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About the Department


We, the Department of English came into existence with the inception of Idhaya College of Arts and Science in the year 2004, but not as English Literature, but as part of the department of Language with the motto of “Nurturing the Young minds towards the universal development of the universal language – ENGLISH. We acknowledge the importance of students’ capabilities with the symbolic system and that all the students achieve a certain degree of competence and performance in communication skills.

“Literature is the progressive mark of Man’s civilization. It is an art that employs the medium of language. It has deep and lasting human significance”.

In course of time, language department has envisaged its vision and grown in leaps and bounds according to the needs of the society. Today we stand tall as the Department of English with unique vision and mission in molding our students. As literature we started to grow since 2011.

Department of English continues its successful journey as a facilitator of English language since 2004 i.e., for a period of 19 years and in terms of Literature it steps into the milestone of its 13th successful year.

The Department received affiliation in the year 2011 with the intake of 30 students and has grown to 150 students in the present scenario.

VISION

  • • We seek to foster knowledge and a love of literature and of language in our students.
  • • We aim to transform the students into a rational human being with an inquisitive and argumentative bent of mind through literary, theoretical and linguistic teaching.
  • • We aim to enrich the language of students and help them actively participate in the social platform.

MISSION

Our mission is to develop

  • • a deepened understanding of Language and literacy
  • • the value of critical reading and effective writing
  • • the richness of literature, past and present.

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Name:Mrs. R. SAKTHI
Designation:Assistant Professor
Experience:1 years, 9 months, 3 days
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ACTIVITIES (2024 - 2025)

ACTIVITIES (2023 - 2024)

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Title: Macbeth! - 19th College Day Celebrations

Event Type: Others

Description:

"What's done cannot be undone." The students of the Department of English had exhibited their prowess of acting in the ambitious play of Shakespeare's Macbeth, on 19th May 2023, 19th College Day Celebrations!

Watch them in action in our college Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTvL8kwytCE


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Title: Valedictory Function of Literina Association - Book Release!

Event Type: Others

Description:

Jingle and Mingle for Adventure Awaits! Sweet Ending to a New Beginning!

Date: 23rd May 2023

Chief Guests:

Shrimathi K. Ezhil Calpana, Principal, Annai Sivagami Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Mudaliarpet, Puducherry.

Shri. Karthik Murugaveni, Director, IRA Production House.

Book Release:

A historic moment was created by the students of the Department of English by releasing a book - Hues of Hearts - a collection of musings written by 23 students of our department and Compiled by Ms. C. Zainabbi of III BA English. 


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Title: Inauguration of Research Forum - One day Workshop on Research Methodology

Event Type: Inauguration

Description:

Department of English - Inauguration of the Research Forum - Logo Release. 

"Research is creating new Knowledge".

Date: 27th September 2023 

Chief Guest: Dr. Harpreet Kaur Vohra, Associate Professor, Department of English, Pondicherry University.

195 students from various departments of our college had participated in the One day Workshop on Research Methodology entitled - "Getting Started: What is Research and How to Conduct it?"


ACTIVITIES (2022 - 2023)

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Title: Special Lecture on Contemporary Indian Writing in the 20th Century

Event Type: Guest_Lecture

Description:

The UG and PG Department of English had organized A Special Guest Lecture on  Indian Writing in the 20th Century and Contemporary on 13th December 2022. 

Resource Person: Dr. A. Kala, Associate Professor & Head, Department of English, Tagore Government Arts and Science College, Puducherry.


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Title: Sristi Village - Field Trip

Event Type: Industrial_Visit

Description:

The Department of English has organised a field trip on 15th December, 2022 to Sristi Village - School for intellectual and development challenged students . Our students visited the place and experienced the practice of agriculture, farming and great change in their attitude after witnessing the Differently abled society.It created an Impact on our students community.All Undergraduates and Postgraduates Students along with their respective incharge faculties witnessed Sristi Village. A small lecture about the foundation was given by the members of Sristi Foundation and finally Students visited their project works.





Idhaya College
of Arts and Science for Women

Pakkamudayanpet,
Pondicherry - 605008


0413-2252988

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