The session by Dr. Rajesh James
For the first time ever we had a session with Rajesh sir , our dear HOD. He explained about the course, about the college, what must be done and what not. It was helpful in understanding that literature is far beyond what we thought.
The session by Fr. Sabu Thomas
The bestest interactive session we had till the date was by him. It helped us to meet our new friends and their families. It indeed helped in lessening the shyness. Was a fun and informative time with him.
The Session by Dr. Tom C Thomas
- The class started by an interactive talk with Tom sir as we were giving a brief introduction about ourselves..Then he put forward the thought 'that by being good to others we are being good to ourselves'.Like Mahatma Gandhi said,each individual are unique and equal..ie,we are all part of God so we are connected to each other. Even though our potentials and characters are different we all have the essence of God within us.. God himself is wisdom. The next topic was about compassion. Sir defined about two types of compassion sympathy and empathy sympathy is something that makes and understanding or feeling from our own perspective but empathy is a lot more different .Empathy is putting ourselves in other person's shoes,thus understanding the actual feeling of that person. In other words,seeing ourselves in others is empathy.Only a person with compassion could become a true human being. Besides that of getting a high salary job or position it's important to be a good human being with a well determined ambition that would be a boon for other living beings..The talk about compassion and empathy made me think of the book-The Prophet by Khalil Gibran.In that book,he says: ''A person who gives with compassion is in the heart of God''..So, the ends of being a human is through the means of compassion to our society and all the living beings around us.This is what I've understood from the talk about compassion..These are some quotes that sir told in the session:*if there is one beggar in the world then all others are beggars, *As we concentrate on something we become that, *there is nothing outside the text, *if everything had a name,then there is no need of poets, *an extraordinary concentration with whole soul and heart can make a dream/aim come true which can also be a contribution to our society..
- Sir told a story of Abraham Lincoln,who rescued a Piglet drowning in a quackmire. The story gave a good lesson that ,someone's positions or whatever they are... that doesn't matter to give a hand of help to others...Our thoughts, our words and our deeds make us a better human being.Sir, then explained about the difference between texts and books..He said,In texts thoughts and ideas are woven together like a well knit cloth.When we read our mind comes to a holy communion with the book.Then sir spoke about culture that, culture itself is a manifested text.Sir inspired us and made us thoughtful by speaking about 'Creative Ideas'. He told us to create our own meanings/ideas/ thoughts,instead of swallowing the specific information..And now I can understand the importance of critical thinking as a literature student... And,when it comes to our lives..we are a grand mystery yet to be fully explored.We are not yet a complete product.Though we should unravel the mysteries of our life, beyond the frontiers..For that,we have to work relentlessly..Before concluding Tom sir said a quote..that inspired me a lot.''Death cannot kill you,if you are living a meaningful life''...Thank you sir for your words of wisdom...I'll forever be grateful for the great talk and good message you gave us....
- Today Professor tom c Thomas discussed about the Promethean encounter with language and culture. He told us about the Greek titan God of fire, Prometheus who is known for his intelligence and for being a champion of humankind. He also affirmed that there is a Promethean spirit sleeping inside ourselves and we have to find it and wake him up to achieve the great things in the world. Then he told us about being a good person... Being good to others is the best ever thing you can do. He also told us about the word's by a German philosopher that " If there is one beggar in the world the rest of the world are beggars too" . While speaking about poetry, he pointed out that being a poet is that identifying and discovering the hidden and unknown just like scientists. He also included the importance of concentration, that whatever you might be doing, it could be anything singing,dancing, drawing ...you should put your maximum concentration in it and try to become the best in that. Overall this was an amazing session. It taught us a lot and the best part is usually this kind of session s are boring to be honest but this was so informative and fun at the same time. Thank you so much Tom sir for this great session.
Dr. Rajesh M
Dr. Rajesh sir's session was really beneficial in providing each of us with a clear understanding of how to approach literature as a study subject. On behalf of all of us, I'd like to express our gratitude for providing us with the guidelines we need to follow, as well as information on how to increase our vocabulary, correct grammar errors, and introduce the necessity of systematic study to make learning simpler. I'd like to highlight one of your quotes that has had a big impact on me: " Literature provides aesthetic pleasure." I agree with what you said, and many of us agree with your comments. People remember the effect of a great book for years rather than the pleasure of chewing a desserts for a few moments. Really happy to be in your session and thanking you for guiding us right from the first class.
Neenu Mary Francis
The morning session by Neenu ma'am introduced us to poetry which was something that I never found Interesting because I was never taught what the true essence of poetry actually is. And by explaining the three different definitions of poetry given by well acclaimed poets such as Dr Johnson, William Wordsworth and Matthew Arnold, she taught me that poetry never had and will never have one consistent definition, and that the only consistent thing in poetry is in it's purpose to provide pleasure and it's ability to evoke an emotion in both poets and readers.
She also taught us about the different eras of English literature and how each era has something different to offer in terms of literature and literary artwork. She also gave us a brief introduction to the five forms of poetry- Epics, Lyric, Sonnet, Ode and dramatic monologue.
Thank you for opening my eyes to how beautiful poetry is and can be.
I look forward to learning more from you ma'am.
- first session taken in the morning by Neenu mam was so informative and interesting , she gave us the interest and introduction to learn about poetry, purpose of literature,feeling and emotion . She taught us by mentioning various poets and writers such as , William Wordsworth, Samuel Johnson, Matthew Arnold. It helped me alot knowing about these new poeple and lot about poetry too Thank you miss for being there for us .
Sonia Lucy
The last session was taken by Sonia mam,she introduced us about literary theory
She told us lot about the theories of literature, she also taught about various cultural specifities. She was able to teach and introduce us the fundamentals of literary theory ,I really enjoyed the class and it was a really nice interactive session too , Thank you Sonia mam.
Sunil KV
Sunil Sir's session : I'd love to express my gratitude to Sunil sir for introducing us to the world of fiction. He explained genres, types of fiction, the relationship between fiction and novel, different sorts of novels, and the evolution of fiction in the post Renaissance period and the growth of novels. Thank you for providing new concepts such as epistolary novel and illness narrative. We'll be able to use these in the future. In the future days, I'd like to be in your class.
-The First Session which was taken by Sunil sir was about the World of fiction and all about it . he taught us the different genres of fiction which are peotry,drama,fiction and non fiction.He explained us the different types of fictions.He explained us all through various novels and its writers,its like he knew everything about Novels.
I am really encouraged to learn more about fiction,the session was very intresting.Thank you sir for such a nice session.
-Today's first session is about Fiction, 'The world about fiction' by Sunil sir. It was a interesting session. He explained to us types of fiction, what is a novel, and types of novel. Also he discussed about novel and it was a good session with you sir.Thank you so much sir.
Shijo Varghese
Shijo sir's session : Shijo sir's lesson taught us about the technical part of writing and editing. He described what literature is and how it may be explained right from the start. He completely agreed with the John Keats that literature had the ability to show ordinary things in new ways. He also emphasised how language maintains a strong bond with a person. We are a step closer to start our copy editing journey after the session. Thank you so much, sir, for your words of wisdom and encouragement.
- The Second session by Shijo sir, was about literature and internet. It was started by interactive and the rest of the class was comfortable. He taught us about literature, language etc. He also gave a basic introduction to copy editor. He taught well about our course... Thank you for your words sir.
Aravind R Nair
Aravind sir's session: I'd like to convey my gratitude to Aravind sir for hosting an interactive session in which we were able to express our interests and preferences. He did say something about literature, how to examine at an art work, and how important it is to feel a piece of art. He also emphasised the importance of perspective and how it differs from one individual to the next. He also went over the subjective and objective perspectives. Sir, the session was fantastic. We had the opportunity to express our passions and discuss them with the rest of the class. I'm excited to meet you. Sir, thank you very much.
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The last Session was taken by Aravind Sir , i really loved how he taught us in a great interactive manner,his encouraging words was really good ,he mentioned that how we all are good observers.I loved how he wanted to make a interactive session with all our interests and to express ourselves into those interests. it was truly wonderful how he made our class so interesting , I hope offline classes would be more amazing with Aravind sir.
ThankYou for extending our knowledge about literature:)
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