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ALCHEMY The College Potpourri
“We can see plenty of
educational institutions in
Kerala but amongst the
group what makes MES
Marampally College
unique is the quality
education it offers.”
Dr. A.Biju
Message from Principal Book Exhibition
Department of English in association with the college library organized a book exhibition
catering to the tastes of students. Many of the major leading publishing houses participated
in the exhibition which was a huge success with the active student participation.
Department brings in every possible means to enhance reading skills among students.
EDITORIAL
BOARD
Chief Editor: Dr.A. Biju, Principal, M.E.S. College Editor: Dr. Bindu Jamal (HOD,Dept of English)
Staff Coordinator: Anupama Murali Student Coordinator: Lakshmi K .P. Layout & Design: Surumi Salim
Department of English, M.E.S. College, Marampally
TENZIN TSUNDUE AT MES COLLEGE MARAMPALLY - Lakshmi K.P
“When I was born my mother said you are a refugee.
Our tent on the roadside smoked in the snow.
On your forehead between your eyebrows there is an R embossed my teacher said.
I scratched and scrubbed, on my forehead I found a rash of red pain.
I am born a refugee. I have three tongues. The one that sings is my mother tongue.
The R on my forehead, between my English and Hindi, the Tibetan tongue reads:
RANGZEN
Freedom mean Rangzen.”
constant police surveillance.He enlightened the
students with his simplicity, passion and hard work
to create an identity for Tibetan refugees and an
independent Tibet. He believes and practices the
words “pen is mightier than a sword”. We are really
honored and excited to be in the presence of an
author of a poem,which is prescribed in our
university curriculum and also a chance to listen to
the same poem recited by the poet himself. After
The formal function, the students got opportunity to
interact with the poet. He inspired each of us by his
determination for a cause. He is relentlessly working for
a cause no matter what all trauma he had been to. He is
motivated by the ideology of India and Gandhi, the reason
why he is treading along the path of non-violence. That
was a wonderful moment to meet a real life hero and many
of us got an opportunity to receive a book ‘KORA’,an
anthology of poems signed by the author himself.
Listening to this voice which echoed in the
college auditorium was a novel experience for
all of us. The pangs and sorrows of a refugee
created a void in our minds and we were able
to relate the sorrows since it came from a
person who is going through the traumas of a
being a refugee.
Tenzin Tsundue visited MES College
Marampally as a part of the ‘International
Lecture Series’ conducted by the department
on the occasion of International Reader’s
Week. Tsundue addressed the students and
shared his experiences as a poet, refugee and
freedom fighter. He narrated his experiences
as a refugee, how hard it is to live without an
identity in a foreign country without proper
shelter, food and care. Tenzin Tsundue is a
young Tibetan poet who’s relentlessly
working for the freedom of Tibet in a
Gandhian way.Because of his daring protest
methods he is often detained and is under
VOLUME II MARCH 2018
ALCHEMY The College Potpourri 2
Arunima Arun: The Poet Arunima Arun, a name that inspires many of the MES students. An author
of a published book," Inked Reveries”, her career took a massive leap with the tweet of
Paulo Cohelo.From her childhood onwards, she gained interest in penning poems and
participated in various competitions. Her interest in books and writing got accelerated with
the motivation she got from her parents and teachers.
In the beginning years of her writing she carried a false notion that in order to
become successful as a poet she has to use unfamiliar words. But later she realized that for
becoming successful among readers, what required is the identification with them or the
ability to relate with them, no matter what words we use.
She draws inspiration from many poets especially she likes to read African
American poet Nayyirah Waheed's poems. She used to recite poems at Ledhi Cafe which
serves as a platform for upcoming artists. Being there, she discovered a new world of poetry
writing and appreciation. She got herself acquainted with different styles of composing
poems. She writes about her experiences, about the world as it appears before her. She uses
poetry as an important vehicle of expression as it captures various human experiences in an
understandable manner. Her poem won the title for best poem in the university youth
festival. Her graduation period at MES College Marampally opened new perspectives and
corridors for her literary career. Here she stands tall among all the MES students, someone
to be inspired of and really proud.
Colour of Her Ink
She slept with the pen,
which spilled like she did,
and stained in blue while-
she did in red.
Pen wore no skirt,
to call out it bled.
But she wore the skirt,and-
got muliebral specks.
World bothered for-
the colour of her ink,
while that of her pen-
made no one to frown.
Myriad colours existed here,
but what made her ink
to colour in the red.
Pen had the choice to
fill in the blue, red
and black and sometimes,
the green.
She fondled the pen to-
enchant the world, with
ink of her thoughts, and-
colour of her soul.
And then little words
were born from her,
with loudest of cries.
Dazzling Saga: My First
Teaching Experience
- Naveen S Thomas
Model residential public school, Keezhmaadu. When the security opened the gate this was not what
I expected - the school campus was dry and the
buildings were old. I was pretty nervous since it was
my first day. The teachers came and we got to know
each other. All of them were down to earth and very
humble. There were classes from fifth to twelfth. I
was assigned to teach from 5th to 7t. The day started
with lots of enthusiasm as it was Kerala
Piravi.There was great energy among the students.
They were entitled for the raw talent to be shown.
There was dance, music. Everyone was involved in
the celebration. Many things were made like
watches and balls using natural materials like
coconut tree fronds. It was very impressive to see
the high spirit of the children. A fashion show was
organized and the models were students’ .The
traditional “Mundu” was the highlight of the day.
Kids dressed in mundu was quite an irony. They
were trying to show their manliness even if they
were young.”Laddus” were distributed, and the
Kerala food delicacies were arranged for the
students and teachers.
My first day of taking class was an experience
ranging from comic to tragic. I found a student with
my name, his name was Naveen Krishna. Similar
name but quite the opposite personality. The first
chapter I took was about computers. I got amazed at
the know how of the kids about computers. It’s said
that Indians in any place and anywhere would
survive and shine.
While others showed confidence some of them were
tense. I could tell they were scared of the English
language itself because quite a few of them had the
look as if they saw an alien. Stepping into 7th
standard, all the kids were silent. It was for me a
walk down memory lane. It is a Malayalam medium
school still the students were good at their English.
They come from straightened circumstances, yet
they put up a smile on their face. Everyone was very
cheerful in class. They were well mannered and
studious.
I went through my portions to teach, the students
immediately responded and were happy to learn
computer. ’Time passed away very quickly and the
bell struck. Later there was a trip to Cochin
University where the students learnt about basic
scientific principles and they were equally amused
and enthused at the novelties they experienced. We
returned with music and kids slid away to sleep
unwillingly.
ALCHEMY The College Potpourri 3
കുറുമ്പ് കാട്ടുന്ന എം ഈ എസ്
- അഫ്സ സി. എ., റിയ എം. അമീർ
എം.ഈ.എസ്സിന്ററ ‘വിജ്രംബിച്ച’ ക്യാമ്പസിന് വവറിട്ട മരഖം സമ്മാനിക്കരന്ന ഒരര ക്രറരമ്പ് നിറഞ്ഞ വശം ക്ൂടിയരണ്ട്. അവിറട തടിച്ച പരസ്തക്ങ്ങവ ാ, ഓർറെടരക്കാ് ജപയാസറെടരന്ന സമവാക്യങ്ങവ ാ ഇല്ല. പക്രം, നിഷ്ക് ങ്കത നിറഞ്ഞ നനരെ പരഞ്ചിരിക് ം റെറര െിണരങ്ങല്രക് ം ആണ് ക്ാണാ് ക്ഴിയരക്. ക്രറരമ്പ് വനാട്ടങ്ങള് റക്ാണ്ട് വശീക്രിക്കരന്ന ഇഷ്ടക്ാർട്ടൂണ് താരങ്ങ റട, െിരിച്ച മരഖൊല് ക്രവഞ്ഞാമനക്ള്ക്ക് സതാഅതം അരര ന്ന എം.ഈ.എസ് വരറക്യർ ആണ് ഈ വവറിട്ട മരഖം. ഈ വരറക്യറിറല് താരവമാ, ക്രഞ്ഞരങ്ങ റട ജപിയറെട്ട വില്ാസിനി െജരനരം.
എം.ഈ.എസ്സിറല് തറന്ന അദ്ധ്യാപിക്യായിരരന്ന ജപി്സി ജനാ്സിസരം, വർഷങ്ങ റട പരിെയസമ്പെരള്ള വില്ാസിനി െജരനരം ക്ൂടി നാല് വർഷങ്ങള്ക്കര മരമ്പ് തരടങ്ങിയ സംരംണം ആണ് എം.ഈ.എസ് വരറക്യർ. വിദ്യാർഥിക് റടയരം, അദ്ധ്യാപക്രരറടയരം പൂർണ അംഅീക്ാരവൊറട ഈ സംരംണം ഇന്നരം നല്ല രീതിയില് നടന്നര വപാക്രന്നര.
ഇന്നറെ ആനരക്ാല്ിക് സാഹെരയങ്ങ ില് അമ്മയരം വിദ്യാർഥിയരമായി നം ാനം വഹിവക്കണ്ടി വരരന്ന സ്ജതീക്ള് വനരിടരന്ന ജപധാന ജപശ്നം സതന്തം ക്രഞ്ഞിനര ക്ൂറട നിന്ന് വവണ്ട പരിെരണവരം സ്വനഹവരം റക്ാടരക്കാ് പറ്റാറത വരരവമാ എന്നരള്ളതാണ്. അെരം വിദ്യാർഥി അമ്മമാർക്ക് എം.ഈ.എസ് നല്ക്രന്ന ്റ്റവരം വല്ിയ അനരജഅഹമാണ് ക്രഞ്ഞരങ്ങറ ക്ണ്റവട്ടെ് തറന്ന നിർൊനരള്ള സാഹെരയം ഒരരക്കി റക്ാടരക്കരന്ന.. “ഞാ് പഠിക്കരന്ന നം ാപനെില് തറന്ന എന്ററ ക്രഞ്ഞിറന ക്ൂറട നിർൊ് സാധിച്ച. ഒരര സതപ്ന സാക്ഷാ.ക്ാരം തറന്ന ആണ്.” നിറഞ്ഞ മനവസാറട ഒന്നാം വർഷ എം.വക്ാം വിദ്യാർഥിനിയരം അമ്മയരം ആയ നയന സാക്ഷയടരറെെരന്നര.
ക്രഞ്ഞര ക്ണ്ണ ക്ള്ക്ക് ക്ര ിർമവയക്ാ് ബി.വവാക് രിപാർട്ട്റമന്റിന്ററ ക്രവിരരതാല് മവനാഹരമാക്കിയ വരറക്യറിന്ററ െരറ്റ മതില് ക്രട്ടിക്റ അവർ ആജഅഹിക്കരന്ന വല്ാക്റെെിക്കരന്നര. അനരദ്ിനം, അനവധി റക്ാച്ച ക്രഞ്ഞരങ്ങറ പരിപാല്ിക്കരക് എന്ന. എ െമരള്ള വ്ാല്ി അറല്ലങ്കില്രം അനരണവപരിെയം റക്ാണ്ട് ്തര സ്ജതീക്കരം ഇ. അനായാസം റെയാ് ആക്രറമന്നാണ് വില്ാസിനിയരറട അണിജപായം. െരരരക്കി പറഞ്ഞാല് എം.ഈ.എസ് വരറക്യറിറല് ഓവരാ ക്രഞ്ഞിന്ററയരം മരഖെ് വിരിയരന്ന പരഞ്ചിരി അവരരറട അമ്മയരറട മനസിറല് ആശതാസെിന്ററയരം സ്വനഹെിന്ററയരം പൂെിരി തറന്നയാണ്.
MES RHYTHMS - Amina Rehna
The college radio was started with a purpose of providing a wide platform for the students to exhibit
their skills in a different style. The programmes were exclusively meant for presenting the creative skills of our
students.
MES Campus Radio was launched on 14 December 2017, inaugurated by Dr.A Biju,Principal and
switch on process was done by Mrs.Amina Rahana, Radio staff co-ordinator.The College Radio was named as MES
RHYTHMS. The events were recorded and broadcasted under the guidance of a team of staff co-ordinator, student
co-ordinators (Haseeb Hassan and Mariyam R F) and Sound Editor, Nikhil Mahesan.
A screening session of 55 candidates was conducted to select vibrant RJs, 15 of them were selected
and alternatively presented the programmes. The first programme was led by Aaqib J J and Ajeesha Ahana. Later,
the programmes were continued by Jubinsha,Vaishnavi, Uvaisudheen, Sajna, Rukhiya….and Haseeb. The initial
days were really challenging for us as there was lot of objections for our venture. Really, Challenges made us strong.
Our programmes included talks on major issues related to student life, social issues, funny talks,
interviews with student achievers from the campus and from nearby schools. It also broadcasted Love letter
competition, Quiz Competition, songs of students … etc. Moreover, Murugan .R, Head of Department of computer
Applications delivered a New Year message along with a song of his own. Heads of other departments also imparted
some messages as a 15 episodes. The Principal and Management were highly supportive and pleased with the efforts
of the team. As a part of College Day celebrations, the team members were honoured for their sincere efforts for
making it a grand success. As we are on the threshold of success, MES Rhythms has completed more than twenty
episodes without any break. The major events of the team include an interview with The Ernakulam District
Collector Sri.Muhammad Y Safirullah, Programmes by the Students of Blind School Keezhmadu.
ALCHEMY The College Potpourri 4
ചാരനിറത്താടാണീ പ്രണയം
-വമഘ രാവ്ഷ് -
െതരരംഅെില് ക്റരെ ം റവള്ളനിറവരമാറണങ്കില്എം.ഈ.എസ്സ് വക്ാവ ്ിനര ൊരനിറവരം റവള്ളയരം വെർന്നതാണ് യൂണിവനാം. വർണവണദ്ങ്ങള് ഒന്നരമിറല്ലങ്കില്രം എല്ലാ വിദ്യാർഥിക്ള്ക്കരം ഈ വക്ാമ്പിവനഷ് വ റര നന്നായി ഇണങ്ങരന്നരണ്ട് എന്നതാണ് യൂണിവനാമിന്ററ സവിവശഷത. യൂണിവനാമിന്ററ ഉവദ്യശം തറന്ന എല്ലാ വിദ്യാർഥിക്റ യരം ഒരര വപാറല് തിരിച്ചറിയരക് എന്നതാണ്. അതായ. ഒരര ക്രട്ടി വിദ്യ ആര്്ിക്കരന്നിടെ് വല്ിയവ്എവന്നാറെറിയവ്എവന്നാ ഉള്ള വവർതിരിവില്ല. അവിറട ക്റരെവ് എവന്നാറവ െവ്എവന്നാ ഇല്ല. എവിറടയരം സമതത െിന്തക്ള്മാജതം.
മറ്റ വക്ാവ ്രക് ില് പഠിക്കരന്ന ക്ൂട്ട ക്ാർ ക് ർജരസ്സിറന ക്രറ്ററെടരെരവമ്പാള് എം.ഈ.എസ്സിനര അണിമാനവൊറട തല്യരയർെി നിന്ന് പറയാം “എവന്താന്ന് ക് ർറജരസ്സ്! യൂണിവനാമിന്ററ സരഖറമാന്നരം ക് ർറജരസ്സ്സിനര ക്ിട്ടില്ല വമാറന.” െില് എം.ഈ.എസ്സിയനര ഈ യൂണിവനാം െടങ്ങരക്വ ാടര അജപിയം ഉറണ്ടങ്കില്രം ക്ല്ാല്യ ്ീവിതെിന്ററ ഒഴിച്ച ക്ൂടാ്പറ്റാെ ഒരര ണാഅമായി യൂണിവനാമിറന അവരരം അംഅീക്രിച്ചിട്ട ണ്ട്. അതരവപാറല് തറന്ന വർഷെില്ഒവന്നാ രവണ്ടാ തവണ ക് റിടാ്ക്ിട്ട ന്ന അവസരങ്ങള് ഇവർവ്ആവഘാഷം ആക്കാറരമരണ്ട്. വക്ാവ ്രക്രമാരിക്ള്ക്ക് ഇടയിറല് അടക്കം പറച്ചില്യരണിവനാം വഷാ ിറനെറ്റിയാണ്. രാവിറല് എഴരവന്നറ്റ് ക്ൃതയ സമയെ് വക്ാവ ്ിറല്ൊനരള്ള ഓട്ടെിനിടയില്മിക്ക റപണ്ക്രട്ടിക്ള്ക്കരം സമയം നഷ്ടറെടരന്നതരം ഈ വഷാ മായരള്ള വപാരാട്ടെിനാണ്. ഇ. ക്ഴിഞ്ഞര ഓടി പിടിച്ച ബസില് ക്യറി വക്ാവ ്ില് എെരവമ്പാവഴക്കരം ക്ാറ്റടിച്ച പറന്ന മരടിവയാറടാെം യൂണിവനാം വഷാ ം അനരസരണടരവക്കട് ക്ാട്ടിയിട്ട ണ്ടാക്രം. അങ്ങറന ഈ ക്ദ്ന ക്ഥയ്കക്ക് എതിറര യരദ്ധ്ം അഴിച്ച വിടാ് ഒരരങ്ങിയ റപണ്ക്രട്ടിക്ള്ക്ക് ഇടയിവല്ക്കാണ് ആ ശരണവാർെ എെിയ.. “യൂണിവനാമിന് ഇനി മരതല് ഒരര റെറിയ മാറ്റം വരരെിയിരിക്കരന്നര.” റെറിയ മാറ്റം ആറണങ്കില്രം അ. റപണ്ക്രട്ടിക്ള്ക്ക് വല്ിയ സവന്താഷമാണ് ഉണ്ടാക്കിയ.. എന്തായാല്രം ഈ വാർവെ ക്ട്ടതിനര വശഷം റപണ്ക്രട്ടിക് ാരരം ണൂമിയില്അല്ല വവററ ്വതാ വല്ാക്ൊണ്. ഒന്നരമിറല്ലങ്കില്രം രാവിറല് ക്ിട്ടാെസമയം റവച്ച ള്ള വഷാള്അങ്കെിനര വിരാമമായവല്ലാ.അങ്ങറന ആറ്റ വനാറ്റിരരന്നര എം.ഈ.എസ്സിയനര മരന്നിവല്ക്ക് പരതിയ യൂണിവനാം ജപതയക്ഷറെട്ട . പറക്ഷ വക്ാവ ്ിറല് നില്വില്രള്ള റപണ്ക്രട്ടിക് റട ജപതീക്ഷ വിനല്മായി. ക്ാരണം പരതിയ യൂണിവനാം പരതിയ വിദ്യാർഥിക്ള്ക്ക് മാജതം ഉള്ളതായിരരന്നര അതരം പരരരഷ വക്സരിക് റട യൂണിവനാമിന് പരതരമ ഒന്നരമില്ല. അവര് പഴയ വതാണിയിറല് യാജതക്കാർതറന്ന. എന്നാല്തരരണിമണിക്ള്ക്ക് പഴയ യൂണിവനാം െരരിദ്ാറിന് പരറവമ വഷാ ിനര പക്രം ഒരര വക്ാട്ട് വന്നര. എന്തായാല്രം അനിയെിമാറരങ്കില്രം വഷാ ില്നിന്ന് വമാെിതരായ. വെച്ചിമാർക്കര നവന്ന വബാധിച്ച എന്ന് സീനിയർവിദ്യാർഥിക്ള് അണിജപായറെടരന്നര. റപങ്ങന്മാർക്കര ക്ട്ട സവൊർട്ട് നല്ക്ി വെട്ടന്മാരരം പിന്നാറല്യരണ്ട്. എറന്താറക്ക മാറി മറിഞ്ഞാല്രം എം.ഈ.എസ്സിന്ററ മരഖമരജദ് ൊരനിറമരള്ള ഈ യൂണിവനാമാണ്. എല്ലാ വിദ്യാർഥിക് ം ഒറൊരരമവയാറട പറയരന്നര “ജപണയമാണ് ഈ ൊരനിറവൊട് .
My Tryst with MESians
Teaching was not my cup of tea. It was circumstances that catapulted me into this profession. But, slowly I started enjoying it,
deriving inspiration from the words of the great teacher Dr. A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam, “Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the
character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember
me as a good teacher that will be the biggest honor for me”.
Before I started my career at MES Marampally College I had a
stint of three years as guest lecturer at a Women’s college, where the
management of the classes was very easy. So, I was a little
embarrassed with the thought of dealing classes consist of both boys
and girls at MES. Even I felt butterflies in my stomach on the first day
of my teaching. During my initial years, management of unwieldy
General English classes was really a head ache to me. Unable to bear
the pranks of the students, I would often leave the classes with the
refrain “I’m fed up teaching you” expecting them to follow me with
their usual apology “we will never repeat it.” Later, I started practising
many a strategy to get my students in my track. According to some
students’ opinion I am adept at emotionally blackmailing them by
donning the role of their mother. Often, students exploit my motherly
sentiments as well. There are occasions where I create terrible
atmosphere in the classroom by feigning uncontrollable anger, when
the students go out of my control. Very rarely, I resort to punishments
like making them stand in the classroom when they do not follow class
room etiquettes. But it never takes more than ten minutes because it is
my heart that aches when I see my children suffer.
I have some memorable experiences which offer me side
splitting laughter. I cannot suppress my laughter when I think of the
answer given by a student to the question based on the line “only one
ship is seeking us” from Philip Larkin’s poem Next Please, which
points to the inevitability of death. His answer to the question about
the ship mentioned in the poem was the ship ‘Titanic’. Similarly, there
was a situation when I tried to correct a student at the time of his self-
introduction, which made the entire class burst into laughter. When he
told “my father name”, I corrected him, “don’t say, father name,
instead say father’s name”. He looked aghast at first and then retorted
“I don’t have fathers. I have only a father”. In the same way, I
remember with smile the scene when the students of a particular class,
who were waiting for a young Anitha Miss got disappointed when they
saw the quinquagenarian teacher.
Looking back to my teaching career at MES College, spanning
ten years I have nothing but hundred percent satisfaction. I can
candidly say that I love all my students equally and unconditionally. I
feel proud when they make achievements in the field of academics and
in the other fields. Except for a few occasions where I am reminded of
the words from Shakespeare’s play King Lear, “How sharper than a
serpent tooth it is to have a thankless child”, I am always receiving
unconditional love from my students as well, which serves as fuel to
continue in this profession. I am always guided by the words of
Mahatma Gandhi, “A teacher who establishes rapport with the taught,
becomes one with them, learns more from them than he teaches them.
He who learns nothing from his disciples is in my opinion worthless.”
- Anitha Varghese
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