Hi everyone,
Let's meet tomorrow in Room 29 at 12.30 pm. I have no big plans for the meeting, so bring your own writing or anything else that you think we'd enjoy. Whoever's first gets to decide what they want to do.
As for the blog, the popular vote is that everyone should be able to post on the blog and do so when they feel like. No pressure, etc. This is the link: http://inknoise.wordpress.com/ (The artwork is by Asawari, by the way.) I might have to approve membership or something. I'll figure that out soon.
See you tomorrow then.
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Monday, September 8, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
01/08/08: Mailer 3: Lit Assn: Meeting; Reading with Shashi Deshpande
Hi everyone,
Before I get to the meeting, I'd like you to know that there is a reading happening tomorrow, Saturday, August 2, at Reliance Time Out (Cunningham Road) at 3.00 pm. It is not so much a reading as a dramatic performance of one of Shashi Deshpande's stories and an extract from one of Anil Abraham's plays. Both writers will be there and we can interact with them and stuff. This is an excellent opportunity, so do come. Hope to see you there.
Monday Meeting: August 4
I expect the same level of enthusiasm and attendance. I know some of you can't make it (due to other commitments), but otherwise try to come. Bring your lunch, etc.
The meeting will be held in Room 29, during the lunch break, as usual.
The agenda is as follows:
Reading by Sushmita (III PyEE) followed by a discussion
Reading by Vibha (III PyEJ) followed by a discussion
Voting on blog title
Some of the titles suggested till now are: REM (as in "Rapid Eye Movements"), Parrhesia and Multicoloured Sock. I also thought of Litter Box (although you may not want your writing thusly demeaned), Ink Noise (based on my present love for Don DeLillo) and Thusly (which is a word I like to think I invented).
Let's also vote on whether or not we want to open up our submissions to the rest of college you know -- the lazy folk who don't bother attending our meetings. Oh! And what about asking some of our lecturers to submit?
As for the submissions, I'm happy to say I've already received two. Submissions shall be open till midnight, August 24, which gives you about three weeks to send in work. If you need an extension, you can bring your convincing arguments to the meeting on Monday. :P
Cul Week
Any last minute registrations for the Lit Quiz and questions relating to the contests will be dealt with.
Have a good weekend, everyone. I hope someone manages to get tickets for The Dark Knight. I didn't, but no matter: I just found a lovely poem to read. It's by Sybil Ruth, winner of this year's Mslexia Poetry Competition: A Song of Jean.
Cheers,
Aditi
Before I get to the meeting, I'd like you to know that there is a reading happening tomorrow, Saturday, August 2, at Reliance Time Out (Cunningham Road) at 3.00 pm. It is not so much a reading as a dramatic performance of one of Shashi Deshpande's stories and an extract from one of Anil Abraham's plays. Both writers will be there and we can interact with them and stuff. This is an excellent opportunity, so do come. Hope to see you there.
Monday Meeting: August 4
I expect the same level of enthusiasm and attendance. I know some of you can't make it (due to other commitments), but otherwise try to come. Bring your lunch, etc.
The meeting will be held in Room 29, during the lunch break, as usual.
The agenda is as follows:
Reading by Sushmita (III PyEE) followed by a discussion
Reading by Vibha (III PyEJ) followed by a discussion
Voting on blog title
Some of the titles suggested till now are: REM (as in "Rapid Eye Movements"), Parrhesia and Multicoloured Sock. I also thought of Litter Box (although you may not want your writing thusly demeaned), Ink Noise (based on my present love for Don DeLillo) and Thusly (which is a word I like to think I invented).
Let's also vote on whether or not we want to open up our submissions to the rest of college you know -- the lazy folk who don't bother attending our meetings. Oh! And what about asking some of our lecturers to submit?
As for the submissions, I'm happy to say I've already received two. Submissions shall be open till midnight, August 24, which gives you about three weeks to send in work. If you need an extension, you can bring your convincing arguments to the meeting on Monday. :P
Cul Week
Any last minute registrations for the Lit Quiz and questions relating to the contests will be dealt with.
Have a good weekend, everyone. I hope someone manages to get tickets for The Dark Knight. I didn't, but no matter: I just found a lovely poem to read. It's by Sybil Ruth, winner of this year's Mslexia Poetry Competition: A Song of Jean.
Cheers,
Aditi
Monday, July 28, 2008
25/07/08 Mailer 2: Lit Assn Meeting: July 28, Monday
Hi everyone,
We're having our second meeting on July 28, Monday at 12.30 pm in Room 24. Room 24 is on the ground floor of the GJB building. It's a tiny room, rather close to the Journalism Department. Feel free to bring your lunch to the meeting.
Our agenda for the meeting is as follows:
Poetry reading by Sushmita Sukumar (III PyEE)
Sushmita is attending the workshop by Keki Daruwalla this weekend and will have learnt a bunch of new things. She has promised to let us on a few tips and read her poetry. A discussion will follow. (Note the imperative.)
The nature of our blog
I'd like to throw around some ideas about what we want to call our blog and how we want to structure it. So please do some creative thinking and bring your ideas in a figurative sack. (Sacks are cooler than boxes.)
Cul week
If we can squeeze it in, I hope we can discuss cul week. Currently, we have an awesome lit quiz planned. Neha from the Quiz Association will be involved. We haven't had a proper lit quiz in college for almost three years, if I'm calculating right. IMO, this is big. Do participate. More details later.
For the writing stuff, suggestions are welcome. Monday is the last day to tell Nupur and me what you think would be fun to participate in, because after that we have to settle it with the Union.
So that's it for the agenda. In other news, Keki's reading on the 24th was pretty good. Attendees from college included Sitara (III PyEC), Sana (III PyEJ), Namratha (III PyEJ), Sushmita (III PyEE) and myself. Prasanna ma'am and Meena ma'am were also there. I know the timing is rather late for some, but if possible, try to make it. It's a free dose of entertainment. The ugly interiors of Crossword book store are minimally distracting when someone like Keki or KVK Murthy is reading.
See you on Monday. I hope you are all safe after today's blasts.
Best,
Aditi
(Sec, Lit Assn)
We're having our second meeting on July 28, Monday at 12.30 pm in Room 24. Room 24 is on the ground floor of the GJB building. It's a tiny room, rather close to the Journalism Department. Feel free to bring your lunch to the meeting.
Our agenda for the meeting is as follows:
Poetry reading by Sushmita Sukumar (III PyEE)
Sushmita is attending the workshop by Keki Daruwalla this weekend and will have learnt a bunch of new things. She has promised to let us on a few tips and read her poetry. A discussion will follow. (Note the imperative.)
The nature of our blog
I'd like to throw around some ideas about what we want to call our blog and how we want to structure it. So please do some creative thinking and bring your ideas in a figurative sack. (Sacks are cooler than boxes.)
Cul week
If we can squeeze it in, I hope we can discuss cul week. Currently, we have an awesome lit quiz planned. Neha from the Quiz Association will be involved. We haven't had a proper lit quiz in college for almost three years, if I'm calculating right. IMO, this is big. Do participate. More details later.
For the writing stuff, suggestions are welcome. Monday is the last day to tell Nupur and me what you think would be fun to participate in, because after that we have to settle it with the Union.
So that's it for the agenda. In other news, Keki's reading on the 24th was pretty good. Attendees from college included Sitara (III PyEC), Sana (III PyEJ), Namratha (III PyEJ), Sushmita (III PyEE) and myself. Prasanna ma'am and Meena ma'am were also there. I know the timing is rather late for some, but if possible, try to make it. It's a free dose of entertainment. The ugly interiors of Crossword book store are minimally distracting when someone like Keki or KVK Murthy is reading.
See you on Monday. I hope you are all safe after today's blasts.
Best,
Aditi
(Sec, Lit Assn)
21/07/08 Mailer 1: Poetry Reading on 24 July
Hi everyone,
I think I mentioned the TFA poetry readings in our last (and only) meeting. Keki Daruwalla and someone else are reading on Thursday. Check out the attachment for details. I will most likely be there, and some of my classmates as well. So try to make it. Let's make it a group outing as much as possible.
In other news, I've come to realise why it's so hard to have meetings. Every month, at least one week is consumed by tests. The rest of the time, we have shortened hours or extra classes or else, I'm so happy that I have half an hour to eat the disgusting sandwiches I make for myself every morning that I shut out anything that involves making a poster and/or saying something intelligent.
However, I really, really think we need another meeting, and I really, really think you should come. Until we start reading, writing and discussing, we're not going to feel excited about anything. I'd like two things from you:
For those with failing memories or other genuine reasons for not knowing what I'm talking about, the blog was something we wanted to create so that we have a space to post our writings and get feedback. Additionally, I think it would be great if the writing we submit is themed. For example, writing about our intermittent monsoon, or the glorious nature of chicken soup. Also, we could have profiles on each of us.
Would any of you like to volunteer reading some of your writing during the meeting? You can read anything you like, as long you wrote it yourself. Broad categories: poetry, prose, non-fiction. Your reading should be about ten minutes long, and we can have a discussion for about fifteen minutes. What do you think?
The first person to reply with a "yes" and "this is what I'm reading" email will be decided on as our first reader. Those who follow will be scheduled for the following meetings. Please don't be shy.
If there is anything else you'd like to discuss or ask, please let me know. I like emails.
In future, we can discuss published writers, our favourite books and genres, etc. Let's also try deciding the agenda for the next meeting this week, so that things don't get stagnant.
In terms of workshopping, I believe Sushmita from III PyEE has been picked to attend the Keki Daruwalla workshop next week. So congratulations! Tell us about it when you come back, like a proud soldier. An epic poem of some sort will be appropriate. Hehe.
I hope the British Council organises more workshops in association with MCC. When I was in first year (yes, I'm nostalgic), I attended workshops by Patience Agbabi, Roger Robinson and Lemn Sissay. And then there was a performance by Benjamin Zephaniah and his troupe of dreadlocks. Those were the good days. So, if anyone knows people, let's organise a workshop, no?
Lastly, this mailing list. I'm afraid I like it too much to give it up and I will periodically send you these typo-ridden, unproofed attempts at humour and communication (not always the same thing, I've noticed, especially in my case). So if you'd like to be taken off the list, the procedure is like so:
After you do those three things, I might consider not spamming your inbox. There is a nice side to me, after all.
Also, if anyone has Srishti's email address, please let me know. She's from II PyEJ and has long hair. She was the one whom we praised highly for admitting that she still liked Enid Blyton. It takes guts to say stuff like that in the pretentious world of now.
Waiting to hear from you soon.
Cheers everyone,
Aditi
PS If you don't remember me, I'm the one you unfortunately gave your email address to. (Yes, I know: don't end with a preposition.) I sat at a desk along with Nupur during the fests. The sign on the desk said something like "Poetry Writing Contest" or "Short Story Writing Contest".
I think I mentioned the TFA poetry readings in our last (and only) meeting. Keki Daruwalla and someone else are reading on Thursday. Check out the attachment for details. I will most likely be there, and some of my classmates as well. So try to make it. Let's make it a group outing as much as possible.
In other news, I've come to realise why it's so hard to have meetings. Every month, at least one week is consumed by tests. The rest of the time, we have shortened hours or extra classes or else, I'm so happy that I have half an hour to eat the disgusting sandwiches I make for myself every morning that I shut out anything that involves making a poster and/or saying something intelligent.
However, I really, really think we need another meeting, and I really, really think you should come. Until we start reading, writing and discussing, we're not going to feel excited about anything. I'd like two things from you:
- Let me know which lunch break this week will be OK for you: Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. I guess this counts as a vote.
- Tell me what you want on the agenda for the meeting. I'd like us to have at least two activities for the second meeting: 1. Discussion about the blog 2. A reading
For those with failing memories or other genuine reasons for not knowing what I'm talking about, the blog was something we wanted to create so that we have a space to post our writings and get feedback. Additionally, I think it would be great if the writing we submit is themed. For example, writing about our intermittent monsoon, or the glorious nature of chicken soup. Also, we could have profiles on each of us.
Would any of you like to volunteer reading some of your writing during the meeting? You can read anything you like, as long you wrote it yourself. Broad categories: poetry, prose, non-fiction. Your reading should be about ten minutes long, and we can have a discussion for about fifteen minutes. What do you think?
The first person to reply with a "yes" and "this is what I'm reading" email will be decided on as our first reader. Those who follow will be scheduled for the following meetings. Please don't be shy.
If there is anything else you'd like to discuss or ask, please let me know. I like emails.
In future, we can discuss published writers, our favourite books and genres, etc. Let's also try deciding the agenda for the next meeting this week, so that things don't get stagnant.
In terms of workshopping, I believe Sushmita from III PyEE has been picked to attend the Keki Daruwalla workshop next week. So congratulations! Tell us about it when you come back, like a proud soldier. An epic poem of some sort will be appropriate. Hehe.
I hope the British Council organises more workshops in association with MCC. When I was in first year (yes, I'm nostalgic), I attended workshops by Patience Agbabi, Roger Robinson and Lemn Sissay. And then there was a performance by Benjamin Zephaniah and his troupe of dreadlocks. Those were the good days. So, if anyone knows people, let's organise a workshop, no?
Lastly, this mailing list. I'm afraid I like it too much to give it up and I will periodically send you these typo-ridden, unproofed attempts at humour and communication (not always the same thing, I've noticed, especially in my case). So if you'd like to be taken off the list, the procedure is like so:
- Click on "reply".
- Type "unsubcribe".
- Click "send".
After you do those three things, I might consider not spamming your inbox. There is a nice side to me, after all.
Also, if anyone has Srishti's email address, please let me know. She's from II PyEJ and has long hair. She was the one whom we praised highly for admitting that she still liked Enid Blyton. It takes guts to say stuff like that in the pretentious world of now.
Waiting to hear from you soon.
Cheers everyone,
Aditi
PS If you don't remember me, I'm the one you unfortunately gave your email address to. (Yes, I know: don't end with a preposition.) I sat at a desk along with Nupur during the fests. The sign on the desk said something like "Poetry Writing Contest" or "Short Story Writing Contest".
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