Maniben Nanavati Women's College A Gujarati Linguistic Minority Institution

(Affiliated to S.N.D.T Women's University, Mumbai) Vallabhbhai Road, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400056

CAMPUS BREEZE An In-house Magazine by the Department of English.

An Advanced Learners’ Initiative 2019-20)

September 2019

Sunidhi Singh

Iqra Tola

Shaziya Sayyed

Biding Goodbye to Dr. Jayshree Palit

Farewell Party by Students, Alumni and Teachers

Toni Morrison – A Tribute

{18 February 1931- 5 August 2019}

An American novelist, essayist, editor, teacher, and Professor Emeritus at

Princeton University. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, published in 1970 brought her

national attention. In 1988, she won the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award

for Beloved {1987}. The DC English Students paid a tribute to her through

presentation of skits, monologues and speeches on 16th August 2019.

Rabindranath Tagore – The Bard of Bengal {7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941}

The first Indian to win the Noble Prize in Literature, composer of the National Anthem, known for his works Gora, Ghare-Baire, Gitanjali. The DC English students paid a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on his 78th Death Anniversary on 7th August 2019 through chart

presentations, Poetry reading and PPT presentations.

Writing Skills Workshop for SYBA (Eng) & (Guj) students by Ms Chirantana Bhatt

SARJAN –5 Day Skill Development Course for Speaking and Writing Skills sponsored -

Bank of Baroda (Departments of Hindi, Gujarati and English) 22ndJuly–26thJuly 2019

BORN SINNER They say the devil was once an angel. What makes me any different? Born innocent, born cleansed. What makes me any different?

His cold, rough demeanour, Topped off with a golden halo, His crown. His heart is stone, no? I am almost certain

That if you were to search Lucifer’s abyss, You’d eventually stumble upon confirmation That he was once an angle.

What makes me any different? My actions blur the lines Of sin and good will. The ones I claim to love Are the ones who feel my hate?

From one’s perspective, I am angelic. From another, I am Satan.

Are we all not born pure? Predisposed to the broken humanity, We are all born sinners.

By Iqra Tola (FYBA)

KILL THE GIRL CHILD?

She who serves you for whole day She who gifts you with your copy young one, And yet people say kill the girl child? She is the one without whom you can’t stay She is the one that feeds you all day, And yet people say kill the girl child? She who tries to fade all your worries She even whom you call your mother earth, And yet people say kill the girl child? She who plays a role of fay in your life She who stands beside you also in awful situations, And yet people say kill the girl chid? She is who from whom you was born If educated, she is who can take your literacy level higher, And yet people say kill the girl child?

By Shaziya Sayyed (FYBA)

Bridging Community Gaps

The Department successfully commenced its second year of community outreach program partnered

with Spark-A-Change foundation where 8 FYBA DC English students

Bridge Course conducted by Alumni-Tuba Sayed from 27th June -4th July 2019

PPT presentations, Debate Sessions, Listening Skills using ICT tools by TYBA [E] students

Students Contribution to Srishti Wall Magazine/ Srishti Newsline

DC English students in conversation with the renowned poet

One Day Speech and Symposium Contest SPEAK-UP 2019 held at Premlila Vithaldas Polytechnic,

Mr.Ranjit Hoskote, on 31st August 2019

SNDT WU, Mumbai on 20th September 2019

TYBA[E] & SYBA[E] students completing Level I of

Linguaphone in the Language Lab

Students’ Achievements The Department congratulates the students who participated at various events and won

prizes in Inter-collegiate competitions

Chart Presentations by FYBCOM Students on Women Empowerment