Bricolage: The Literary Society

The Department of English organised various workshops and lecture series in which eminent personalities and outstanding orators helped the students venture into their fields with a multidisciplinary approach.

The Seminar and Conference Committee, operating under the auspices of Bricolage, the esteemed literary society of the college, proudly inaugurated its lecture series on October 11, 2024. Dr. Vikram Singh Thakur, Assistant Professor at the School of Letters, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, delivered an enlightening discourse entitled “Shakespeare and Indian Theatre.”

On November 10, 2024, the Committee organised an engaging online lecture. The esteemed speaker, Dr. Divya Dwivedi, Associate Professor at IIT Delhi, captivated audiences with her presentation titled “De-canonizing Theory, Junũn-izing Canon.” The virtual platform facilitated widespread participation, fostering intellectual exchange beyond physical boundaries.

• Seminar titled “Dalit Writing as an Alternative Literary Historiography of ” was held on 6th March 2024. Esteemed scholar Prof. Raj Kumar, from the Department of English, University of Delhi, delivered a thought-provoking discourse, attracting a diverse audience keen on exploring alternative narratives in literary discourse.
• An Inter-Department Poetry Competition in accordance with Viksit Bharat 2047 took place on 6th March on the theme of “Plural Cultural Heritage”, which encompassed the diversity of our rich Indian heritage.
• The much-awaited department fest, Epiphaneia ’24 had a lot of events for students of all discipline, among the many events which took place, Litrivia was the most popular one, where students of the English Department tested their knowledge of Literature. Short-film Competition, Creative Writing Competition, Book Cover Designing and a Workshop on Screenwriting, were the events that saw large participation of students from various colleges.
• Professor Sydney R. Robeiro’s idea of a one- act play with a rolling trophy came to fruition on the 29th of April. He has started this competition in memory of his uncle Sir John Leonard Breathtaking one-act plays from different colleges of University of Delhi enamored the stage and took the audience in a roller-coaster journey of emotions with life-like characters, elaborate settings and immaculate performance by the students. The competition was held at C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre.