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DOGMA IN DESK worked as a Professor of English and Postcolonial Literatures at the Abdulrazak Gurnah Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature University of Kent, Canterbury from where he retired recently. 2021 Gurnah, 73, has published ten novels and numerous short stories. His works highlight the themes of refugee life experiences, Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah won the prestigious Nobel displacement and identity. His characters often find themselves in Prize in Literature 2021. But when he received the news through a the midst of continents and cultures, in search of home and telephonic call from the Noble Prize office, he thought it was a themselves. prank call: “I thought it was a prank,” he laughed. “Because these His debut novel titled “'Memory of Departure”, which was things are usually floated for weeks or sometimes even months published in 1987, is set in the African continent. In the book, the beforehand about who are the runners for the award.” young protagonist tries to leave the coast, hoping that his prosperous uncle will support him in Nairobi. But, instead, the protagonist is The Noble Committee said that he won the award “for his humiliated and sent back to his broken family. uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures It was Gurnah’s fourth novel in 1984 titled “Paradise” which and continents.” catapulted him to fame as a writer. The story, a coming-of-age and a sad love story, was evolved from his research trip to East Africa in AbdulrazakGurnah is the only black African author to win the Nobel the 1990s. It was shortlisted for the 1994 Booker Prize. Some of his Prize after Wole Soyinka, who won it in 1986. other works include “Admiring Silence” (1996), “The Last Gift” (2011) and the latest being “Afterlives” (2020). Born in 1948, Gurnah grew up on the island of Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean and it was at the end of 1960's when he arrived in England as a refugee. He started writing when he was 21-yearsold and though his first language was Swahili, he wrote in English. He

The Nobel Prize, created by Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, is Literary events- February worth 10 million Swedish crowns and it is awarded annually by the Swedish Academy. Birthdays Some of the past winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature include T. Feb 1, 1901-Langston Hughes S. Eliot (1948), Ernest Hemingway (1954), Pablo Neruda Feb 7, 1812-Charles Dickens (1971),Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1982) and Toni Morrison(1993). Feb 26, 1802-Victor Hugo Rabindranath Tagore is the only Indian writer to have won the Feb 27, 1902-John Steinbeck Noble for literature was awarded the prize in 1913. In 1964, the Feb 28, 1533-Michel de Montaigne (National Essay Day) French philosopher-novelist Jean Paul Sartre rejected the award. In 2018 the award for literature was cancelled due to alleged sexual February - Library Lovers' Month assaults by committee members and related scandals in awarding the prize. In 2020, the award was won by Louise Gluck, the American Feb. 2-8-Children's Authors and Illustrators Week poet and essayist. Feb. 2-World Read Aloud Day Feb. 5-Take Your Child to the Library Day Authored by, Feb 14- International Book Giving Day and Library Lover's Day Feb. 20-26-Freedom to Read Week in Canada Dr. Ragu Antony Feb. 26 Tell a Fairy Tale Day Associate Professor of English. Book Fairs and Fests Feb. 3-13-Emirates Festival of Literature or Dubai Literature Festival Awards PEN America Literary Award - Feb. 28, 2022 Jean Stein Book Award-Daisy Hernandez, Deadly Disease PEN Open Book Award-Divya Victor, Curb

Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection - Yoon HOLY CROSS HOMESCIENCE COLLEGE, Choi; Skinshkip Stories THOOTHUKUDI Hemingway Award for Debut Novel- Torrey Peters; Detransition, Baby: A Novel Diamonstein-Spielvogel DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH PEN Award for Poetry in Translation - Jerzy Ficowski; Everything I LITERARY SYNOD 2022 Don't Know PEN Translation Prize - Mariana Oliver, Migratory Birds E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award-Catherine The Department of English organized a three-day Literary Raven: An Fox & 1:Uncommon Friendship Synod for our students. To give a fresh start to the new academic year, the Department of English organized the three-day Victorian Premier's Literary Awards - Feb. 3, 2022 (9thFebruary -11thFebruary) programmee in a full swing. The Primary objective of the Literary Synod is to create an interest in Victorian Prize for Literature - Veronica Gorrie, Black and Blue: A literature and to involve them in language learning process. Racism and Resilience Fiction - Melissa Manning; Smokehouse Non-Fiction - Amani Day :1 Haydar; The Mother Wound Drama - Dylan Van Den Berg; Milk Poetry - Maria Takolander; As it’s a three day programmee, The Department of English Trigger Warning has scheduled multiple sessions for a day. First day begun with Writing for Young Adults - Felicity Castagna; Girls in Boys' Cars prayer. Followed by the prayer Ms.G.Ramya of III B.A English Memoir of Indigenous Writing-Veronica Gorrie; Black and Blue: A addressed the gathering with her sweet words of welcome. Memoir of Racism and Resilience

Dr.J.Ragu Antony ,Associate Professor of English ,Holy Cross The second session was started after the Refreshment. Mrs. Home Science College honoured the chief guest with a memento M.Sheyamala ,Head and Assistant Professor of English, .First session was handled by Mrs.R.Bala Sarawathi, Assistant KamarajCollege,Thoothukudi handled the second session. She Professor of English, Kamaraj College, Thoothukudi. Her Lecture lectured on the topic Shades of Post Colonialism in Literature. Her highlighted the Career Opportunities after B.A &M.A. Our students Lectured made the students to travel to the Postcolonial era. were motivated and bagged with lots of advice and Guidance. Dr.I.Angeline Priya, Head of the department honored the chief guest with memento. Session 1(Career Opportunities after B.A &M.A- Mrs.R.Bala Sarawathi)

Session 2(Shades of Post Colonialism-Mrs.M.Sheyamala) of Arts and Science, Keela Eral. Fr.Peter stressed the Importance of DAY 2 Communicational Skills and talked about Conversational Skills and Etiquettes. Students were divided into groups and conversational The Second day of Literary Synod begun with the prayer. drills were made. Our student enthusiastically participated in the Ms.W.Deni Gracika of III B.A English welcomed the gathering session. with her warm words of Welcome. Dr.J.Ragu Antony ,Associate Professor of English ,Holy Cross Home Science College honoured The second session begun with spirit of learning. Mr.T.Jude the chief guest with a memento. With a new aspiration the First Livingston (Assistant Professor of English, Nazareth Margoschios Session was led by Fr.Peter, Assistant Professor, Don Bosco College College) addressed the gathering and grabbed the attention of students with his interactive session. He delivered the lecture on the Importance of Gamification in Language Learning. Students learned the Techniques of Language learning Process. With the spirit of learning new things, the third session was handover to Ms. Nevedha Liz Gloria.K, Assistant Professor of English, Nazareth Margoschios College. She delivered lecture on Word power made easy through Gaming. Her lecture highlighted the importance of vocabulary and Word Power in language learning

process. Her session enlighten our students and stimulated the Behavioural mannerism. The second session was led by Mrs.Maria enthusiasm of learning new vocabularies. K.SelvaKani of III B.A Sahaya Sharmila ,Co-Ordinator and Assitant professor of English proposed the vote of thanks. ,St.Mary`s College, Thoothukudi. Her Lecture hightlighted the Concept of Literature and Life. DAY 3 The third session was led by Mrs. Hermina Assitant Professor of English,St.Mary`s College,Thoothukudi.She brifely The third day begun with prayer and a formal welcome talked about Critical Thinking and Her Lecture stimuliated the address. The first session was led by Mr.A.Melwin ,Assistant students analytical power and taught students to approach a literary Professor of English ,Don Bosco College of Arts and Science ,Keela work in a new Perspective. Eral. His Lecture Highlighted the Interview Etiquettes and

GLIMPSES OF GLITTERING EVENTS  Ms. S. Abinaya - Social Obligations and Gender Inequality in Eastrine Kire`s A Terrible Matriarchy Webinar TOPIC: American Culture: its roots in Racism  Mrs. S. Revathi – Romesh Gunesekera’s The Sandglass: An DATE: February 26, 2022 Inkling of Nationhood and Belongingness Participated & RESOURCE PERSON: Mr.R. Selvarajan, Presented Papers in Associate Professor,Head,Department of English, Vivekananda College of Engineering for Women (Autonomous) DATE: 25, 26 February 2022. Tiruchengode. Paper Presentation- Students Competition (A Two day International Virtual Conference on “Women TOPIC: Essay writing competition- “Freedom Fighters” Empowerment and exploration in the Digital era”) DATE: On 28th February,2022  Deni Gracika Paper Presentation- Staff  Keerthi Selva Rathina (International virtual conference on “literature Education & Social  Lingamuthu Swathy Science )  Esakki Thirumalai Lakshmi DATE: 9th & 10th March 2022 Faculty Development Programme  Ms. Abinaya on “Education: Soft sills”- 21/2/22 to25/2/22.  Ms. Abinaya on “Effective teaching learning paradigms through pedagogical Innovations - Feb 7 to 12, 2022.

UPCOMING EVENTS  16/3/2022 Webinar on “The Pathos of Modernism”  20/3/2022 Webinar on “Stress Management”  21/3/2022 Poetry Writing Competition