Department of English - Events

PAPYRUS - Reading and Drama Club and the Department of English (Aided), Kongunadu Arts and Science College conducts a National Level Workshop on "Storytelling: The First Steps" at 11:00AM dated 20th February 2023 (Monday) and the venue is at G5 within the college campus. The chief guest Mr. Vikram Sridhar, Performance Storyteller and Theatre Practitioner grace the workshop's proceedings presided by the principal, Dr. M. Lekshmanaswamy.

The Department of English(Aided) and NDLI organized a Book Review Writing Contest in October 2020.

“Litrostrum”, the English Literary Association of the Department of English (Aided), in collaboration with ISKCON, Bangalore, organized a Special Talk by Shri Rama Sevaka Dasa, titled, “Setback to Comeback” on 10.11. 2020. The motivational lecture was aimed at developing healthy attitudes which would help faculty members, research scholars and students to attain or regain optimum mental health. The programme, which was conducted online, benefitted 240 participants.

A  One -day International Level Workshop on “New Directions in Theatre Techniques” was organized by the Department of English (Aided) on 9^th January 2019. The Chief Trainers of the workshop were Dr. Terry Converse, Emeritus Professor, Washington State University and the Director of Phoenix World Theatre, Kochi and Mrs. Charu Narayanan, Artistic Director, The Delta Study, Fort Kochi.

Kongunadu Arts & Science College, together with Indica, Coimbatore hosted the launch of the bilingual book, Andal Thiruppavai on 19.01.2019.

Ten students of I and II year B.A.English Literature performed a street play on environmental issues as an outreach programme at NSS adopted village, Sri Dhanalakshmipuram near Vazhukkuparai on 13.03.2019. The same set of 10 students gave a repeat performance in a street near Vidya Vanam School (close to the Anaikatti Bus Stand) on 15.03.2019. They also performed for the children of Vidya Vanam School, Anaikatti.

A literary programme for the children of Vidya Vanam School, Anaikatti (a school for underprivileged, mostly tribal, children) was organised as an extension activity on 15.03.2019.

A Literary programme for the children of Ashraya Charitable Society was held on 21.03.2019. Twelve students belonging to I, II and II B.A. English Literature accompanied by Dr.K.Kaviyarasu, Assistant Professor of English visited Ashraya Charitable Society (home for orphaned children), Bommanampalayam, near Bharathiar University on 21.03.2019 in order to conduct a literary programme for the children there as an extension activity.

A training programme for women’s self-help group Vimuktha federation was held on 22.03.2019.

The Department of English (Aided) organized a one-day UGC-CPE sponsored national level conference on “Recent trends in English Language Teaching” on 20th January 2016.

The Department of English (Aided) organized a UGC-CPE Sponsored One-Day National Level Workshop on Theatre and Theatricals on 18 March 2016.

The Indian Science Congress Association, Coimbatore Chapter sponsored a National Level Symposium on “Green Ecology for Environmental Security” was jointly organized by the Departments of Botany and English (Aided)of Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore within the College premises on 6^th October 2016.