The students of the Department of English, Trinity College for Women, Namakkal, had actively participated in the National Level Seminar on the “Confluence of Tales, Myths, and Culture in Literature” organised by The Department of English, PSG College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Avinashi Road, Civil Aerodrome Post, Coimbatore, on August 4, 2023

Students’ participation in a national-level Seminar on “The Confluence of Tales, Myths, and Culture in Literature”

The students of the Department of English, Trinity College for Women, Namakkal, had actively participated in the National Level Seminar on the “Confluence of Tales, Myths, and Culture in Literature” organised by The Department of English, PSG College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Avinashi Road,  Civil Aerodrome Post,  Coimbatore, on August 4, 2023, through the offline and online platforms.

The seminar started around 10:00 a.m. The Resource Person for the first session was Mr. Era Natarasan, Author and Principal, Krishnasamy Memorial MHSS, Trichy. He shared his ideas and knowledge on Myth and the usage of myth in Literature. He highlighted literary works such as Homer’s Odyssey, Night of the Scorpion, The Women Who Climb Tree by Smriti Ravindra, etc. The session enhanced our student’s knowledge about the reflection of myth in literary works. Slots were allotted for all the paper presenters at 11.30 a.m. The students were divided into groups. Each group had a chairperson to evaluate the paper presentations.

The second session started around 2.00 pm with the introduction of the Resource person, Mr. Anand Neelakantan, a novelist, Screenwriter, Public speaker, and columnist from Kerala. He has provided a lot of information about folklore, ancient styles of writing, and the reflection of culture in literary works. He gave some tips on how to become a writer and inspired us to become budding authors. He stressed the importance of writing a literary work in the English language, which will help us reach our works across the country. This seminar gave us enormous knowledge on the concepts of Myth, culture, and Tales in literature. The seminar ended with a feedback session and vote of thanks.

National level Seminar on “ Confluence of Tales, Myths and Culture in Literature” Organized by department of English, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore on 04.08.2023.

The details of students’ participation at Trinity College for Women, Namakkal.

S.NO	Name of the Students	Class	Title of the Paper
1	SARIDA  T	II MA ENGLISH	Cultural Conflict in Wole Soyinka’s The Lion and the Jewel.
2	DEVIKA  T
3	PUVISHA  M	II MA ENGLISH	Culture and Gender Oppression in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things
4	THIRISHA  P
5	PRAVEENA  S	II MA ENGLISH	The concept of Culture and Marriage in Difficult Daughters  by Manju Kapur
6	NAVEENA  M
7	SOWMIKA  K	II MA ENGLISH	Cultural and Mythological perspectives in Girish Karnad’s Nagamandala
8	INDHUJA  S
9	BHUVANESWARI.R	II MA ENGLISH	Myth in Milton’s Paradise Lost
10	KALAIMATHI N	III BA ENGLISH	Portrayal of The Igbo Culture in Things Falls Apart in Chinua Achebe’s
11	KAVIYA G
12	ANNAPOORANI R	III BA ENGLISH	Paradox of Life and Death in Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
13	DHARSHINI P
14	K.R. NIRANJANA DEVI	II MA ENGLISH	Myth in Milton’s Paradise Lost

All the above said participants are greeted by Er. K. Nallusamy, Chairman, Er. S. Selvaraj,  Secretary, Mrs. Aruna Selvaraj, Executive Director, Dr. M.R. Lakshiminarayanan, Principal,  Dr. Arasuparameswaran, Director – Academic, the faculty of English  Mrs. G. Kannagi, Mrs. L. Deepika, Mrs. R. Priyadharshini, Mrs. J. Evangelin, Ms. M. Rekha, Mrs. M. Saranya, Mrs. K. Gowrimala, Mrs. L. Deepika, Dr. K. Keerthana and Mrs. S. Gayathri.