GIEWEC'S LITERARY FESTIVAL AT MUMBAI ON 30 NOVEMBER AND 1 DECEMBER 2012

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

Phone: 09947949159, Email: prof.kvdominic@gmail.com, Web: www.profkvdominic.com

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

                 (Email: prof.rajkamalshiromani@gmail.com. Phone: 09939876760)

—  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 5^th and 6^th rank in Commerce and Arts streams respectively in Mumbai City and 25^th and 26^th 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: ......…………………………………

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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, 1^st 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,

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

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.

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 29^th, 30^th November and 1^st

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.