Friday 19 October 2012

Panel discussion "How Comparative Indian Literature?

Panel Discussion on 
"How Comparative Indian Literature"?

Dr. Amith Kumar PV 
(Head, Comp. Lit, EFLU,  Hyderabad)
 Prof. Dorothy Figueira, 
President ICLA and Professor, Comp Lit, Georgia University, USA)
 Prof. Jancy James, 
President CLAI and VC, Central University of Kerala)
 Prof. Ganesh N Devy, 
Director, Bhasha, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
 Prof. Ipshita Chanda, 
Professor, Comp Lit., Jadavpur University, Kolkatta, West Bengal
 Prof. Jasbir Jain, 
Director, IRIS, Jaipur, Rajasthan
 Prof. Chandramohan, 
General Secretary CLAI
 Dr. Joseph Koyippally, 
Head, Department of Comp. Lit., Central University of Kerala
 Prof. EV Ramakrishnan, 
Head, Comparative LIterature, Central University of Gujarat

Saturday 13 October 2012

Schedule DCL-CLAI2012


 DCL-CLAI 2012 International Conference on
Traditions of Dissent in Subcontinental Literatures and Cultures (Oct 15-17, 2012)Central University of Kerala, Vidyanagar, Kasaragod, Kerala—671 123

SCHEDULE OF PROGRAMMES


VENUE AND SESSION IN CHARGES


Venues
PROGRAMME
In Charge
Room 1
Auditorium
INAUGURATION
Ms. Neethu Das K
Room 1
Auditorium
CULTURAL PROGRAMME
Ms. Praseena K
Room 1
Auditorium
INTERACTION WITH THE AUTHOR
Ms. Keerthi AS
Room 1
Auditorium
PLENARY I
Mr. Shankarlal Chaudhary
Room 1
Auditorium
PLENARY II
Mr. Nidhin KV
Room 1
Auditorium
PLENARY III
Ms. Punyachitra
Room 1
Auditorium
PLENARY IV
Ms. Sruthi ATV
Room 1
Auditorium
PANEL DISCUSSION
Mr. Shijomon KV
Room 1
Auditorium
VALEDICTORY
Ms. Shyma K
Room 1
Auditorium
Parallel Sessions: A, D, H, K, O, S, W
Dr. Prasad Pannian/ Noufal Muneer
Room 2
Linguistics I
Parallel Sessions: C, F, I, M, Q, U, Y
Dr. Asha S / Renu R
Room 3
MSW
Parallel Sessions: G, J, N, R, V, Z
Dr. Shalini M / Vanisree VR
Room 4
MACL 2
Parallel Sessions: B, E, L, P, T, X
Dr. V Raghavan / Navami GH


Organizing Committees and Student Sub Committee Heads:

Accommodation:         Dr. Joseph Koyippally [9495683616]
Ms. Jayalakshmi E [9400842438], Mr. Shijomon KV [9447379552]
Food:                               Dr. Asha S  [9995542584]& Dr. Shalini M [9747089638]
Mr. Mohammad Noushad KH [8606795124], Ms. Sherin EG (9605904070]
Programme:                  Dr. Joseph Koyippally [9495683616]
Ms. Aparna Prasad [8547635405], Ms. Soumya K [9847866675]
Media:                            Dr. Vellikkeel Raghavan [9496419986]
Ms. Arya Rajan [8891114454], Ms. Veena S [8547490111]
Registration:                  Dr. Prasad Pannian [9446460202]
Ms. Sarah Mariam Roy [9446975177], Ms. Vanisree VR [9496348512]
Transportation:            Dr. Joseph Koyippally [9495683616]
Mr. Nidhin KV [9947081698], Ms. Sruthi PS [9656703271]

Venue
PROGRAMME
Room 1
Auditorium
INAUGURATION
Room 1
Auditorium
Parallel Sessions: A, D, H, K, O, S, W
Room 2
Linguistics I
Parallel Sessions: C, F, I, M, Q, U, Y
Room 3
MSW
Parallel Sessions: G, J, N, R, V, Z
Room 4
MACL 2
Parallel Sessions: B, E, L, P, T, X
Room 1
Auditorium
PLENARY I
Room 1
Auditorium
PLENARY II
Room 1
Auditorium
PLENARY III
Room 1
Auditorium
PLENARY IV
Room 1
Auditorium
PANEL DISCUSSION
Room 1
Auditorium
CULTURAL PROGRAMME
Room 1
Auditorium
INTERACTION WITH THE AUTHOR
Room 1
Auditorium
VALEDICTORY


Location:
Room 1: Top Floor
Room 2: Top Floor
Room 3: Top Floor
Room 4: First Floor



PROGRAMME
Day 1: 15 Oct. 2012

Registration: (09:00-10:00) Venue: Near Auditorium  (top Floor
INAUGURATION (10:00-11:30) VENUE: AUDITORIUM (top Floor)
University Anthem
Welcome: Dr. Vellikkeel Raghavan (Assistant Professor, DCL)
Inaugural address: Prof. JANCY JAMES (Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, CU Kerala; President CLAI)
Lighting of the lamp
Chair: Dr. Joseph Koyippally (Dean, School of Languages and Comparative Literature, CUK)
Keynote: Prof. Jasbir Jain (Director, Institute for Research in Interdisciplinary Studies)
Book Release: Prof. Walter Perera (Professor, University of Peredeniya, Sri Lanka)
Felicitation: Prof. Dorothy Figueira Honorary President, International Comparative Literature Association
Felicitation: Dr. Abdur Rasheed  (Re(gistrar, CUK)
Felicitation: Prof. Chandra Mohan General Secretary, CLAI)
Vote of thanks: Dr. Asha S (Assistant Professor, DCL)

1130-1145: Tea Break
PLENARY SESSION I: (11:45-13:30) VENUE: ROOM 1 (AUDITORIUM) : [
Chair: Prof. Dorothy Figuiera
Prof. Jancy James: “Revisits to Epics as Discourses of Dissent”
Prof. Walter Perera, ”Dissent in Academe Then and Now: Insights from the Sri Lankan Campus Novel in English”
Prof. Avadhesh Kumar Singh, “Aesthetics of Dissent in the Indian Sub-continent with reference of 'Faiz'”

13:30-14:00: LUNCH BREAK

14:00-15:15: Parallel Session 1 (A, B, C)
A. Venue: ROOM 1 (AUDITORIUM)  [Student in charge: Ms. Ashamol T]
Chair: Prof. Avadhesh Kumar Singh
Dr. Amith Kumar PV, “The Dialogic Discordance and the ‘Dissent’ of ‘Indian’ Vernacular”
Dr. Anand KB, “Comparison between Mulk Raj Anand and Thakazhi”
Mr. Prachand Narayan Piraji, “Dissent in Baburao Bagul’s Maran Swast Hot Aahe
B. Venue: ROOM 4 (MACL 2) [Student in charge: Ms. Anjana S]
Chair: Dr. Vellikkeel Raghavan
Dr. Girish N, Dissent in the documentary films of Anand Patawardhan
Mr. Rohith LS & Megha Patil, “Dissent of Widowhood: Bollywood and Sandalwood films”
Dr. Lima Sunny, “Tradition Of Dissent: Zooming in on Shantaram Movies”
C. Venue: ROOM 2 (LINGUISTICS CLASS)[Student in charge: Ms. Sruthi P]
Chair: Prof. Ipshita Chanda
Dr. M Sreenathan, “Ethos of Dissent and Agony of Apathy”
Dr. Suja Roy Abraham, “Agricultural Folksongs of Central Kerala:  Orality and Resistance”
Dr. Jerome K. Jose, “Divergent Voices and  Epistemological Interests: New Dimensions of Muduvan Oratures”

1515-1530: TEA BREAK

15:30-17:00 -         Parallel Sessions 2 (D, E, F, G)
D. Venue: ROOM 1 (AUDITORIUM)[Student in charge: Ms. Sarah Mariam Roy]
Chair: Prof. Chandramohan
Ms. Sareena Subba, “An Introduction to Oral Epic of the Limbus”
Dr. Veena R Nair, “Lacanian reading of dissent in folktales”
Mr. Rajan V , “First Martyr In The Marginalised Community In Tulunadu”
E. Venue: ROOM 4 (MACL 2)  [Student in charge: Ms. Amala Antony]
Chair:  Prof. Nagaraju
Dr. R. Anitha, “In the Line of Fire: Deepa Mehta’s Films, Critics and Censure “
Ms. Renu Elza Varkey, “Paradigm Shifts in the Professional Space In the New Generation Malayalam Movies”
Mr. Titto Varghese, “Visual grammar of feminism-A Critical Study on Bandit Queen
F. Venue: ROOM 2  [Student in charge: Mr. Arun S Kaimal]  
Chair: Dr. Basavaraj P Donur
Dr. Prabhakaran Hebbar, “Poetry in Defense of Environment: Dissent against Globalisation in the 21st Century Hindi poetry”
Dr. Babu Rajan PP, “Language of Conformity and Collusion, the Dyed Hair Speaks”
Ms. Jayalakshmi E: “Voicing Nature: an Ecocritical Perspective”
G. Venue: ROOM 3 (MSW) [Student in charge: Mr. Sandeep K]
Chair: Dr. Joseph Koyippally
Dr. V Lalithambigai, “Spaces of Dissent in the Iconic Feminine Figures in Tamil Literature with reference to Kannagi, Manimekalai, and Nallathangal”
Ms. Mary Haritha, “Biblical motifs in early and modern Malayalam literature: Study of Arnos Pathiri and Zacharia”
Ms. Vennela Rayavarapu, “Influence of Modern Telugu Translations in the making of Standard Telugu”



Day 2: 16 October 2012

09:00-10:00: Parallel Sessions 3: (H, I, J)
H. Venue: ROOM 1: [[Student in charge: Ms. Noufal Muneer]
Chair: Dr. Ajay S Sekhar
Ms. Indu MY, “The Emperor Goes Naked”: The God of Small Things and its Politics of Questioning the Givens
Ms. Zeenath Mohamed Kunhi, “The God of Small Things  - a carnival square” 
I. Venue: ROOM 2 (LINGUISTICS CLASS) [Student in charge: Ms. Jayalakshmi E]
Chair: Dr M Sreenathan
Dr. JS Rohan Savarimuttu, “Dalit literature as literature of dissent: historicity, sensibility, culture of metaphysics”
Dr. Sandeep TG, “Transcending the politics of hegemony:  ethnic resistance in ‘Cries in the Wilderness’ by Narayan”
J.  Venue: ROOM 3 (MSW) [Student in charge: Ms. Soumya K]
Chair: Dr. Salini M
Dr. Gorvika Rao, “Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Palace of Illusions: Dissenting through re-writing Mahabharat”
Ms. Kasfia Yasmin Anwa, “Nation and Narration: Power of (hi)story or myth to make a shift between dissent & assertion”

1000-1130:  PANEL DISCUSSION --How Comparative Indian Literature?”
VENUE: ROOM 1 (AUDITORIUM)[Student in charge: Ms. Anju Upendran, Ms. Aparna R]
Chair: Prof. EV Ramakrishnan (Chair),
Prof. Dorothy Figueira (President ICLA)
Prof. Jancy James (President CLAI)
Prof. GN Devy (Director, Bhasha)
Prof. Jasbir Jain (Director, IRIS)
Prof. Ipshita Chanda (Head, Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University)
Dr. Amit Kumar (Head, Comparative Literature Department, EFLU)
Dr. Joseph Koyippally (Head, Department of Comparative Literature, CU Kerala)

1130-1145: Tea Break

1145-1330:             Parallel Sessions 4: (K, L, M, N)
K. Venue: ROOM 1 (AUDITORIUM)[Student in charge: Ms. Renu R]
Chair: Dr. Suja Roy Abraham
Mr. Binayak Bhattacharya, “Cinematic Journey of the Dissident Nationalists:  IPTA and the Hindi Films of 1940s and 1950s”
Mr. Jafer Sadiq, “Gopinath Mohanthy as promoter of dissent literature: a study in the light of his ‘Paraja’ and ‘Dadi Budha’”
Dr. Vijayakumaran CPV, “Tradition of dissent in medieval Hindi ashtacháp krishna poetry”
L. Venue: ROOM 4 (MACL 2)  [Student in charge: Ms. Veena S]
Chair: Prof. VR Prabodhachandran Nayar
Prof. TN Satheesan, “Means of protest in Mahishasataka”
Ms. Krishnapriya. S, “The Voyage Out:  Chathirakali an Indigenous Art form among Namboodiris in Kerala”
Ms. Levin Jacob, “Margamkali: The Construction of Narratives to Construct an Identity”
M. Venue: ROOM 2 (LINGUISTICS CLASS) [Student in charge: Ms. Namitha R]
Chair: Prof. Ipshita Chanda
Prof. T Anantha Vijayah, Land right movements – creating a discourse of dissent
Ms. Ancy Bay P C, “Pulp Villainy:  Anti-‘Ideal’ and the Cultural Dissidence; an Essay in Malayalam Janapriya Novel”
Ms. Asha Hari and Remi Anna Sunny, “The Role of Social Networking Sites in the Creation and Generation of Dissent”
N. Venue: ROOM 3 (MSW) [Student in charge: Ms. Nikhila K]
Chair: Dr. Bhavin Purohit
Dr. Ajay S Sekher, Land of Demons: Sara Joseph’s Bhoomirakshasam as a Subaltern Critique of Theatre and Life”
Dr. Vellikkeel Raghavan, “Taking Political Dissent to the Street:Safdar Hashmi’s Theatre of Protest”]
*
13:30-1400 VC’s LUNCH

PLENARY II (14:00-15:30)
VENUE: ROOM 1: (TOP FLOOR) [Student in charge: Ms. Anju Upendran, Ms. Aparna R]
Chair: Prof. Harish Trivedi
Prof. EV Ramakrishnan, “Representation as Resistance: A Reading of some testimonials from Malayalam”
Prof. GN Devy, “Historiography of Dissent: Orthodoxy, Heterodoxy and Tradition in Bhasha Literature”
Prof. Ipshita Chanda, “The man who did not die: Representing the marvellous as dissent”

1515-1530: TEA BREAK

15:30-16:15: Parallel Sessions 5: (O, P, Q, R)
O. Venue: ROOM 1 (AUDITORIUM)[Student in charge: Ms. Navami GH]
Chair: Prof. EV Ramakrishnan
Dr. Basavaraj P. Donur, “Cultural Subtexts In Girish Karnad’s The Fire And The Rain
Mr. Eldhose AY, Plays and Counter Plays: A Study of Dissent towards Dissent
P. Venue: ROOM 4 (MACL 2)  [Student in charge: Ms. Vanisree VR]
Chair: Prof. Jasbir Jain
Dr. Suja Kurup P.L, Dissent as a Mode of Discourse in Mylamma: Oru Jeevitham
Ms. Kavya Rajeev, Profaning the Divine: Subversion and Resistance in Kodungallur Poorapaattu
Q. Venue: ROOM 2 (LINGUISTICS CLASS) [Student in charge: Ms. Sherin Elizabeth George]
Chair: Dr. Amith Kumar P.V
Dr. Bhavin Purohit, The genre of women’s autobiography: a narrative of dissent
Mr. Rajarshi Mitra, Autobiography and Dissent: Bina Das’ Autobiography and Self Annihilation in Post-colonial World.
R. Venue: ROOM 3 (MSW) [Student in charge: Ms. Arya Rajan]
Chair: Dr. M Ibrahim Khalilullah
Mr. Abdullah Abdul Hameed, “Mappila Literature from Bhakti to Feminism: Facets of Resistence, counter aesthetics and constrction of identity”
Prof. C. Padmanabhan, Contact Zones and Combat Songs: On the Many Voices of the Subaltern in  “Cherur Padappattu”

16:15-17:00:  Interaction with the author:
Sara Aboobakkar [Student in charge: Ms. Jayalakshmi E]

17:00: CULTURAL PROGRAMME  [Student in charge: Ms. Aparna P, Ms. Soumya K]



Day 3: 17 October 2012


09:00-10:00            Parallel Sessions 6: (S, T, U, V)
S. Venue: ROOM 1 (AUDITORIUM)[Student in charge: Ms. Vijitha EK]
Chair: Dr Baburajan PP
Dr. Rajesh James, “Quest(ion)ing the  imagined  Identities : iconicity in Usthad Hotel and Thattathin Marayathu
Dr. Robin Xavier, “The (Counter)Politics of the Post(modern) Cinema: Class, (Con)Texts and the Real in Ee Adutha Kalathu “
Dr. Mini Babu, “Shifting Borders and Shifting Psyche: The Diasporic Focus in Madhupal’s Ozhimuri.”
T. Venue: ROOM 4 (MACL 2)  [Student in charge: Ms. Anagha A]
Dr. Asha S
Dr. M. Ibrahim Khalilulla, “Minority Community/History and Nation: A study of Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children
Dr. Maya Devi J, “Ambivalent Affiliations: Traditions of Dissent in The Shadow Lines and The Glass Palace
*
U. Venue: ROOM 2 (LINGUISTICS CLASS) [Student in charge: Ms. Sruthi PS]
Chair: Dr. Bindu Nair
Dr. Fed Mathew, “Latter day psalms: a dissenting note against mainstream political discourse”
Prof. Sylvia Rego, “Voices of Dissent: Two Low-Caste Women in Nineteenth Century Maharashtra“
Ms. Raj Sree MS, “Post Memory as a Site of Resistance: The Tradition of Dissent in Partition Fiction”
V. Venue: ROOM 3 (MSW) [Student in charge: Ms. Veena P]
Chair: Prof. TN Satheesan
Ms. Anju Upendran, “Contextualising the dissent in Muthappan Theyyam”
Ms. Chinthu  Viswanath, “Theyyam as a Representative Traditional Art Form of Descent”
Mr. Rajesh Komath, “'Ethnographic I: Dancing Theyyam in North Malabar “

10:00-11:30 PLENARY III   
VENUE: ROOM 1 (AUDITORIUM)[Student in charge: Ms. Anju Upendran, Ms. Aparna R]
Chair: Prof. Senath Walter Perera
Prof. Jasbir Jain, “Performative Theatre as a Voice of Dissent: IPTA (India) and Ajoka (Pakistan)”
Prof. VR Prabodha Chandran Nayar, “Tradition of Dissent in Performing Arts in Kerala”  
Prof. Chandramohan, “Politics of ‘Dissent’ and ‘Disaffection’ in the Tribal Discourse of the Subcontinent"


1130-1145: Tea Break

11:45-13:30: PLENARY IV  
VENUE: ROOM 1 (AUDITORIUM)[Student in charge: Ms. Anju Upendran, Ms. Aparna R]
Chair: Prof. Ipshita Chanda
Dorothy Figueira. "Bhimayana: One Ramayana among Many." 
Prof. Harish Trivedi ,
Vote of Thanks:


13:30 -1400: Lunch


14:00-15:30: Parallel Sessions 7: (W, X, Y, Z)
W. Venue: ROOM 1 (AUDITORIUM)[Student in charge: Ms. Amrutha P]
Chair: Dr. Fed Mathew
Mr. Noushad KH, “Reading colonial encounter and indigenization of Islamic culture in Fathul Mubeen
*
X. Venue: ROOM 4 (MACL 2)  [Student in charge: Ms. Thrishna P]
Chair:  Dr. Sylvia Rego,
Dr. Bindu Nair, “Re-defining Gendered Roles: A Selective Reading of Mahasweta Devi’s Fiction”
Ms. Shabnam Parveen, “Tradition of dissent in the khortha short stories of Jharkhand”
*
Y. Venue: ROOM 2 (LINGUISTICS CLASS)  [Student in charge: Ms. Honey Joseph]
Chair: Dr. JS Rohan Savarimuttu
Mr. Thippeswamy B M, “Mocking the Gay – Politics of Heterosexual Discourse in Hindi Films”
Mr. Anilesh. TT, “De-stereotyping the Indian Ascetic Body. A Study on the Life and Select Vachanas of Akka Mahadevi”
*
Z . Venue: ROOM 3 (MSW) [Student in charge: Ms. Salini Satyaseelan]
Chair: Dr. Maya Devi J
Dr. Jigna Vyas, “Dissent in Sub-continental Films:  A Reading of Manish Jha’s ‘Matrubhumi’ and Shoaib Mansoor’s ‘Bol’”
Prof. Koteswara Raju, “Annamayya’s expression of social dissent”
*
1530-1545: Tea Break

15:45 VALEDICTORY SESSION

VENUE: ROOM 1 (AUDITORIUM) [Student in charge: Ms. Anju Upendran, Ms. Aparna R]

Welcome:                Prof. Chandra Mohan
Chair:                         Prof. Jancy James
Feedback:               Prof. Senath Walter Perera
Prof. Dorothy Figuiera
Vote of Thanks:     Dr. Joseph Koyippally
National Anthem

End of the conference