REPORT ON CRAFTING A LEGACY
(Story Writing Competition for S&H Students)
Name of the Event: CRAFTING A LEGACY
Date of the Event: 28.03.2023
Time: 01:00pm to 02:00pm
Venue: Block V, Room No.100
Participants: S&H Students
Chief Guest Profile
Dr. V Rema
Professor and HOD
Phone Number: +91 9884029266
Email ID: hod.efl.rmp@srmist.edu.in
Area or Subject
English
Educational Qualifications
Ph.D (English) University of Madras Chennai, 2016
M.Phil (English) Bishop Heber College Trichy, 1990
M.A (English) Holy Cross College Trichy, 1989
B.Sc (Home Science) Seetha Lakshmi Ramaswamy College Trichy, 1986
Courses: Technical English, Value Education, Constitution of India
Research Interests: Indian Writing in English
Selected Publications
- Published Paper entitled, “Wo(men) in Indian Fiction” in the International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24, Issue 06/PP:7567-7574/ISSN: 1475-7192, IF: 0.08, April 2020.
- Published Paper entitled, “Challenges and Prospects of Women Entrepreneurship” in the book entitled Women Entrepreneurship – Problems and Prospects, Chapter ID:EB/WEP/2019/CH-09—PP 83-87, ISBN: 978-93-88996-18-1, October 2019.
- Published Paper entitled, “Technology in ELT Classroom” in ROOTS – International Journal of Multidisciplinary Researches, VOL 4/ Special Issue 4/ISSN: 2349-8684, October 2017.
- Published Paper entitled, “Anand to Amitav Ghosh – Tracing the Evolution of the Indian Novel” in BODHI- International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science, Vol 1/ Special Issue 16/ISSN 2456-5571/UGC Approved:44274, July 2017.
- Published Paper entitled, “Extrication of Eves-A Parallel Study on Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines and Manju Kapur’sDifficult Daughters” in Indian Scholar- An International Multidisciplinary Research e-Journal, 3/Issue IV/282, June 2017.
- Published Paper entitled, “Challenges of Teaching in a Mixed Ability Classroom” in IJELLH, Vol IV/ Issue V, May 2016.
- Published Paper entitled, “Post-Colonial Study of Amitav Ghosh’s The Sea Of Poppies” in International Journal of English: Language, Literature and Skills, Vol. 3, Issue 2, ISSN No. 2278-0742, July 2014.
- Published article on General English and Technical English published in “The Quest of the Quill” Volume 1.
Academic Experience
- Professor and Head, Department of English and Other Foreign Languages, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Ramapuram since July, 2016.
- Assistant Professor in English, Department of English and Other Foreign Languages, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Ramapuram since July 27, 2011.
- Assistant Professor, Department of English, GSS Jain College for Women from July 2004 to June 2011.
- Assistant Professor, Department of English, Shrimathi Indira Gandhi College for Women from May 2000 to June 2004.
Achievements and Awards
- Awarded Best Teacher at Shrimati Indira Gandhi College, Trichy
Workshops, Seminars & conferences
- Paper presented at the International Conference 2nd RSRI CCLLRM on the topic “Amitav Ghosh as a Postmodernist in The Shadow Lines”, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai, September 2020.
- Paper presented at the National Conference RSRI CCLLRM on the topic “Taking Technology to the Rural Learners”, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai, October 2019.
- Attended a workshop on “Advanced Reading & Writing”, Easwari College of Engineering, Chennai, January 2019.
- Attended a workshop on “Strategies to enhance ESL Teaching”, Easwari College of Engineering, Chennai, February 2018.
- Attended a workshop on “Training of Trainers: Becoming Effective Teachers and Trainers”, Loyola College, Chennai, April 2017.
- Attended a workshop on “Teaching Methodologies of Technical English, Grammar & Soft skills”, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Chennai, April 2016.
- Paper presented on the topic “Social Entrepreneurship-The Blossoming Indian Scenario” at a national Seminar, Easwari Engineering College, Chennai, August 2018.
- Paper presented on the topic “Employability Skills and Industry Needs” at a national Seminar, Thiruvalluvar University, March 2017.
- Paper presented at the national Seminar at Velammal Engineering College, Chennai in August 2011 on the topic “Teaching in Mixed Ability Classrooms.’
- Paper presented at the International Conference at Anna University, Chennai in Feb 2011
- Paper presented at the International Conference of ELTAI at Anna Adarsh College, Chennai on the topic “Mixed Ability Classrooms” in July 2010
- Paper appeared in the proceedings of the National Seminar at Anna University, Chennai on the topic “Teaching General English & Technical English” in February 2009
- Paper presented at the national Seminar at Velammal Engineering College, Chennai in May 2008 on the topic “English for Employability
- Paper presented at the National Seminar at KanyakaParameswari Arts & Science College, Chennai on the topic “Cultural Barriers in Communication” in February 2008
Memberships
- REST Society for Research International, October 2019.
- Indian Science Congress, August 2016.
Report
The Journal Club from the Department of English and other Foreign Languages of College of Science and Humanities conducted CRAFTING A LEGACY (STORY WRITING CONTEST FOR S&H STUDENTS) on 28-03-2023 at Block V, Room no.100 from 01:00pm to 02:00pm by Ms. M. Nathiya, Assistant Professor (O.G), Dept. of EFL. Ms. A. Mary Jasmitha Rose, III B.A English, President of the Club, Ms. B. Reshma, III B.A English, Vice President of the Club, Ms. S. Alagulakshmi, II B.A English, Treasurer of the Club coordinated the event. Dr.V. RemaProfessor& Head Dept. of EFL has acted as Judge and provided the following Guidelines to the participants.
* Craft a story with 5-6 photos.
*Based on Content, Theme Relevance and Creativity, prizes will be given.
*E-Certificate will be provided to all the participants.
*Fifteen minutes will be given for each student.
Over all 25 students from various Discipline enrolled and have participated in the contest. Competitions provide an opportunity for various participants to gain more experience, demonstrate their knowledge & skills, analyse and evaluate themselves. Finally, students gave feedback about the event and the Judge has finalized the prize winners from the participants. The Prize winners are V. Arun Kumar from III-B.A English has won 1st place, Hritish from I-B.ComCS has won 2nd place and FarhinShifa from III-B.A English hassecured 3rd place.