The Department of English has been able to bring out many talents into the forefront and has always encouraged enthusiastic students. The ‘Creative Corner’- a wall magazine, has been instrumental in arousing the interest of budding writers and prodding them to write on their own frequently.
‘Write here, Write now!’- an inter-collegiate poetry writing competition was conducted on the 5th of March, 2011 in our institution where more than 40 students participated from various colleges including our own. The day began with the welcoming of the participants by the Secretary of M.E.S. institutions-Prof Sheshadri Iyengar, the Degree Principal-Prof. Geetha Srinivasan and the Head of the English Department-Mrs. Gayathri. Each of the dignitaries wished the students the very best even as they encouraged them. Thereafter, the participants were ushered into the competition hall where they unleashed their creativity for the next 90 minutes.
Coming back after the competition, the participants as well as the other students attended the lecture by Dr. Vijaya Subbaraj who to the excitement of the students turned out to be a prolific speaker. Dr. Vijaya spoke on the topic, ‘How to bring out the creative writing streak within us?’ Her talk was followed by a very enthusiastic interactive session where many students asked her their queries and she responded to them effectively. The lecture was followed by lunch.
Post lunch, the result of the competition was announced and the finalists were invited to come in front of the audience and recite their poems. Listening with rapt attention, the audience admired the imagination of the budding poets and encouraged them with a loud applause. Having heard the finalists, the judges decided on the winners and declared the best poets of the event. With the awarding of the winners, the event ‘Write here, Write now!’ concluded as a reality from the initial idea that it was!
Report prepared by: PANKAJ A. DESAI
4TH SEMESTER, B.A.(P.J.O.E.)
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