VIRTUAL SEMINAR BY SHOOLINI UNIVERSITY

DAY-1

Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh initiated its first virtual seminar on May 15'2020,towards their another significant step in virtual education, the English department of the university began an eight day long international literature seminar. The theme of the beginning seminar is "A century in retrospect: Literary signposts and Watersheds of the Last 100 Years".
about 40 speakers, including one eqach from Japan, Iran, Nepal and Bangladesh are participating in the seminar.
Vice-Chancellor Prof P.K Khosla inaugurated the session. Vice-President Shoolini University Ms Avnee Khosla welcomed the guests and appreciated the department’s effort in the tough period of the pandemic. On the occasion Ms Nishtha Anand, Trustee of Shoolini University said, “it’s a good initiative and more such seminars would be organised”.
The inaugural address was delivered by Mukesh Williams, Professor of English, Soka University, Japan and session was chaired by Dipankar Purkayastha Former Professor of English, Assam University, Silchar.
 
Dr Manju Jaidka, Prof of English at Shoolini University said " this is just one step forward in our attempt to take Shoolini to the world and bring the world to Shoolini".
The sessions would be held daily ‪from 2 pm to 4 pm‬ ‪from Monday 18th‬ to Friday 22.
Interested persons may see it livestreaming on Facebook page of Shoolini University and on this YouTube link https://www.youtube.com/c/shooliniuniversityindia
The first ever virtual seminar created a talk among students not only from the same niversity but from the literature enthusiats around different places.
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