Category: Department Events
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Lecture by Carl Malamud | Universal Access to Human Knowledge
Read more: Lecture by Carl Malamud | Universal Access to Human KnowledgeA lecture on “Universal Access to Human Knowledge” by public domain advocate Carl Malamud was organised on October 15th at the department. Malamud is the founder of Public.Resource.org, a non-profit that digitizes public domain documents in order to make them accessible. An author of eight books, Malamud is also founder of the Internet Multicasting Service,…
2–3 minutes
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Aloo-gobi, Mangoes and a Small Aubergine | R & D Lecture | November 8th, 2018
Read more: Aloo-gobi, Mangoes and a Small Aubergine | R & D Lecture | November 8th, 2018It’s a Thursday evening and many of us gathered in HSB 356 for an ‘appetising’ R & D lecture titled, ‘Aloo-gobi, Mangoes and a Small Aubergine: Food, Foodscapes and Nostalgia’. The speaker was Dr. Anindya Raychaudhuri, a lecturer and academic from St. Andrews university, UK. With ‘diasporic identities and cultures’ as one among…
4–6 minutes
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Colloquium Lectures | In Honour of Professor Evangeline Manickam’s Retirement
Read more: Colloquium Lectures | In Honour of Professor Evangeline Manickam’s RetirementIn honour of Prof Evangeline Manickam’s retirement, colloquium lectures were organised at the department on the 1st of November. Prof Manickam has been a Professor of English at the department from 1982 till her retirement last year. She holds a PhD in American Literature (Southern Fiction) from the University of Madras and has been a…
7–10 minutes
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Haiku Workshop | October 11th, 2018
Read more: Haiku Workshop | October 11th, 2018A haiku workshop led by Ms. Geethanjali Ranjan was organised at the department on October 11. Ms. Ranjan teaches Japanese and is a noted haijin (seasoned haiku practitioner). She began the session by walking the audience through terms and concepts in haiku and other Japanese poetry. Haiku is a form of short, unrhymed…
2–3 minutes
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Inter Departmental League 2018 (Football) Quarter Finals: HS vs. Mechanical Engineering.
Read more: Inter Departmental League 2018 (Football) Quarter Finals: HS vs. Mechanical Engineering.The Mechanical Engineering Department defeated the Humanities team 1-0, in the Inter Department League Football Quarter Finals held on 24th October. Heavy favourites for the title, they put in an underwhelming performance that was still good enough to beat the Humanities’ valiant display. Some players like Siddharth did impress, but they were individual performances…
2–3 minutes
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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…
3–4 minutes
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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…
2–3 minutes
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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.…
11–16 minutes
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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…
4–5 minutes
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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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