Periodically SCILET joins with other interested organizations to co-sponsor seminars of one or more days related to Indian Literature in English. Some of these seminars attempt to give a first acquaintance with this literature to participants from overseas countries as part of a longer general introduction to Indian art and culture. Other seminars have involved professionals in this field who come to present papers on aspects of Indian literature that are then intensively discussed. Major seminars in which SCILET has collaborated are listed below, together with their dates, co-sponsors, and seminar leaders.
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Introduction to Indian Literature in English, for American
adults in “Elder-Hostel” type Study Programmes |
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Co-Sponsors |
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South India Pilgrimage;
The American College |
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Leaders |
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American College “S.I.P.” and Committee members |
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Date |
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January 1996, January 1998, January 2005 |
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Logistics and Details of Computer Networking |
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Co-Sponsor |
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Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre |
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Leaders |
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Mr. K. John Paul Anbu, SCILET Staff
Mr. A. Dinakar, SCILET Staff |
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February 1996 |
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Translation Workshop |
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Co-Sponsors |
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Affiliated East-West Press, Madras;
Indian Review of Books |
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Leaders |
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Dr. Lakshmi Holmstrom, Professional Translator
Mr. Dilip Kumar, Professional Translator
Ms. Subashree Krishnaswami, Editor, Indian Review of Books |
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February 1999 |
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Children’s Literature in India |
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Co-Sponsor |
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Tulika Publishers |
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Leaders |
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Suniti Namjoshi, Novelist
Radhika Menon (Managing Editor, Tulika)
Sandhya Rao (Editor, Tulika) |
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January / February 2000 |
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‘The West,’ in the Indian Imagination 1857-1947 |
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Co-Sponsors |
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Indian Association of Commonwealth Literature And Language Studies (IACLALS);
Sahitya Akademi |
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Leaders |
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Dr. K. Satchidanandan (Secretary, Sahitya Akademi)
Dr. C. Vijayasree (Secretary, IACLALS) |
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September 2001 |
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Representations of the Family in Indian Literature in English |
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Co-Sponsors |
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Department of English, Calcutta University |
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Leader |
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Dr. Sanjukta Das Gupta, Professor and Head, Dept of English,
Calcutta University;
Fulbright Alumni Programme |
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June 2002 |
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Introduction to Indian Literature in English, for Teachers of
Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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Co-Sponsors |
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South Asian Center, University of Chicago |
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Leader |
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Dr. Sally Noble, Assistant Director |
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August 2003 |
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Introduction to Indian Literature in English, for Teachers of
Wisconsin State, USA |
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Co-Sponsors |
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Centre for South Asia, University of Wisconsin;
Fulbright Hayes Program |
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Leader |
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Prof. Rachel Weiss, Fulbright Fellow |
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July 2005 |
