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Department of English

SHIVAJI MAHAVIDYALAYA, UDGIR

&

MAHARASHTRA UDAYAGIRI MAHAVIDYALAYA, UDGIR

University Level Online Invited Lecture Series for

Undergraduate Students of English

(Compulsory, Optional & SEC) of S.R.T.M. University, Nanded

Organized Jointly under the MoU

(Memorandum of Understanding)

A REPORT

The Covid 19 pandemic fractured the academic career of the students. There was flood

of webinars as soon as the lockdown was announced. Majority of the webinars were for the

teaching faculties. We wanted to make it student-centric. And so the Principals and HoDs of

English of Shivaji Mahavidyalaya and Maharashtra Udayagiri Mahavidyalaya, Udgir thought

to reach to most of the students n teachers of the different colleges of SRTMUN jurisdiction

and give them Best lectures by equally best Resource Persons. We took a formal meeting and

planed this 4 days series of Invited Lectures and organized it during 10 - 13 February 2021

under the MoU signed between Dept of English, SMU & MUMU

Day 1- 10 February 2021:

The Inaugural Session was held at 10.am at the auspicious hands of Prof. Dilip Chavan,

Head, Department of English, School of Lanaguage, Literature and Culture Studies, Swami

Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded. The session was chaired by the Principal

of Shivaji College, Dr. Vinayak Jadhav. The Head of the Department Prof. Nagori S.R.

welcomed all and one through her Welcome Speech. The Co-host Principal Prof. Tamboli

R.R. too welcomed all the guests. The Chief Guest Prof. Dilip Chavan depicted a realistic

picture of the students’ and faculties’ academic plight owing to the unprecedented Covid 19

pandemic situation. Prof. Nagori S.R. proposed the vote of thanks and Dr. Arvind Nawale

conducted the entire session.

The first days’ lecture sessions were devoted to the Third Year Optional students for

Paper IX and XI. Dr. Nawale commenced the second session by introducing the speakers of

the session. The first speaker of the second session on the 10th of February was Dr. Dhananjay

Deolalkar, Head, Department of English, Vidarbha Institute of Science and Humanities,

Amravati. His topic was “Literary Criticism” whereas the second speaker of the same session

was Prof. Manisha Gahelot of People’s College, Nanded. She addressed on the Greek Master:

Aristotle entirely in a student oriented manner. Dr. Nagori S.R. proposed the vote of thanks.

The next session of Day 1 for Third Year students was by Dr.P.D.Shitole from Smt.

Sushiladevi Deshmukh College, Latur and Dr. Mahendra Shinde from Nutan Mahavidyalaya,

Selu.. Dr. Nawale welcomed the guests and all the participants. Prof. Nagori S.R. set up the

tune by introducing the speakers’ academic career. Dr. Shitole spoke on “Introduction to

Speech Sounds: Consonants in English. The next speaker was Dr. Mahendra Shinde. He

addressed the students on the topic “English Phonetics. Dr. Nawale proposed the vote of thanks.

All the sessions of the first day were concluded by 2 pm.

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Day 2-February 11, 2021:

The sessions of Day 2 began at 10.00 am. They were committed to the students of

Second Year Optional. Dr. Nawale initiated the session and Dr. K.W. Gutte introduced the

speakers of the day. It was the session for Indian Writing in English paper. The first speaker

was Dr. D.R.Mane from ACS College, Shankarnagar. He narrated the story “Kabuliwalah” by

Rabindranath Tagore in a simple manner. Dr. Sanjay Haibatpure’s session could not be

complete due to technical barriers of internet at his end.

The second session of the Day 2 was for the paper entitled “American Literature.” Dr.

K.R.Gavane introduced the speakers- Dr. Prashant Mannikar from Dayanand College, Latur

and Dr. Datta Samant from Toshniwal Arts, Commerce and Science College, Sengaon. Dr.

Prashant Mannikar’s enlightening presentation was on Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons.” Dr.

Datta Samant’s mesmerizing presentation on “To Build a Fire” was a real academic feast for

the students.

The third session was dealt by Dr. Nitin Doke on Skill Enhancement Course. He spoke

on “Acquisitions of Communication Skills in English: A Need to Increase Employability” in a

very motivational way. Dr. Nagori S.R. proposed the vote of thanks.

Day 3-February 12, 2021

The penultimate day of the Online Lecture Series was devoted to First Year students

on the paper “Understanding Prose Fiction” Paper-I. Dr Nawale welcomed the session guests.

Dr. D.N. More from People’s College, Nanded and Dr. Mamta Jonpelliwar from Baliram Patil

College, Kinwat. Dr. D.N.More’s talk on Thomas Hardy’s “The Three Strangers” was a

wonderful presentation. The next session of Dr. Mamta Jonpelliwar on “The Old Man and the

Sea” by Ernest Hemingway was an excellent presentation for the MCQ pattern exam for the

students. Dr. Prashant Mane conducted session and at last proposed the vote of thanks.

The next session was on the paper “Understanding Poetry.” Dr. Nawale welcomed the

speakers Prof. Laxman Jogdand from Mahatma Gandhi Mahavidyalaya, Ahmedpur and Prof.

Padmarani Rao, Yeshwant Mahavidyalaya, Nanded. Mr. S.M. Suryawanshi welcomed and

introduced the speakers of the day. Dr Jogdand explained the ‘Elements and a Brief History of

English Poetry’ to the students. Prof. L.V. Padamarani Rao’s excellent PPt presentation on

“Ode to Autumn” by John Keats was quite absorbing. Dr. Nagori S.R. expressed her gratitude

to both the guest speakers.

Day 4-February 13, 2021:

The concluding day comprised three sessions. The first two were devoted to First and

Second Year Compulsory English and the concluding session was Valedictory Function.

The first session of AECC-English Communication Paper-1 was dealt by Dr. Kishor

Ingole from Shivaji College, Hingoli and Dr. Rohidas Nitonde from Shivaji College, Parbhani.

Dr. Prashant Mane familiarized the speakers to the students. Dr. Ingole explicated

Shakespeare’s sonnet “My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun” in an enlightening way.

The next speaker Dr. Rohidas Nitonde gave an outstanding presentation on Abdul Kalam’s “I

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Have Three Visions for India.” Prof. Nagori S.R. thanked the speakers for their wonderful

presentations for the students.

The Resource Persons for the second session were Dr. Ramakant Mundhe from St.

Tukaram College, Parbhani and Dr. Rajesh Gore from Toshniwal Arts, Science and Commerce

College, Sengaon. Dr. Kiran Gutte, a faculty from Shivaji College, Udgir introduced the

resource persons. Dr. Ramakant Mundhe addressed on ‘The Lost Child’ by Mulk Raj Anand

in a very gripping way. Mr. Rajesh Gore illuminated the students on Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Model

Millionnaire’ in an impressive manner. Dr. Nagori S.R. acknowledged their efforts while

proposing the vote of thanks.

The last and the concluding session was the virtual Valedictory Function. The key host

faculty Dr. Arvind Nawale operated the entire session. The chief organizer, Principal of Shivaji

College, Dr. Vinayak Jadhav chaired the Function. The co-organizer Principal of Maharashtra

Udayagiri Mahavidyalaya, Udgir, Principal Prof. R.R. Tamboli, was also present on the virtual

dias. The Chief-Guest was the BoS Chairperson Prof. M.M.Niwargi. Dr. Dhananjay Deolalkar

was the Guest of Honor for the Valedictory Function. Initially, Dr. Nawale welcomed

everybody on and off the virtual dias. Prof. Nagori Smita gave an introductory speech by

familiarising the Chief-Guest and both the Principals. The co-host Prof. R.R. Tamboli

appreciated the efforts taken by the English Departments of both the colleges. He also

expressed his gratitude towards the Principal of Shivaji College and the key host/convenor Dr.

A. M. Nawale for organising the student centric ‘Invited Lecture series’. Dr. Nawale took the

online feedback of 4 students named Anita Khandelwal from Pathri College, Shreya

Wattamwar from Maharashtra Udayagiri Mahavidyalaya and Kumre Lipika and Jyoti

Kumbhar from Shivaji Mahavidyalaya, Udgir. All of them narrated how beneficial the online

lecture series proved for them. A few faculties also gave their positive and fruitful feedback

like Dr. Dhananjay Deolalkar, Dr. P D Shitole, Dr. R S Nitonde, Dr. Sawant, Ms. Jyoti

Sampale, Mr. Manoorkar and Prof. Mahendra Shinde.

The Chief-Guest and the BoS Chairman, Prof. Mahesh Niwargi valued the efforts taken

by both the colleges during the most crucial time of the students’ mind-set. He also gave an

informative talk on the changing types of communication in the fast developing digital world.

The Presidential Speech given by the Principal Dr. Vinayak Jadhav was very encouraging. He

congratulated the teams of both the colleges for their successful venture. The vote of thanks

was proposed by Prof. Nagori Smita. She thanked everyone expecting the same cooperation in

the future. The valedictory session concluded with the video clip of the national anthem.

The 1,647 students/teachers registered for this ‘4 Days Online Invited Lecture Series’

through Google Form. This lecture series is conducted on Zoom Cloud US Webinar platform

and had 920 unique viewers and 1783 users recorded therein whereas +2000 viewers accessed

these lecture on YouTube channel till now.

Dr. A. M. Nawale Prof. Dr. S. R. Nagori Dr. V. A. Jadhav Dr. R. R. Tamboli Conveners-SMU/MUMU Principal, SMU Principal, MUMU

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Screen Shots of Session

Inauguration

Day-I, Session-I Day-I, Session-II

Day-II, Session-I Day-II, Session-II

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Day-III, Session-I Day-III, Session-II

Day-IV, Session-I Day-IV, Session-II

Day-IV, Session-III: Valedictory

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FLYER

Statistics of Registered Participates (1,647)

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Programme Schedule

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Dr. A. M. Nawale Prof. Dr. S. R. Nagori Dr. V. A. Jadhav Dr. R. R. Tamboli Conveners-SMU/MUMU Principal, SMU Principal, MUMU