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Book Launch(es) – Ecocriticism | Postmodern Literatures | Professors Swarna and Avishek
Read more: Book Launch(es) – Ecocriticism | Postmodern Literatures | Professors Swarna and AvishekSeveral of the department congregated at HSB 356 on the 17th of September for a special occasion, the combined launches of Professors Swarnalatha and Avishek’s books: Ecocriticism: Big Ideas and Practical Strategies and Post Modern Literatures. As special attendees were present: Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, the Director, Prof. Umakant Dash, the HOD, Ms. Padmaja Anant, Vice…
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The Old Monk
Read more: The Old Monkthis phase was sure to run out the drying up of what everyone thought was the never ending fountain of ever lasting youth. lighting the lights and kings that fell into buckets, pitchers from towers ironed out, flattened, then rolled again. these poems and stories that i write smile and cry about…
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Interdepartmental League 2018 (Volleyball) Match 1: HS vs. Chemical Engineering
Read more: Interdepartmental League 2018 (Volleyball) Match 1: HS vs. Chemical EngineeringThe IDL has begun in its inaugural edition. The department has managed to do well in football and a sterner test awaits them. But in the meanwhile, there are many other sports being conducted. The department is finally venturing into the larger domain of sport, and so the IDL represents a welcome change. The…
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Endeavour
Read more: EndeavourOn the edge of the cliff A small droplet of water Is waiting for the sun to vaporize itself Or waiting for the rain To infiltrate down Vaporize or infiltrate It is not remaining the same Every existence is Provisory Bound to iffy Godsend. Poem by Karnalius Basumatary Artwork by Namrata Nirmal
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The Department Football Tournament 2018-19: A match-by-match summary
Read more: The Department Football Tournament 2018-19: A match-by-match summaryThe Department Football Tournament took place between the 17th of September and 1st of October. We were treated to several displays of grit and skill, with the usual off pitch bonhomie that adds zest to the matches. Here we give you a condensed summary of select matches of the tournament, as they unfolded this year.…
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To the wall, a shoulder
Read more: To the wall, a shoulderI bite down,Hard and tight into my thumb .I bite till they throb.I swap for the blanket shading my shaking body,Chew it up,In a desperate attempt to not let my wails and tears clutched by transient sorrows,Echo into the night.The soul beside me needn’t see my tear-streaked face.I let the wall be a witness.The plain…
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Theme Release | Annual Academic Conference 2019 | September 26, 2018
Read more: Theme Release | Annual Academic Conference 2019 | September 26, 2018The first pre-conference event, the Theme Release Event, kicked off a series of events that will culminate in the 8th edition of the Annual Academic Conference of the DoHSS, from 31 January to 2nd February, 2019. The Theme Release event, which entailed a Panel Discussion, was to begin at 6 pm, on the 27th of…
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Department Freshie Evening | Batch of 2018
Read more: Department Freshie Evening | Batch of 2018DEPARTMENT FRESHIE NIGHT ‘18 After several postponements leaving the freshers in state of feverish anticipation, Freshie Night was held on Monday, 10th September. The event was kickstarted by Aneesh J, member of the Department Council, whose welcome speech was met with thunderous applause, courtesy of his classmates from the HS16 batch. HSB 336 was teeming…
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Perspectives on the Future | R&D Lecture | August 21, 2018
Read more: Perspectives on the Future | R&D Lecture | August 21, 2018One of the biggest disillusionments of the age we live in stems from our inability to understand the future – it hovers over us, looming ever closer, and yet remains formless and unpredictable. Dr Nayanika Mookherjee, Professor of Political Anthropology at Durham University, and Dr Mark Lacy, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Politics, Philosophy…
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Ripe Vinyl #6 | Lemon – N.E.R.D and Rihanna
Read more: Ripe Vinyl #6 | Lemon – N.E.R.D and RihannaAmerica has always boasted of a vibrant and diverse musical scene, owing to the large number of ethnicities and communities that have made the country their home. New Orleans, located in the Southern state of Louisiana, is an example of a site of musical creation and evolution pioneered by its historically predominant African-American population. It…
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