THE BLISS OF FREEDOM- Independence Day Gathering: 15/08/2020

 

Freedom and independence are precious gifts send to mankind from the heavens above and the English department of Sacred Heart College ,Thevara  held an Independence day celebration on August 15th 2020 to celebrate and honour that divine blessing.  The program sparked off with a patriotic song played in guitar by Austin Saagi of IInd B.A English. Professor M.P Jose who is a retired faculty of the English Department of the college was invited as the chief guest. The presidential address was given by K.S Yedhusree of IInd BA English where she talks about how we should all stand united despite the differences we share.  Commander Rajesh Ramkumar, retired captain of Indian Navy was honoured during the function.  He used to lead 4 submarines and spoke about those experiences where one must be vigilant and share a sense of  comradery which was a really inspiring message.  Aarathi Palliyath of IInd BA English spoke about the lessons from the struggle for freedom that this generation should engrain within themselves to build a bright future for this country. George Joseph Sir, director of Labour India college Marangattupilly , and also the former HOD of Botany department of Sacred Heart College gave us the Independence day message asking us to contemplate if the idea of independence day has become a mere ritual or if we still remember the values we once fought for which was thought provoking . A thought for the day was given by Adhulkrishna R. Chandran of IInd BA English asking us to celebrate our freedom. K.M Johnson Sir , Head of the Department addressed the students and expressed his gratitude to the respected  guests and the program winded up with a final vote of thanks by Sneha of IInd BA English.The celebration made us remember the golden heritage of our country  and we all felt proud to be a part of India.

 

By Donna Ann George

2nd year B.A.English

WEBINAR ON PANDEMIC LITERATURE: 01/08/2020

 

On August 1st, the English Department of Sacred Heart College conducted a webinar on "Pandemic Literature" putting forward the immense cultural impact literature has in these changing times . This auspicious occasion started with a prayer by Meghna K Nair (2nd ug), followed by Catherine Shaju's (2nd pg) welcome of the group which commenced the webinar. An official insight to this unique initiative was put forward by the moderator, Dr. Rajesh M and a few words from the wise, Dr. Rohit P addressed the students, sharing views on the endless genres and classics in literature. The paper presentations started off with Merin Rose's (2nd pg) illustration on how " The Plague" by Camus fit into the genre of pandemic literature and how the story is expressed from the point of view of an unknown narrator as he witnessed the plague sweeping the French Algerian city of Oran. Athira C.H (2nd pg) later explained the significance of pandemic literature in Chaucerian period followed by Merlin Mary (3rd ug) who used the aid of a Power Point presentation to demonstrate the the theories and content of "The Ghost Map" by Steven Berlin Johnson which told the story of the 1854 outbreak of cholera in Broad Street, London. The paper presentation wound up with a final presentation on the Steven Soderbergh movie "Contagion" by Sneha Vinod. The movie played the scenarios that would follow at wake of an air born killer virus which is similar to our current state of events. The program had a final slot for dicussion as no webinar will be complete without it being a platform for sharing feedbacks from the audience as even the handful of insights brought up by someone can go a long way into assessing one's quality of performance. The webinar was rounded off with a soulful vote of sincere gratitude from Aishwarya Kuriakose (2nd pg).

 

By Aarathi Palliyath

2nd U.G English

*PROGRAM CHART*

♦️WEBINAR♦️

❗PANDEMIC LITERATURE❗

*"Literature may not explain away or fight off things such as pandemics, even as modern science sometimes can’t, but it does become a source of consolation, a way of sharing our common humanist concerns, and, in its own way, provides the deepest and most insightful record of the events"*.  -Harish Trivedi (Lecturer at Delhi Uni on pandemic literature)

🔺DATE: 01/08/2020

🔺TIME: 6:30 PM

⭕Prayer: *Meghna K Nair*( 2nd UG)

⭕Welcome: *Catherine Shaju* (2nd PG)

⭕Moderator's address : *Dr. Rajesh M*

⭕Keynote address: *Dr Rohit P*

⭕Paper Presentations: 

❗1. The Plague- Camus: *Merin Rose Wilson*(2nd PG)

❗2. Pandemic Literature in Chaucerian period: *Athira CH*(2nd PG)

❗3. Love in the time of Cholera- Gabriel Garcia Marquez: *Merlin Mary*( 3rd year UG)

❗4. Contagion: *Sneha Vinod* (second year UG)

⭕Audience Feedback

⭕Vote of Thanks: *Aishwarya Kuriakose*(2nd PG)

*The End*

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FAMILY FEST- 16th July 2020

While the rest of the world spend their days away from human interactions, the English department of Sacred Heart College came together in celebration with a family fest under the veil of protection of their own homes. The fest held  on 16th July 2020 presented the family members of both students and teachers with the unique opportunity of sharing their talents though Google meet. The turnouts for the program were baffling as enthusiastic members of all ages ranging from four to fifty joined hands and seized the opportunity to contribute to the meet's success. 

The program kicked off with a welcome by Mrs.Ancy (Rosma's mother) followed by speeches chanted by Mrs.Shashikala (Sukanya's mother) and Mr Mathew(Kripa's father). The musical performances were particularly delightful as Mrs. Neesa(Sameera's mother), Dylan (Sunil sir's son), Laya(Tom sir's daughter) and Samariya Saji (daughter of Anju Joseph) left the audience spellbound with their sweet songs while Alfin Saagi (Austin's brother) proceeded to entertain the crowd with his piano skills. Devakrishna (Athul's brother) and Milon (Bijo sir's son) recited melodious poetries after which it was story time with Siddarth ( Shijo sirs son). The program came to a wrap on an  energetic note with two dance performances by Sera Mathew( Kripa's sister) and Angela ( Andrea's sister). The program was a real shot at innovation aiming to show the society the infinite potential of online platforms in bringing people together and sparking hope even in the midst of a pandemic.

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By Sneha Vinod

2nd year BA English

 

MERITS AND DEMERITS OF ONLINE EDUCATION- PANNEL DISCUSSION- 10th July 2020

Online education plays a major role in helping individuals access the learner-centred and self-centred instruction. Online learning fits into the busy lives of the students, thereby making it easier for them to continue their further education. The limitations posed by a traditional method of learning are encouraging more and more students to opt for online learning programs. This is something that is certainly not called for especially in today’s world where almost everything can be done with the click of button.

The panel discussion event took place on 10 July 2020 through an online platform by the department of English, Sacred Heart College. The discussion was on the topic "Merits and Demerits of Online Education" , held in the presence of a chief guest, Sr. Sonia, assistant professor, department of English, Nirmalagiri College Kannur. The discussion was coordinated by Fr. Sabu Thomas and a  welcome was given by Sneha. Minna Andrews assummed the role of a moderator who updated the platform by giving all the panellist's key points and encouraged the audience to share their views on Online Learning as well.

Moderator introduced the various speakers in the panel. Panellists who discussed the demerits of Online Education were Elizabeth Thomas, Donna Ann George and Aswijith. Elizabeth Thomas went on to highlight the negative impact of the learning environment and how people were more susceptible to cheating by using social media. Donna Ann George noted about the bad network connection which prevents one from accessing anything and Aswijith also raised points about the network problems which disrupt the connection between the computer and the content that one is trying to access. Panellists Sukanya V Mohan and KS Yedusree, discussed the merits of Online Education. Sukanya V Mohan noted the convenience and flexibility of online classes. Yedusree discussed about the future possibilities of online platform and it's endless potential. She outlined the importance of online classes in case of emergency situations such as the one we are going through right now. The moderator then opened the floor to questions and comments for the audience. She then concluded the session by acknowledging the contributions of the panellists and audience members. Anagha Stephen thanked all the participants for their support.

                                                                                                HANNA HYDER M K

English Association Inauguration 2020 July 3rd

The size of your problem is nothing compared to your ability to solve them, the English department of Sacred Heart College has  proven it. In spite of all the difficulties of covid season, English association inauguration was conducted through an online platform for the first time in history on July 3, 2020.

The programme  started with a prayer song chanted as gratitude to the gods. Fr Sabu Thomas kicked off the function with a welcome speech followed by an inaugural speech by Fr  Prashant, our respected principal. He enlightened us with his words of wisdom which were on how to be a perfect student. Dr. K. M. Johnson , the head of a department advised the students to utilise the association events to develop our skills and gave us ideas to conduct more such outreach programs as literature students and further went on to introduce the chief guest Professor Jayaram. Jayaram sir is a retired professor from our college responsible for a number of art works which adorn the college halls and gardens.  He gave us a scintillating speech in which he sparked the minds of the students while talking about the importance of literary theories and it's applications on the research fields of the literary world .  We all  felt blessed for the opportunity to see him in action.  

Teachers and students made the evening more eventful by showcasing their outstanding talents. Professor Shijo Varghese  played flute to the   song "lokam muzhuvan sukham pakaranayi"  as a prayer for the recovery of the whole world from the  covid pandemic . All the students enthusiastically joined hands for an excellent cultural fest where Austin played guitar and dazzled everyone with his guitar skills, Yedhusree  recited an informative speech on ' Thé rising issue of War Between India and China'. Rizva, Sukanaya  and Gautham pulled several heart strings with their soothing voices and melodies.  Other events of the day included a mesmerizing dance by Andrea and a poetry recitation by Meera about the way things and perspectives change in the transition from childhood to adulthood.  

A literary quiz was was also conducted by the PG students in which everyone participated with great vigor and enthusiasm. Finally Anagha Stephen delivered  the vote of thanks and the function was wrapped up with everyone feeling warm and happy inside after being able to see their friends and teachers perform their talents and impart knowledge during such difficult times.

Donna.

2nd year B.A English

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