The Book Lovers' Club conducted a total of thirteen meetings from October 2020- March 2021.
On 31 October 2020, the first meeting of this academic year was held on Google Meet in order to discuss the activities of the club for the year, in which the following students were selected as the office bearers of the club.
Secretary- Ganga V S, 2nd DC English
Joint Secretary- Gayathri Sahajan, 2nd DC English
3rd Year representative- Afiya Biju, 3rd DC Politics
Owing to the circumstances induced by Covid-19, it was decided to conduct weekly online meetings on Google Meet. In spite of the limitations, students of various departments participated in the different activities of the club.
In addition to the usual Book Presentations in the weekly meetings, the club introduced a new activity called Valmeekam, a 3-5 minute long presentation about prolific writers.
Writer Presentations (Valmeekam)
1. Akkitham- Ambili Raveendran, III BA Mathematics
2. Arundhati Roy- Devayani S, I BA English
3. Jonathan Swift- Rebecca Mary George, I BA English
4. Anil Panachooran- Krishnapriya Santhosh, I BA Politics
5. Sugathakumari- Ambili Raveendran, III BA Mathematics
6. Kumaranasan- Muhseena V M, I BA Politics
7. Uroob- Misriya P, II BA Malayalam
8. Sarojini Naidu- Naveena Jinendran, I BA English
9. Madhavikkutty- Asmija Rajesh, I BA Politics
10. William Dalrymple- Sreehari S, II BA History
11. K R Meera- Devika Unni, III BA Politics
12. Vaikom Muhammad Basheer- Nileena M J, I BA Politics
Book Presentations
1. Kadambari by Banabhatta- Ganga V S, II BA English
2. Asuravith by MT Vasudevan Nair- Devika Unni, III BA Politics
3. Oru Sankeerthanam Pole by Perumbadavam Sreedharan- Annsmariya Johny, I BA Politics
4. Erul Munamb by Pratheep Chathannoor- Nileena MJ, I BA Politics
5. Singapore by Santhosh Echikkanam- Sukritha C B, I BA Politics
6. Mayyazhipuzhayude Theerangalil by M Mukundan- Sneha Chacko, I BA English
7. Apangila by Rajasree Kumbalam- Krishnapriya Santhosh, I BA Politics
8. Ente Kochuthampuran by Rabindranath Tagore- Ganga V S & Gayathri Sahajan, II BA English
9. The Unseeing Idol of Light by K R Meera- Anju A Prabhu, I MA English
10. Scion of Ikshvaku by Ameesh Tripathi- Afiya Biju, III BA Politics
11. Randidangazhi by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai- Elsa George, II BA English
Occasionally, Malayalam and English recitations were also held.
Recitations
1. Anjana Gopan, I BA Zoology- Meera Padunnu by Sachidananthan
2. Karthika C S, II BA History- Chandalabhikshuki by Kumaranasan
3. Soundarya Lakshmi R S, II BA English- Sandarshanam by Balachandran Chullikaad
4. Minu Mary, II BA English- Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou
Quiz
To make the meetings more interactive, informative as well as interesting, informal quizzes were introduced in which the club members participated enthusiastically. Each week, the quiz was organised in a different manner.
Online activities
During the days of examinations when it was difficult to organise weekly online meetings, we tried to avoid an inactive phase by introducing a new activity called Vagdalam. The club members posted brief book recommendations/ book reviews in the form of a write-up, an audio or a picture in the club's official WhatsApp group.
Vagdalam
Premaleghanam- Anna K Jijo, II BA English
A Christmas Carol,
Pride & Prejudice - Ganga V S, II BA English
Manju- Devika Unni, III BA Politics
Book Donation
The Book Lovers' Club collected and donated a total of 48 books on 22 March 2021 as part of setting up a library for the Govt. Tribal UP School, Karipalangadu, Idukki, an initiative by the College Library and the Library and Information Science Department.
Competition
The annual Book Presentation competition "വാങ്മയം" organised by the club was conducted online this year in March.
The participants were asked to send their entries as 7-10 minute long video recordings. The results were announced on 5 April 2021 through the club's official WhatsApp group.
The winners of "വാങ്മയം 2021":
First prize: Ganga V S, II BA English (The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde)
Second prize: shared by
Anu Susan Mathai, II MA English (Lajja by Taslima Nasrin) and Gayatri Sahajan, II BA English (Pather Panchali by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay)
Third Prize: Jeeva Paul, I BSc Chemistry (Kaalam by MT Vasudevan Nair)
