ENGLISH
LITERARY SOCIETY 2019-2020
Co-ordinator: Ms. Priyanka Chatterjee
The first event of the English Literary Society of this session was a movie screening of Charles Dicken's evergreen novel 'Oliver Twist' on 2nd November, 2019. Apart from the Sem V English Discipline studentswho have the novel in their prescribed syllabus, the movie was also enjoyed by students from other streams.
Co-ordinator: Ms. Priyanka Chatterjee
The first event of the English Literary Society of this session was a movie screening of Charles Dicken's evergreen novel 'Oliver Twist' on 2nd November, 2019. Apart from the Sem V English Discipline studentswho have the novel in their prescribed syllabus, the movie was also enjoyed by students from other streams.
Various programmes are
being held in the college this year to celebrate the 150th anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhi. His teachings
and vision of modern India have inspired every Indian in one way or the
other, but the present generation often finds it old school.
Considering this
scenario English Literary Society in collaboration with Athena- The Expression
Society of P.G.D.A.V(E) College held an
inter-departmental conventional debate competition on 5th November 2019. The
motion for the debate was - THBT in this modern era of materialism, Gandhian
ideology is lost in our generation.
The event witnessed a
healthy participation by students of varied departments. The house was
delighted with the address of Dr. R.K Gupta, Principal of PG.DAV(E).He
enlightened the values and ethics of Integrity, Non- violence and Satyagraha
which Gandhi ji preachead and his desire for the better India. The event also
marked a warm presence of Ms. Priyanka Chatterjee, Convenor- Athena an
Co-ordinator of the English Literary Society and Ms. Sangeeta Sharma, In-charge
(English Department).
The announcement of
post bearers of Athena society also took place. Sachin Mehlawat and Kamya Wahal
were appointed as President and Vice President respectively. Secretary, Joint
Secretary and Treasurer were appointed to Chehek Mishra, Pratyush Singh and
Mridul Makker respectively.
The competition was
healthy and judged by the jury namely Dr. Mita Bhatnagar, Mr. Anil
Swadesi and Dr. Vipin Pratap.
Judges announced
Adarsh Singh as Best Speaker (Against), Lakshita Makker as Best Speaker (or)
and Astha Negi was given a Special Mention and Best Interjector award, they all
received cash and kind prizes.
The event ended on an
optimistic note and with a vote of thanks by Vice President of Athena, Kamya
Wahal.
English Literary Society 2018-19
Convener: Ms. Renuka Dhar Bazaz
Debate Competition
A debate competition on the topic “Social Media: Boon or Bane” was
organised under the aegis of the English Literary Society of the PGDAV College
(Evening) on 05.10.2018 at 3:30 PM in the Seminar Hall. The
enthusiasm in the participants and also
in the student volunteers was clearly discernible in their eloquence.The
event was anchored by Yashwashini and Rohit.
The event was judged by Mr. Jaspal Singh
and Mr. Anil Kumar Swadeshi. Ms. Renuka Dhar Bazaz, Convenor of the the English
Literary Society, thanked the participants and appreciated their enthusiasm,
eloquence and thought-provoking ideas.In her address ,she deliberated upon
social media as a boon by giving example of Twitter, Facebook etc., that how a social
platform like Twitter plays an important role in connecting common people to the
government and its schemes and their grievances are now
easily addressed through this
platform.
Mr. Jaspal Singh motivated the
participants through his inspiring words. He advised the participants to take
both the sides of the debate into account while preparing for the speech and
instructed to be careful about keeping
body language, eye-contact and time factor and also to use latest examples.
Dr.R.K Gupta, Principal of the
College also graced the occasion.He distributed prizes to the winners and
congratulated them. Dr. Gupta, in his address to the students emphasised on the
critical and analytical mind and how one needs to think in order to speak.
The first prize was bagged by Sachin,
BA (Programme )2nd year student. Kamya Wahi, Bcom (Hons) 2nd year ,got the
second prize.And the third prize was won
by Trisha Chugh, BA (Programme) 2nd Year student.
Jeremy ,BA (Programme) 2nd year, got
prize for best interjector ,Rohit BA(Programme) 2nd year got prize for good
interjection, and Khushi Garg got the prize for best reply to
interjection.
The event was also attended by faculties of
the Department of English ,Ms Priyanka Chatterjee, Amit Kumar Bhagat and Niroj
Kumar Sethi .
English Literary Society 2017-18
Convener: Dr. Jyotsna Prabhakar
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The English Literary Society of the college
organized a debate on the topic “Hindi
or English: Link Language in India” and creative writing competition on the
theme “Indian Cinema” for 1st
semester students on 22nd August, 2017 which saw a participation of
over 30 students. The winners were given prizes by the Principal.
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The ELS arranged for a movie screening based on
Charles Dickens novel “Oliver Twist”, which is part of the course curricula for
BA Third Semester English Discipline on 1st November, 2017.
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The ELS arranged for a movie screening based on
“Merchant of Venice” a play by William Shakespeare, which is part of the course
curricula for BA Third Semester English Discipline on 14th November,
2017.
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As part of the 60th year celebrations
of the college, the ELS organized a Talk on the topic “Dayanand Saraswati’s
Philosophy of Women Empowerment” delivered by eminent speaker Dr. Devender
Singh from Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment, Government of India on 22nd March, 2018. It was well
attended by faculty members and students of the college.
Department of English organized a debate on "Is the feeling of nationalism on rise in India ? "
Department of English organized a workshop on "Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere"
Department of English organized a Talk on “Relevance of Research in Literature
in the contemporary world”
Department of English organised a Faculty Development Programme on Women and Empowerment in Contemporary India on 12th April, 2017. The speakers were:
Keynote Speaker:
Prof. Christel R. Devdawson, Head, Department of English, University of Delhi.
Resource Persons:
1. Dr. Brati Biswas, Associate Professor, Dyal Singh Evening College, University of Delhi.
2. Dr. Ranjana Kaul, Associate Professor, College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi.
3. Dr. Meenakshi Malhotra, Associate Professor, Hansraj College, University of Delhi.