Guild
of Indian English Writers, Editors and Critics
(GIEWEC)
in
Collaboration with
Department
of English,
K.
J. Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai
is
organising Two-Day English Literary Festival on
Contemporary
Indian Literature in English: Dimensions and Directions
at K. J.
Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai
(Vidyanagar,
Vidyavihar, Near Kurla Terminus, Mumbai – 400 077)
on
Friday, 30th November and Saturday, 1st December 2012
Guild of Indian English Writers, Editors and Critics
(GIEWEC)
Registered
under Societies Registration Act 1955.
Reg.
No. I 194/2010 of Travancore-Kochi Act 12 of 1955
Head
Office: Kannappilly, Thodupuzha East, Kerala, India – 685 585
A
literary forum of Indian writers in English, entitled Guild of Indian English
Writers, Editors and Critics (GIEWEC) was established on 24 September 2010 at
Thodupuzha, Kerala, India. It was registered on 13 October 2010 and its Head
Office is functioning at the residence of the Secretary at Thodupuzha. GIEWEC
is a non-profit-making institution aimed at promoting Indian literature in
English through the members’ creative and critical writings and by editing and
publishing books and journals. The chief objectives of the Guild are: to
promote Indian Literature in English, to exchange creative writings between
nations, to conduct annual conferences and literary festivals, and to help
Ph.D. scholars. The Guild is publishing an international biannual refereed
journal entitled Writers Editors Critics (ISSN
2231-198X). The issues come out in
March and September. GIEWEC is fast growing with 144 members till date, of
which 68 are life members. Professors and Lecturers of universities/colleges,
professional English writers and PhD research scholars are its members.
Executive
Committee of GIEWEC
·
President:
Prof. Rajkamal Shiromani, Patna, Bihar
—
Secretary: Prof.
K. V. Dominic, Thodupuzha, Kerala
—
Treasurer: Dr. S.
Kumaran, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
—
Vice President:
Prof. M. A. Jeyaraju, Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu
—
Vice President:
Dr. Jaydeep Sarangi, Kolkata, West Bengal
—
Joint Secretary:
Dr. Joji John Panicker, Kottayam, Kerala
—
Ex. Committee
Member: P C K Prem, Palampur, Himachal
Pradesh
—
Ex. Committee
Member: Dr. T. Sai
Chandra Mouli, Hyderabad, A.P.
—
Ex. Committee
Member: Dr. Lata Mishra, Gwalior, Madhya
Pradesh
K.
J. Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai
Vidyanagar,
Vidyavihar, Mumbai–400 077
Somaiya Vidyavihar,
founded in the year of 1959 by Padmabhushan (Late) Shri Pujya Karamshibhai
Jethabai Somaiya, is sprawled across 60 acres with lush greenery at Vidyavihar
and in about 30 acres at Sion. The campus houses 34 educational institutions,
1700 teaching staff and about 29,000 students. The institutions on the campus
offer courses from K.G. to P.G. including programmes leading to conferment of Doctoral
degree in select disciplines. Students can opt for subjects of their choice from
diverse streams—Humanities, Social Sciences, Commerce, Science, Engineering,
Medicine, Management, Ancient Indian Culture, Buddhism, Jainism, Foreign
Languages etc.
Established
in 1960, K. J. Somaiya College of Arts
and Commerce (KJSCAC) has asserted its presence with pride on the campus,
as one of the pioneering institution. The college offers courses for UG, PG and
Ph. D. in Arts, Commerce and Management streams.
According
to a June 2012 survey (‘India Today’,
June 2012 issue), the college is placed at 5th and 6th rank
in Commerce and Arts streams respectively in Mumbai City and 25th
and 26th place in the aforementioned streams, nationwide.
The
college caters to students from diverse backgrounds from Class XI onwards. It
aims at preparing and training competent graduates, capable of shouldering
professional responsibilities as also groomed for meaningful contribution to
the society. The college provides a strong foundation of knowledge and skills
to the students, imparted through means of excellent teaching-learning process,
discipline and exposure to updates and trends, conveyed by eminent and
distinguished persons in various fields. Regular workshops, seminars and
conferences provide platforms for teachers and students to explore and update knowledge.
The college has always stressed the due importance of Value Education and it is
being imparted on the campus through specially designed lectures on ‘Geeta’ and
ethics. The extra-curricular and co-curricular activities of the college
attract students from all over the city.
Call
for Critical Papers and Poems for the Festival
The two
day English festival will have six sessions, consisting of paper presentations,
poetry reading and workshop on MLA Handbook. Original and unpublished critical
papers on the topic "CONTEMPORARY INDIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH:
DIMENSIONS & DIRECTIONS" (includes various aspects like Nature,
Environment, Science, Myth, Ethos, Nationalism, Patriotism, Politics, Ethics,
Philosophy of life, Social Consciousness, Urban and Rural Sensibilities,
Anxieties and Agonies, Erosion of Values, Women, Sex, Sensuousness, Sexism,
Ageism, Child Labour, Superstitions, Patriarchy, Tyranny, Cruelty to Women,
Children and Animals etc.) are invited for presentations in the different
parallel sessions of the two day festival. The critical studies shall be on all
genres of contemporary Indian literature in English.
Deadline for Submissions
·
Abstracts of original and unpublished
papers in one hundred words with name, address, brief bio-data, a passport size
photograph and phone number should be sent to Prof. K. V. Dominic, Secretary of
GIEWEC (email: prof.kvdominic@gmail.com) by
email attached Word file before 25 August 2012. The acceptability will be
intimated within two days. Full papers should be limited to 1000 words and
should be sent by e-mail after the registration.
·
Paper presenters will be given ten
minutes for their presentation and three minutes for interaction.
·
The poets will be given ten minutes for
reading their poems and three minutes for interaction. Two unpublished short
poems of not more than twenty lines each and a passport size photograph of the
poet with full address, brief bio-data and phone number should be sent to the
Secretary by email before 25 August 2012.
The acceptability will be intimated within two days.
·
Registration fee for outstation
participant is Rs. 1100 and for local participant, Rs. 600. The fee shall be
paid through DD and it shall be sent to the Convenor, Prof. Satyendra Gaur,
Head in-Charge, Department of English, K. J. Somaiya College of Arts and
Commerce, along with the photo copy of the registration form duly filled. Scanned
copy of the DD and the filled up registration form shall be sent by email to Prof.
K. V. Dominic, Secretary, GIEWEC, along with the abstract/poems, bio data,
passport size photograph etc.
· Writers
(both critics and poets) who are accepted can reserve their confirmed
train/flight tickets by online four months early.
Registration Form for the
Festival Participation
(Photo copy of the duly filled
form is to be sent along with the DD by Speed Post to Prof. Satyendra Gaur, Head in-Charge, Department of English, K. J.
Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Vidyanagar, Vidyavihar, Mumbai–400 077,
before 25th August 2012. Simultaneously, scanned copy of the DD and the
Registration form should be sent by e-mail to Prof. K. V. Dominic, Secretary,
GIEWEC along with abstract/poems, bio-data, passport size photograph etc.)
Name of the Participant: ……………………………………………………………….…………..
Address of the participant with e-mail
Id and phone number: ......…………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Participation as paper presenter or
poet: …...………………………………………………………
Details of the Registration Fee
(For outstation participant, Rs. 1100.
For local participant, Rs. 600 only through D D drawn in favour of ‘K J
Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce,’
payable
at Mumbai (Andhra Bank, Ghatkopar (East), Mumbai Branch).
DD number ……………………of
………………………………………………Bank, dated………………………….for Rs. ……………………………………………………
Name and Signature of the
participant with date: ……………………………………………..
How
to Reach the Venue
Vidyavihar (locality), where Somaiya campus is situated, is
a suburb well connected by road and suburban train system. The domestic airport
is 10-12 Kms away and can be reached by taxies/rickshaws. The Central Railways
suburban rail-route connects it from Dadar Terminus – it is the fourth station
from Dadar in the direction towards Thane—another important terminus on the
Central Line. The College is the closest
to Kurla Terminus. From the Western Railways line, one can reach Dadar and
take the Central line route to Vidyavihar. Ghatkopar is an important suburb on
the Central Railway route, which adjoins Vidyavihar on its eastern side. By
road, Vidyavihar can be reached via Eastern
Express Highway , from Dadar.
Programme
Schedule
Day
One: Friday, 30th November, 2012
9 a.m.–10:45
a.m. :
Inaugural session including Books’ Release
10:45 a.m.–11 a.m. : Tea Break
11 am–1:15 p.m. : Parallel
sessions of paper presentations on the topic
"Contemporary Indian Literature
in
English: Dimensions &
Directions"
1:15 p.m.–2 p.m. : Lunch break
2 p.m.-3 p.m. : English poetry writing competition for
degree students
of Mumbai based participant colleges. (The
best and the runner up will be awarded.)
2 p.m.–4 p.m. : Poetry Reading
(Leading English poets of the country read
their
poems)
4 p.m.–4:30 p.m. :
Coffee break
4:30 p.m.–6:30
p.m. :GIEWEC’s
Executive Committee and General Body
Meeting
Day
Two: Saturday, 1st December, 2012
9 a.m.–11
a.m. : Workshop on Research
Methodology and MLA Style,
conducted by Prof. K. V. Dominic
(Secretary of
GIEWEC, Editor of two international biannual
refereed
journals—Writers Editors Critics (WEC) and
International
Journal on Multicultural Literature
(IJML), author of 19 books)
9 a.m.–10 a.m. : Paper Presentations on Fiction Continued
10 a.m.–11 a.m. : Poetry
Reading Continued
11 a.m.–11:15 a.m. : Coffee break
11:15 a.m.–1:15 p.m. :
Valedictory Function including awards
presentation
and certificate distribution
1:15 p.m.–2 p.m. : Lunch Break
2 pm : Mumbai Sight-seeing (The expense of the trip
will
be
shared by the sightseers)
Committees
Advisory Committee
Shri Samir Somaiya,
President, Somaiya Trust (Chairman)
Prof. Rajkamal Shiromani, President, GIEWEC
Shri V. Ranganathan, Hon. Secretary, Somaiya Trust
Prof. K. V. Dominic, Secretary, GIEWEC,
Prof. Rajkamal Shiromani, President, GIEWEC
Shri V. Ranganathan, Hon. Secretary, Somaiya Trust
Prof. K. V. Dominic, Secretary, GIEWEC,
Mr. Jayanti M. Dalal, Member
of Advisory Committee, GIEWEC
Organising Committee
Chairperson: Dr. (Smt.) Sudha Vyas, Principal, K J
Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce,
Mumbai
Convenors:
Dr. Mayuresh Mule,
Vice-Principal, K J Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce, Mumbai
Mr. Satyendra Gaur, Head I/C, Department of English, K J Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce, Mumbai
Dr. Rajshree Trivedi, Associate Professor of English, Maniben Nanavati College, Vile-parle, Mumbai
Organising Members:
Prof. Satyawan Hanegave, K J Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce, Mumbai
Prof. Meera Venkatesh, K J Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce, Mumbai
Prof. Amruta Gangan, K J Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce, Mumbai
Prof. Sachin Narawade, K J Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce, Mumbai
Mr. Satyendra Gaur, Head I/C, Department of English, K J Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce, Mumbai
Dr. Rajshree Trivedi, Associate Professor of English, Maniben Nanavati College, Vile-parle, Mumbai
Organising Members:
Prof. Satyawan Hanegave, K J Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce, Mumbai
Prof. Meera Venkatesh, K J Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce, Mumbai
Prof. Amruta Gangan, K J Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce, Mumbai
Prof. Sachin Narawade, K J Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce, Mumbai
Dr. Jaishree Palit, Associate
Professor of English, Maniben Nanavati College, Vile-parle, Mumbai
Ms Trupti Sabharanjak, Department of English, Maniben Nanavati College, Vile-parle, Mumbai.
Ms Trupti Sabharanjak, Department of English, Maniben Nanavati College, Vile-parle, Mumbai.
Prof. Rajkamal Shiromani Prof. K. V. Dominic Dr. (Mrs.) Sudha Vyas
President,
GIEWEC Secretary, GIEWEC Principal, K J Som College
of Arts & Commerce, Mumbai
N.B.: The outstation participants
will be provided free lodging on 29th, 30th November and
1st
December, and free food on festival days. The local participants
will be given free food on festival days.
No T. A. will be given to any participant. All participants will
be supplied copies of the souvenir
along with the kits. They will also be given participation
certificates.
