RESOURCE PERSONS
Dr. Arunim Bhandopadyaya
Prof. (Dr) T.R. Bhatt
Dr. Govindan Nair
Dr. T K.Gajanan
Dr. PK Pokker
Prof (Dr.) K. Gopinathan
Dr. T V. Madhu
Dr. K.M.Anil
Dr. Damodar Prasad
Dr. R V.M Divakaran
Dr. K.Krishna Kumar
Dr. Radhakrishnan.P.S
Dr. K.Balakrishnan
Smt. S Sreekumari
Dr. Nagendra Shreeniwas
Dr. Preethi Panth
Dr. Jose Antony
Dr. Pramod Kovaprath
Dr. Herman
Dr. Balasubramaniyan
Dr. Shobha Umesh
Dr. Kanchan Chakravarthy
Mr.Ohood Ali Muhammad Al -Nakab
Dr. Aji Gajanan
Mr. Phansi Maniphet
Mr.Basheer Ahmed Hamood Mulkeh
Mrs. Sepideh S
Essa Ali Muhammad Ali
Mr. Mr. Khamala Yottavong
Mr. Sumpoch Wowong
Mr.Hussein Omer Aqeed
Mr.Shaher Saif Abduh Aamer
Dr. Sumesh
Mr. Shibu Muhammed
Dr. Prasitha.P
Dr. V K SubramanianSeminar Convenor &
Head of The Department
CONCEPT NOTE
Ever since the emergence of Comparative Literature as an academic
discipline has aroused curiosity regarding its horizon of studies and suspicion
regarding its applicability. Anyhow with the increasing global consciousness the
area of comparative studies widened, ranging from regional, ethnical, marginalized,
still widening, spreading its wings towards translation studies, philosophy,
psychology, to other art forms and engulfing and enriching each and every sphere of
human life and activity.
India with its multi linguistic and multi cultural scenario has always been a
matter of awe to the world.Tagore preferred to address Comparative Literature as
World Literature.Indian visionaries has understood the capacity of comparative
approach in the process of defining and tracing out the concept of Indian literature
and derived the wonder quote; "Indian literature is one though it is written in many
languages." Since then this term had been widely used as a cultural and political tool
in national integration. In the present context the polyphonic nature of Indian
literature and culture itself is in the critical domain. It wouldbe apt to discuss the role
of comparative literature in this context. We hope an international seminar of this
sort would throw some light in this direction.
SUB THEMES
Comparative Literature
Indian Literature
Western Influence in Indian Literature
Role of translation Studies in India
Polyphony as a possibility
Literature and other arts
Indian contribution to CL Theories
ADOOR GOPALAKRISHNAN
Prof. E.V.RAMAKRISHNAN
E.V.Ramakrishnan is a bilingual writer and translator who has published
poetry and literary criticism, in Malayalam and English. His critical works in English
include Indigenous Imaginaries: Literature, Region, Modernity (2017), Locating
Indian Literature: Texts, Traditions and Translations (2011) and Making It New:
Modernism in Malayalam, Marathi and Hindi Poetry (1995). He has published three
volumes of poetry in English. Among his edited volumes are Indian Short Story 1900-
2000 (2001), We Speak in Changing Languages: An Anthology of Women's Poetry in
English (2006), Tree of Tongues: An Anthology of Modern Indian Poetry (1999) and
Trees of Kochi and Other Poems by K.G.Sankara Pillai (2016). He has published
seven critical books in Malayalam, including Anubhavangale Aarkkanu Peti? (2013),
Malayala Novelinte Deshakalangal (2017) and Aksharavum Aadhunikatayum
(1994) for which he was awarded Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. He is presently
Professor Emeritus at Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Open forum: Reality to reels; ‘Cuts and Shots’
One of the luminaries of the New Indian Cinema, Adoor Gopalakrishnan has written and directed twelve feature films. Has participated in all major film festivals round the world. International Film Critics Prize has gone to him six times successively. National award for best director five times. Dada Phalke Award India’s highest national honour for cinema (2005). BFI award for the Most Original and Imaginative film of 1982 for Elippathayam, French Govt’s honour Commander of the order of Arts & Letters (2004), India’s top civilian honour Padma Vibhushan(2006). Life-time achievement awards - Cario, Denver, New Jersey, Colombo, Pune and MAMI fests.
Interaction with Adoor Gopalakrishnan