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• One more year..!
  on May 14, 2013
  When we moved into our new house, the first things my eyes met were the trees and plants around our house that were in a ‘withered, withering, about to wither’ condition. The coconut trees were almost dying as they were not properly cared for. In...
• Adieu! Adieu!
  on May 6, 2013
  Dear II MAs and III BAs! You were a great and awesome class. Some of you were here with us, in the Department of English for five long years, while some of you joined us two years ago, and some others joined us three years ago, and yet, you made y...
• Unexpected behaviour:
  on Apr 24, 2013
  A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eyes. One morning, when the boy was around two years old, the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he a...
• Gemini Ganesan and his College Days
  on Apr 15, 2013
  [Excerpts from THE MCC Magazine] By Ms. Narayani Ganesh The Madras Christian College used to be located at Parry’s Corner, close to where the High Court stands today. First established in 1837 by British missionaries as a school, the instituti...
• Assignments - Reg
  on Mar 29, 2013
  Dear Students, For all of you who have your assignments with me, kindly send me an e-copy of your abstracts/assignments. I shall get back to you shortly. Some of you have sent me your assignments  and am yet to reply you, as i am out of stati...
• Our Maiden Academic Sojourn to Malaysia
  on Mar 28, 2013
  Our maiden Malaysian sojourn was packed with variety right from day one. Thanks to my bestest friend Sara Jennifer and her father who took care of all our accommodation and hospitality all through our stay. But for his benevolence, we both’d h...
• Postmodern Articulations:
  on Mar 24, 2013
  The Two-day National Conference on “Post-modernism and Progressive India: Literary Articulations and Non-Literary Interventions” organised by Garden City College, Bangalore saw a host of luminaries inspire the myriad-minded scholars of all hues a...
• Celebrating Tribal Literatures across the World
  on Mar 9, 2013
  The National Conference on “Tribal Literature: Across Continents and Cultures” organised by TJELLS and V.O.C College, Tuticorin, on 7 & 8 March 2013, was a pioneering attempt to study and to showcase the life and culture of the indigenous peo...
• Honouring Distinguished Alumni @ MCC
  on Mar 6, 2013
  The first edition of the Distinguished Alumni series got off to a grand start at the Anderson Hall to a bright-eyed audience, bubbling at the brim, breaching barricades to see their best and brightest alumni honoured by their alma mater - two illustr...
• An Evening with Arvind Mehrotra
  on Feb 19, 2013
  Arvind Mehrotra addressing the gathering at MIDS Arvind Mehrotra, eminent poet, translator and literary critic, based in Mumbai, was in the city to give a series of lectures on Indian Writing in English. This evening at MIDS, he spoke extensively...
• Is Love a commercial transaction?
  on Feb 13, 2013 in General Awareness...:
  Love is sacred, goes the good old adage. “Divine” says another. A sacred or a divine relationship, like that between God and human beings, cannot be brought about by money. It involves just profound love, pure commitment and at least a littl...
• Noble Messages from Great Minds...
  on Feb 8, 2013
  I happened to read Economy of Permanence by Dr. J. C. Kumarappa, [Mahatma Gandhi’s economist], credited for coining the term ‘Gandhian economics’, a remarkable school of thought based on Gandhism. This book was a sweet grab at the Chennai Boo...
• Noble Ideas from Great Minds...
  on Feb 8, 2013 in General Awareness...: Inspirational Post(s):
  I happened to read Economy of Permanence by Dr. J. C. Kumarappa, [Mahatma Gandhi’s economist], who is credited for coining the term ‘Gandhian economics’, a remarkable school of thought based on Gandhism. This book was a sweet grab at the C...
• Deprivation/Destitution: A Case for Inclusive Growth
  on Jan 18, 2013
  Jan Breman at the lectern, with Sashi Kumar, N.Ram and Shree  Kumar on the dais The TG Narayanan Memorial Lecture 2013 delivered today, at 6:15 pm, by Dr. Jan Breman on Caring for Destitution or Not? was an eye-opener for students of journali...
• Deprivation/Destitution and Inclusive Growth
  on Jan 18, 2013
  Jan Breman at the lectern, with Sashi Kumar, N.Ram and Shree  Kumar on the dais The TG Narayanan Memorial Lecture 2013 delivered today, at 6:15 pm, by Dr. Jan Breman on Caring for Destitution or Not? was an eye-opener for students of journali...
• It's raining books here...
  on Jan 15, 2013
  Dr. Ganesh, browing through the CUP Collection on display at the Chennai Book Fair The 36th Chennai Book Fair got off to a grand start on 11 January 2013 at the YMCA Physical Education College Grounds, and the Fair was formally inaugurated by the...
• An Ode to Judas
  on Dec 27, 2012
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• Ode to Judas - II
  on Dec 27, 2012
  Pic: Photobucket.com...
• My Master's Christmas: A Christmas Wish
  on Dec 24, 2012
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• My Master & Me: A Christmas Wish:
  on Dec 24, 2012
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