Academic events of August 2016, Department of English, MKBU

Hello readers,

           In this blog I have shared some memories of academic as well as nonacademic events of department of English which we have celebrated in the month of August, 2016.

For June and July’s events: Click here

 

       1)   Screening of short film "We Can" with team of film makers: 3^rd August, 2016

     

        The film screening was organized by Alpa Ponda. She has played a significant role in the film. There was a healthy interaction between students and film makers - actors.

Here are the photographs of the screening: Click here

     

        2)   Welcome Function: 6^th August, 2016

    
              On 6^th August we have celebrated Welcome party in our Department. It was organized for new students. It was not only a welcome function but there was also an inauguration of Reading room. Shailesh Zala (Vice chancellor of MK Bhavnagar University), Prof. Vinod Joshi (Head of Gujarati dept.) and Prof. Dilip Barad (Head of English dept.) have inaugurated the reading room.
 

1.  Here are some memories of the celebration: Click here

2.  Reading room Inauguration: Click here

    

        3)   Flag hoisting and Film screening - Ketan Mehta's “Sardar”: 15^th August, 2016

              On 15^th August we have celebrated ‘azadi70’. First we have attended flag hoisting at administrative building of MK Bhavnagar University and after that Prof. Dilip Barad has organized a film screening of – “Sardar” at Department of English.

 

      1.  Flag hoisting and film screening: click here  

      2.  Here are some interesting blogs on the film “Sardar”: Komal Shahedadpuri, Yesha Bhatt, Binaba Gohil and MeghaTrivedi.

  

      4)   Screening of Documentary “Rivers and Tides”: 22^nd August, 2016

          On 22^nd August there was a screening of Documentary “Rivers and Tides” – Andy Goldsworthy. It was arranged by Prof. Dilip Barad.

     1.  Here is the link of an event: Click here

     2.  Here are some interesting blogs: Vaidehi Hariyani and Yesha Bhatt.

     5)   Guest Lectures of Prof. Balaji Rangnathan on Postcolonial studies: from 23^rd Aug to 25^th Aug.

         Dr. Dilip Barad has organized three days session on postcolonial studies and we got a chance to attend lectures of Prof. Balaji Rangnathan from Central University of Gujarat.

Click on the link for photographs: Click here

    6)   Street play “Suni raahe thamti bahen”: 31^st August

           “Suni rahen thamti bahen” was a morality play organized by Swadhyay Parivar. Students of Gujarati and English Department have enjoyed the play.

Here are some photographs : Click here