English Athenaeum

English Athenaeum is a flagship association of the Department of English. This Literary Association conducts various curricular and co-curricular activities to enthuse the literary interests of the students of the college. The activities of English Athenaeum conducted every year are eagerly awaited events for the young budding literary talent. The curricular activities like Workshops on ‘Literary Appreciation and Creative Writing’ are organised under the auspices of the English Athenaeum. Internationally acclaimed literary scholars like Gabriel Rosenstock (the celebrity Irish Poet, Haikuist and Translator), Prof. William Wolak (a celebrity poet and Critic, Professor of Creative Writing at Bill Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey, USA) and Rochelle Potkar (a renowned poet, Haikuist, and Novelist), Dr. Santosh Pandey (Associate Professor, Department of English National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Pune) Dr. Mayashankar Pandey (Professor and Head, Department of English Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi), Dr. Amitabh Dwivedi (Poet, and Assistant Professor, School of Languages and Literature, Mata Vaishno Devi University, Jammu & Kashmir)have graced the occasions as the Guest Speakers and trainers. The competitions organised by English Athenaeum such as Declamation, Rendition of the world-famous Soliloquies, Vocal and Instrumental Western Music Performances, Recital of self-composed Poetry, and Literary Quiz are the much-awaited extra-curricular activities, which draw overwhelming responses of the students every year.