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World Poetry Day celebrated at USTM
Poetry is an Act of Peace: Dr Guha
9th Mile, Ri
Bhoi, March 22, 2018: The World Poetry Day was celebrated yesterday by the
Department of English, University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya (USTM)
here. Dr Ananya S Guha, Director IGNOU, Shillong and Dr Nabanita Kanungo, a well
known poet, were the invited guests in a Workshop organized on the occasion. The
discussion in the Workshop was followed by interesting interactive session with
the students of literature.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Ananya S Guha said, “Poetry is an act of peace”.
Both the poets talked about their years of experience with poetry and how their
lives were greatly influenced by the political, historical and geographical
aspects of Shillong, to which the writers are soulfully linked. After a thought
provoking interactive session with the participants, Dr Ananya S Guha and Dr
Nabanita Kanungo recited their own poems.
Students belonging to different departments participated in a Self-Composed
Poetry Competition organized at the end of the Workshop. The competition helped
the students to project their talents. All the poems were unique and distinct
from one another and the best three were awarded with prizes. Tabasum Taskin of
MA 2nd Semester English begged the first position, Violina Bayan and Mahasweta
Chakraborty of MA 4th Semester English begged the second and third position
respectively. The Workshop ended with address by Dr. Garima Kalita, a senior
lecturer of the English Department.
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