28, 12, 40

30 ASHWIN JOHN SAMUEL -, -, -

31 BENJAMIN, S 32, 5, 37

32 JABESTIN, D 35, 13, 48

33 JASON ROY VARKEY 40, 3, 43

34 KALI SHEKAR, P 35, 9, 44

35 KARTHIK VARMA 40, 28, 68

36 KORUTH CHERIAN 35, 33, 68

37 KUNGA NGODUP 40, 16, 56

38 MAGESH, M 32, -, 32

39 PETERSON, P.A 36, -, 36

40 PONNIVALAVAN, P 40, 28, 68

41 POTHEN CHERIAN 35, 28, 63

42 PRASHANT IPE JOB 40, -, 40

43 RAKUL, R 35, 11, 46

44 SAMUEL JAYAKUMAR, M 40, 7, 47

45 SIDDHARTH KUMAR 31, 16, 47

46 TIM RUFUS KAKARLA 40, 7, 47

For the Attention of I BSc Pbt / Zoo students,

Your CIA Marks have been displayed below.

Clarifications, if any, can be made in a week's time, from the publication of the Internal Mark Statement.

A copy of the same is available for perusal with me, as well as on the notice board of the Eng Dept.

You have class on 28 March, Wednesday, at 8.30 am.

Regards,
Rufus

I BSc Zoo (Reg) Internal Assessment Marks Nov - Apr 2007

Sl.No Name of the Candidate C.A-1 C.A-2 C.A-3 Total Average
1 Amalorpavam, S 70, 75, Ab, 145, 36
2 Anitha Paul, P.B 62, Ab, 58, 120, 30
3 Chithra, R 68, 74, Ab, 142, 36
4 Divya, K.S 73, Ab, 66, 139, 35
5 Eugeni Anitha Preethi 70, Ab, 63, 133, 33
6. Gayathiri, R 63, Ab, 60, 123, 31
6 Hemamalini, A 60, 74, Ab, 134, 34
7 Hennah, R 70, Ab, 60, 130, 33
8 Jayapratha, S Ab Ab - - -
9 Jerin, M 64, 60, Ab, 124, 31
10 Jothi Lakshmi, H 60, 70, Ab, 130, 33
11 Kalpana, K Ab, 60, 63, 123, 31
12 Madhu Smita 70, 76, Ab, 146, 37
13 Monisha, E 66, 60, Ab, 126, 32
14 Muniyammal, S 55, 64, Ab, 119, 30
15 Nanthini, M 70, Ab, 75, 145, 36
17 Premalatha, J 60, 62, 60, 122, 31
18 Priya, C 60, 66, Ab, 126, 32
19 Ramya, P 75, 75, Ab, 150, 38
20 Revathy, M 65, Ab, 70, 135, 34
21 Saraswathi, R 50, 63, Ab, 113, 28
22 Saraswathi, S 65, 64, Ab, 129, 32
23 Sheela, R Ab Ab - - -
24 Shema Mariya Abraham 74, Ab, 65, 139, 35
26 Arun Dinakaran, K 62, Ab, 63, 125, 31
27 Arun Kumar, P.K 73, Ab, 75, 148, 37
28 Arun, P Ab Ab - - -
29 Basethy Sudeep 64, 76, Ab, 140, 35
30 David Selvanathan, S 70, 75, 72, 147, 37
31 Deepan, M Ab, 64, 70, 134, 34
32 Ganesh, G 63, 40, 60, 123, 31
33 Jackson, G 60, Ab, 60, 120, 30
34 Jagadeesan, A 60, Ab, 62, 122, 31
35 Joel Singh, D 63, 75, 62, 138, 35
35 Kamei Chungpu 65, 74, 62, 139, 35
36 Mohanraj, P 60, 40, 56, 116, 29
37 Ngamshing Tulphou Marim 68, 74, 0, 142, 36
38 Paul Immanuel, G 73, 76, Ab, 149, 37
39 Prashanth, T 73, Ab, 70, 143, 36
40 Rajkumar, S 40, 62, 62, 124, 31
41 Ramnathchandrasekhar, K 73, 65, Ab, 138, 35
42 Sivaram Kumar, P 60, 70, Ab, 130, 33
43 Theodore John, P 60, 66, Ab, 126, 32
44 Vijaya Kumar, M Ab, Ab, 35, 35, 9
45 Vishnu ADhithan, S, 71, 73, Ab, 144, 36
46 Gayathri, R Ab Ab - - -
47 Kumaresan, G 60, 73, Ab, 133, 33

I BSc Pb & Pbt Internal Marks - Nov - Apr 2007

Sl.No Name of the Candidate. CA-I CA-2 CA-3 Avg Total
1 Abinaya, T 73, 74, Ab, 147, 37
2 Ananthi, R 65, 76, Ab, 141, 35
3 Anitha, M 75, Ab, 75, 150, 38
4 Aswathy Joseph 74, 76, Ab, 150, 38
5 Clarissa Andrea Smith Ab Ab - - -
6 Daisy Jennifer, D Ab, 75, 70, 145, 36
7 Desai Sireesha Devi 75, 74, Ab, 149, 37
8 Elizabeth, R Ab, 74, 65, 139, 35
9 Hajji Habeeba Beevi, J 72, 76, Ab, 148, 37
10 Jayanthi, S 70, 76, Ab, 146, 37
11 Jemima Hobday, S Ab Ab - - -
12 Jenita Mary, T 65, Ab, Ab, 65, 16
13 Kanimozhi, P Ab, 75, 73, 148, 37
14 Krithica, C 75, Ab, 63, 138, 35
15 Lalthanmawii Chhangte 70, 72, 63, 142, 36
17 Manju, R 75, Ab, 75, 150, 38
18 Maria Hepzibah, A 75, 75, Ab, 150, 38
19 Mary Diana, P 75, 72, Ab, 147, 37
20 Monolisha, S 70, Ab, 63, 133, 33
21 Nancy Antony 75, Ab, 73, 148, 37
22 Precilla Ruth, J 62, Ab, 73, 135, 34
23 Rachal Srujana Kalapa 65, Ab, 63, 128, 32
24 Raichal Kiruba, T Ab, 73, 72, 145, 36
25 Reengara Selvi, S 68, 72, Ab, 140, 35
26 Sheeba Janet Angelin 70, 75, 63, 145, 36
27 Shibina, D 70, 72, Ab, 142, 36
28 Shilpa Achamma Mathews 75, 76, Ab, 151, 38
29 Sindhuri, P 70, 71, Ab, 141, 35
30 Sophia D Lazarus 70, Ab, 62, 132, 33
31 Sridevi, K 62, 64, Ab, 126, 32
32 Srigeethapriya, R 74, 75, Ab, 149, 37
33 Vijaya Parkavi, V 62, Ab, 63, 125, 31
34 Vijayarani Syindia, A 70, 74, Ab, 144, 36
35 Ashwin Thomas, M 75, 60, Ab, 135, 34
36 Balaji, P 55, Ab, 60, 115, 29
37 Gracelin Ranjith, T.D 69, 60, Ab, 129, 32
38 Jabez, R 72, 66, Ab, 138, 35
39 Jehu Walter, J 75, 76, 63, 151, 38
40 Jemin Francis, Y 70, 71, Ab, 141, 35
41 Jeswinth Amirtharaj, J 70, Ab, 67, 137, 34
42 Jittu J. Thomas 65, 74, Ab, 139, 35
43 Kumar, E 64, 67, Ab, 131, 33
44 Manikandan, A 60, 66, Ab, 126, 32
45 Nagalla Naga Venkat 75, 60, 62, 137, 34
46 Naresh Kumar, N 60, 50, 60, 120, 30
47 Purushothaman, U 60, 66, Ab, 126, 32
48 Rambo, P 70, Ab, 55, 125, 31
49 Sadhu Sundar Lal, D.S 70, 70, Ab, 140, 35
50 Umeshan, T 75, 71, Ab, 146, 37

Results of the III CA marks for III BA English students -

R.No Name Max.100
1. AMANDEEP AHLUWALIA 73
2. BEAULAH HELEN, V
3. CHRISTINA DHANASEKARAN 78
4. ESTHER, D 78
5. JUDITH SUGIRTHA, J.C 78
6. LILLY PUSHPAM, D 64
7. MARGRET DEVAPRIYA KNUDSON -
8. NADHIYA KAVERI, K -
9. PRIYA, G 70
10. PRIYANKA MARWAH -
11. PUVIYA RANI KRITHIKA, K 74
12. RANJITHA, R 71
13. REVATHI, K 69
14. SHALINI CHARLES -
15. SHEEBARANI, R 64
16. SUBHASHINI, G.V 78
17. SUMITRA RAGHAVAN 78
18. SUNEETA THOMAS 78
19. TINKU ANNA THOMAS 74
20. VAISHNAVI, D -
21. Anand Kirubakaran, H -
22. Arghya Mandal 75
23. Bijoy Rudra Thomas 74
24. Edwin Selvan, S 68
25. Israel, B 67
26. James Hardy 60
27. Jaswanth Aleph Kukatlapalli -
28. Karthick, A.R 66
29. Luthanhope, G 66
30. Melbin Alexander Thomas -
31. Michael Lalremtluanga 67
32. Raghul, B 70
33. Sai Muthanna, K 73
34. Sajeev V. Koshy 76
35. Samuel Manoharan Jabez, M 74
36. Sandeep Samuel Medikonda 74
37. Santhosh, V 67
38. Shannon Victor Peter 78
39. Tanvir Ahmed 74
40. Vikram Veeraraghavan, V. M 78
41. Vinodkumar, G 78

Clarifications, corrections, if any, can be brought to my notice before 29 March 2007. Regards, Rufus

Farewell is here...

Dear Final year students of the English Department,
It's now the turn of your juniors to bid farewell to you for all that you've been to them and to us. It's tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, 28 MARCH, 2007 at 4 pm. Give expression to your talents.
BE THERE....!!!!

III BA English Assignment Marks - (SR)

1. AMANDEEP AHLUWALIA 67
2. JUDITH SUGIRTHA, J.C 75
3. PRIYA, G 73
4. REVATHI, K 66
5. SUMITRA RAGHAVAN 75
6. Anand Kirubakaran, H 65
7. Israel, B 64
8. Melbin Alexander Thomas 69
9. Sajeev V. Koshy 75
10. Shannon Victor Peter 70

Rhetoricians and their Oratory - Score out of 100

Sl.No Name Max.Marks:100
1 ANGELIN, J -
2 ARCHANA Ab -
3 BIVITHA EASO -
4 CELINE SATHYA, J -
5 CHAITHANYA ELSA -
6 CHITRA, K -
7 ELWIN SUSAN JOHN 70
8 GEETHA, G -
9 JEMIMA DANIEL -
10 JISHNA RAJENDRAN 80
11 KAVITHA, S -
12 LAXMI PAWAR 70
13 MISPA KEGZIYA, J-
14 NILIN RICHU MATHEWS 78
15 PREMA, R -
16 REBECCA SUSAN JOHN -
17 RITA, L R 80
18 STEFFY RACHAEL THOMAS 76
19 THEKKEKARA SHARON FRANCIS 70
20 VEDAVALLI, B -
22 VRINDA R.CHANTH 80
24 ALEXANDER ERIC WYNNE -
25 AMAL RICHARD PRABAKARAN, G -
26 ANUJ DEV LESLIE, G,B -
27 ARUNRAJ, R -
28 ASHISH MATHEW KOSHI 80
29 ASHOK KUMAR, K -
30 ASHWIN JOHN SAMUEL -
31 BENJAMIN, S -
32 JABESTIN, D -
33 JASON ROY VARKEY-
34 KALI SHEKAR, P 70
35 KARTHIK VARMA 80
36 KORUTH CHERIAN 70
37 KUNGA NGODUP 80
38 MAGESH, M -
39 PETERSON, P.A -
40 PONNIVALAVAN, P 80
41 POTHEN CHERIAN 70
42 PRASHANT IPE JOB 80
43 RAKUL, R 70
44 SAMUEL JAYAKUMAR, M -
45 SIDDHARTH KUMAR -
46 TIM RUFUS KAKARLA-

II BA English - Assignment on PROSODY AND RHETORIC - Marks (SR)

Sl.No Name Max.Marks 100
1 ANGELIN, J 70
3 BIVITHA EASO 74
5 CHAITHANYA ELSA 76
7 ELWIN SUSAN JOHN 76
9 JEMIMA DANIEL 78
11 KAVITHA, S 70
13 MISPA KEGZIYA, J 73
15 PREMA, R 67
17 RITA, L R 72
19 THEKKEKARA SHARON FRANCIS 72
22 VRINDA R.CHANTH 75
24 ALEXANDER ERIC WYNNE 67
26 ANUJ DEV LESLIE, G,B 69
28 ASHISH MATHEW KOSHI 68
30 ASHWIN JOHN SAMUEL 70
32 JABESTIN, D 66
34 KALI SHEKAR, P 70
36 KORUTH CHERIAN 68
38 MAGESH, M 60
40 PONNIVALAVAN, P 76
42 PRASHANT IPE JOB 76
44 SAMUEL JAYAKUMAR, M 74
46 TIM RUFUS KAKARLA 60

Dear II BA English Students,

Before giving you your marks, i wanted to put forward your own Oratory for your purview. The few, whose Reviews have not been added, will be added soon.
Regards,
Rufus
PS: Material on Rhetoric would be given to you shortly, so dont miss out on the classes.

Our Rhetoricians and their Power-Oratory | A Report

1. RITA, L R, spoke on Women’s Rights. Some of the points which she put forward, along with her pictorial illustrations, authenticated the fact that she had spent much time in fine tuning the Subject Matter of her Oratory.

She highlighted the cruel practice of dowry, were the Sons are Sold for a Sum. "Marriages are made in Money, not in Heaven," she claimed.

As a result, female infanticide has become widely prevalent all over. She said that women are also responsible for this plight.

She made it clear that, “If marriage should be honorable, you should be free from covetousness.”

She also challenged the guys by saying, “Eat the labor of your own hands, not your father in law’s hands.”

However, she also added as an appendix, “If parents give something joyfully without any form of demand, please accept it”, she said.

She concluded with a logical argument which runs thus:

“When you bring something to the house, you pay for it. So, when a bride comes into the house, you should pay for it, not the bride.”

She was convincing, authentic, and substantiated her arguments with clinching thoughts and challenging quotes. Kudos.!

2. STEFFY RACHAEL THOMAS spoke on Discrimination between States. “The unity that we see around today – isn’t it an assumed unity?” she asked, and then went on to share her experience at MCC in this regard.

Because of fragmentation, we lose a broad outlook. She spoke on Favouritism in Educational Institutions which resulted in discrimination. What should you adopt as the yardstick to select a student? Is it Merit or Preferential treatment?

To redeem the situation, and to remedy this evil, one should enlighten the children right at the Kindergarten level. They should be taught to think beyond racism. If these small evils are eradicated, Tagore’s prayer for India will become a reality. And this was the prayer of Tagore, which she’d obviously failed to memorise properly. 

“Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;

Where knowledge is free;

Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow

domestic walls;” will indeed become a reality.”

She began with a question and ended with a quote. Clear and convincing, with logical points. But the only thing she goofed up was the quote of Tagore towards the end.

3. KARTHIK VARMA spoke on FRAMEWORKS and its Meaning in our Lives. He too dashed off a question to the audience, asking them, “What’s the purpose of roads?” He got some good answers on that. According to him, a road is a clear, constructive path. In life, we build a lot of roads, which help us out a lot, but at the same time things become mundane, routine cos of them.

All stances that we take in our life are based on assumptions. What’s right for me from the podium is left for you as the audience. So what’s right and left? It’s entirely an asuumption.

Then he connected this thought with the necessity of frameworks in life. “We need frameworks to get at anything in life. If I look at this room, I don’t see any higher consciousness inhabiting it. Religion is a framework, which adds meaning to life. Each religion has a distinctive framework without which people may lose their way.

If you strip yourself of all the frameworks in your life, you lose interest in living.

He then delved into the Earthcentric view of religion.

According to him, life is measured as one unit. Hence, if two units come together, its more powerful.

Frameworks, moreover, have to be flexible. They should be stepping stones.

A lovli expository oratory, with little props. He began with a quote, with a pictorial backup to authenticate his point. Clear, convincing and lovli. Far from the beaten track…!Hence a special Kudos.!

4. ELWIN SUSAN JOHN gave a commentary on Dr APJ Kalam’s Speech at MCC. While harping on his five point agenda, Capacity Building, Research and enquiry, Creativity and innovation, Creativity and innovation, Capacity to use high technology etc.

She said, there should not be any discrimination of the underprivileged, as the term itself implied something negative. She concluded by saying its easy to say but difficult to implement it. One easy way to implement it would be to educate everyone.

Te seriousness and the effectiveness of her speech was lost in her occasional laughs and smiles, thus taking away from it, the cream of Rhetoric, Conviction.

5. BIVITHA EASO elaborated on the concept of FREEDOM, and started off with a quote of Moshe, “Freedom is the Oxygen of the Soul.”

She spoke on the different perspectives of the term Freedom, stating that, a child’s perception of Freedom is different from that of an Adult’s. An adult has the options to chose his way of life. Freedom, again varies from person to person.

She defined Freedom as, “Coming out of the established shell of society.

Another worthy quote was, “Nothing can be changed by changing the face, but everything can be changed by facing the change,” highlighting on the need for updating and upgrading ourselves in tune with the societal needs.

Presentation was convincing, and clear. As an added advantage, could have added real life examples for illustrations.

6. POTHEN CHERIAN spoke on MY MCC. He started with a quote, Make it, or break it, tat’s MCC. At MCC, no one interferes in the life of students. Students too know their limits. Only a handful have ruined their life. But still, cos of a couple of steps in the wrong direction, and the influence of politics on smaller establishments, and the political hierarchy at the top, the College has assumed the status of Parliament, and students imitate them. Discrimination against various communities was another area he highlighted. He concluded with his remarks, “College officials should change their ways or else College days will be a bad memory for us.”

7. PONNIVALAVAN, P spoke on INTERNET PIRACY. He began by giving a shocking statistics, saying that, “One out of every five softwares is pirated, according to the Software Producers’ Association. Some of these softwares reach the black markets even a full two months before their official release. Honesty, according to him, gets a beating in the world of Piracy. He spoke on P2P Technology.

Then he posed the question, “Are consumers alone responsible for this state of affairs?”

“Absolutely No” seems to be the overwhelming answer. Big companies themselves foster it greatly to crush smaller companies. This is technically called as LABEL DOMINATION, he added.

By 2008, a policy called COLLECTIVE LICENSING will be implemented, which will be a level playing field for both the Producers and the Consumers.

He concluded by saying that, Piracy cant be eradicated totally.

He has done his homework well, and devoted considerable attention to the nitty gritty of the world of Piracy. He was convincing, clear and to the point. Kudos…!

8. THEKKEKARA SHARON FRANCIS spoke on Culture. The destruction of monuments, documents, books and historical records, a new culture was being manufactured. She cited the Pune and Mumbai instances as examples.

Death of a language sounds the death of a culture. Even though a lot of literature is being translated into English, translation makes a work of art lose its essence. She ended saying, when you lose your language, you lose your voice.”

The presentation seemed to highlight more of a linguistic perceptive of Culture, which related itself to the Applied Linguistics. However, an elaboration on the definitions of Culture, and its various significations would have been an added advantage.

9. PRASHANT IPE JOB spoke on Rhetoric. He traced the origins of Rhetoric, where wise men were taught to cultivate the art. Cicero was one famous exponent, while Aristotle gave it clear parameters. He spoke on Mark Antony’s speech and its appeal to the Roman audience. He read out a paragraph with almost every word starting with V.

He was convincing, and exhibited skills of a Rhetorician.

10. RAKUL, R spoke on the Influence of Media on the Youth. He defined the term Media, and elaborated on Gender Roles, a topic on which he had an extended conversation with another Professor. He also highlighted his concern for the Tamil language. He patted the Govt’s awareness programs on AIDS, citing an instance of a recent advert in the Media, which aroused the curiosity of the onlookers, which was a novel way of attracting attention. Even students had a fear that this question may be asked for their Public Examinations, he said.

He said that, a film director should be all encompassing. Just because a few things inspire him, he should not go ahead with it. Instead, he should sit back, analyse the various maladies of society, and try to bring about societal transformation through his films.

While he entertained the audience with his mannerisms, and he also laid bare a few key points, two precious minutes was made to little use cos of our Rhetorician's softness with the audience.

11. VRINDA R. CHANTH spoke on the Need for e-governance, toeing the line of Dr. Kalam’s Speech here a fortnight ago. You may want to look up the powerful speech given by Dr. Kalam here in MCC on our past blogpost HERE. 

She dwelt on the advantages of e-governance, after defining the broad meaning of the term. For easy, clear, responsive and speedy governance the choice is obviously e-governance, she opined.

The goals of E-governance were outlined, some of them being - 

To interact with the government at different levels.

To make the government more responsive to its citizens

TO integrate.

She spoke on the successful implementation of e-governance in the states of MP and Kerala, where Death Certificates, Birth Certificates, Income Certificates are issued online, making the erstwhile cumbersome process, much more simpler and easier.

She also said that e-governance enables access to the different government schedules and programmes. In Kerala, Akshaya programme was launched.

She then outlined the benefits and hurdles in implementing e-governance.

While benefits include, reducing language barriers, Reducing Costs, Increasing Efficiency etc, the major hurdles are lack of well developed infrastructure, coupled with the whopping costs in ICT.

Convincing to the core! 

12. KUNGA NGODUP spoke on MY TIBET…

He started off on a very Indian Note by saying, “Our first king was an Indian.” He also narrated the story of how an Indian, when he arrived in Tibet, was asked, where he came from. That man pointed to the South, meaning India, but the Tibetans mistook it, and thought he was pointing to the skies. So they thought him to be a Divine Person and so elected him their King.

He elaborated on the Concept of Incarnation, on how the Soul keeps changing the Body and the 14 th Dalai Lama, who was presently living at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. Ever since the War, 6000 monasteries were destroyed.

He spoke on how China used Tibet as its military base. India has the largest number of Tibetans.

From skyscrapers to brothels and discotheques, Tibet has come far ahead… in terms of lifestyle. Chinese are eventually benefited in the end. ‘We are just the means to their end,” he said.

He also added on a sober note, “we are now outnumbered in our own country.

On Economic Changes sweeping his country, he said, these measures have caused havoc to the Wildlife, Contaminated the Water bodies etc. China tested its First Nuclear Bomb in Tibet, having eight missile bases, and eight Inter continental Ballistic missiles.

A good expository speech, relating himself to the audience, with his radiant smile, which added credibility and the needed appeal.

13. Kali Shekar spoke on Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam’s Vision 2020. He spoke from a very idealistic stand point, presenting a rosy picture of the entire Indian Panorama. He talked on Urbanisation, Literacy Levels, Improvements in the fields of Science and technology, eradication of Poverty etc.

Kali Shekar also highlighted the fact that politicians are responsible for corruption in our country, as funds meant for welfare programmes were either diverted or misused. He finished off with the quote, “ If Hardwork, is your weapon, success is yours.”

He was short, short of valid points to vindicate his arguments. Yet, was clear in his presentation.

II BA Philosophy - Internals - I & II CAs

1 Elavarasi, M 61, 70

2 Shyamala, J 66, 72

4 Yapanglemla 57, Ab

5 Adlin Jacob, J Ab, 74

9 Easudoss, A 53, 50

10 Isaac Praveen, 51, 73

11 Jacob Jebadurai,Ab, 70

12 Jacob Milton, M 62, 66

14 John Peter, D 62, 63

15 Micosteen, G 63, 73

16 Noman Akram, A 69, 70

17 Prem Kumar, T 63, 72

19 Saravanan, M 55, 50

20 Senthamizh Selva60, 50

21 Solomon, A Ab, 73

22 Sudhakaran, R 51, 60

24 Thomson Nithya 55, Ab

25 Victor, A 53, 50

26 Vijay Selva 63, 74

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II BA Tam/Phil Internal Assessment Marks - I & II CAs

1 Amala, P 53, 70

2 Bhavani, M 57, 73

3 Bhavani, T 60, 64

4 Bismi Marsukka, 61, 73

5 Deepa, T 61, 70

6 Haseena, M.M.S 60, 73

7 Helen Mary, A 60, 71

8 Kalaivani, S 47, 70

10 Meenakshi, S 60, 70

11 Priscilla, M 58, 70

12 Rajalakshmi, R 61, 67

13 Ritaminu, K.P 62, 73

14 Saritha, M 63, 74

15 Selvamani, S 63, 72

16 Selvivijaya, D Ab, 71

17 Abdul Sathik, I 61, 50

18 Amar, S Ab, 74

19 Ebenezer, S 63, 74

20 Franklin Selva Ab, 50

21 Gopiraj, P Ab, 65

22 Jones Albert, R Ab, 70

23 Karthik, M Ab, 50

24 Premkumar, J 61, 50

25 Raja, K 62, 73

26 Santhosam, B Ab, 50

27 Sathya, S 55, 50

28 Senthil Kumar, Ab, 50

29 Udayamoorthi, P 55, 50

30 Venkatesan, S Ab, 50