Call for Volunteers to be Soft Skills Trainers

 AIFEST Joins Hands with Dreams Endeavour Assam to Offer a Unique Platform for Jobseekers

The post Covid -19 job scenario is all about change in criteria where along with knowledge the soft skills of a person are measured to the utmost. Keeping in mind all the sustainable factors in a job, a website named ‘Dreams Endeavour’ is being launched in collaboration with AIFEST. The website provides six courses on soft skill which will help people to grab the best opportunities in various industries. The course is absolutely free for the time being.

Namrata Talukdar (namratatalukdar38551@gmail.com) the acclaimed writer and Soft Skills Trainer from Guwahati is the founder of Dreams Endeavour. An assistant professor and a life-time member of AIFEST, she is currently pursuing her research in Computer Science. Along with her team of dedicated volunteers, she ensures that the time and money invested will add brilliance to your professional dreams. 

Dreams Endeavour is a one of a kind venture that you will love to explore. The courses will be holistic in approach and special mock interviews will be conducted for each candidate to gauge their overall performance. Soft skills are also known as life skills as it shows the right path to a successful professional career. Dreams Endeavour is here to give wings to your dreams. In this age of digitalization ,'Dream Endeavor' aims at providing online job oriented soft skills courses for people who are seeking a job.

For details see our website  www.dreamsendeavour.com

The website will be launched by Isha Damani, the esteemed President of AIFEST on 19th April 2021 via a virtual ceremony, and the classes are slated to commence on 23rd April 2021. The details regarding our experts handling the sessions are available on the website.

Call for Volunteers

We are offering opportunities for volunteers who have excellent communication skills and have knowledge about soft skills. We need trainers who is proficient in English or Hindi. Each volunteer who gets associated with us will be provided a certificate by AIFEST as well as life time membership to the Forum  that will add extra points for their career upliftment. Join us to make a difference in the society.

To register as a volunteer, click the link below and help us to know you better:

https://forms.gle/nb9X1xm2wYynAheZA

Students who wish to enroll for the various courses can do so by visiting our website www.dreamsendeavour.com

Medium of the Course

The entire course will be conducted online using Zoom/Google Meet as per convenience, and the language used will be English/Hindi.

Course Timings

As per the course opted, students will be divided into batches and the a common timing will be given as per convenience of all the students of a batch.

Course Duration

Each course will be of 8 hrs - 2 days in a week for a month

Membership and Certification

After the completion of the course, volunteers and participants will b offered free membership to AIFEST. Also, the participants who require a certificate will be provided a course completion e-certificate  by AIFEST upon payment of Rs 100/-.

The salient features of the courses will be:

1. Better communication skills

2. Explanations in both Hindi and English

3. Practical knowledge about interviews

4. Better understanding of Online Interviews (much needed in the current digitalized scenario)

5. "Learn more in less time" concept

6. Mock Interviews for each candidate

Courses Offered

At present we offer 6 courses. For details visit http://www.dreamsendeavour.com/courses.html

   

Programme to Mentor and Nurture Young Writers

Mentoring Young Authors

After the highly informative AIFEST Mega Lecture Series and the resounding success of the AIFEST International Poetry Competition, we wish to draw your attention to a novel initiative aimed at mentoring and nurturing Young Writers. Following the path shown by the National Educational Policy 2020, which emphasized empowering young minds & creating a learning ecosystem that can nurture young learners for future leadership roles, a national scheme for mentoring young authors has been launched under the visionary national level flagship programme of Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat. For more details pertaining to the Mentoring Young Authors Initiative, and to know the latest ministry level updates regarding the same see the Government of India campaign regarding the same at mygov.in website or Click Here.

The scheme envisions to cultivate modern ambassadors of Indian literature as the country heads towards 75 years of independence. will help not only develop a stream of writers who can write on a spectrum of subjects to promote Indian heritage, culture and knowledge, but also provide a window to the aspiring youth to articulate themselves in their mother tongue and represent India at an international level. This programme will be in tune with the Honorable Prime Minister's vision of Global Citizen and to establish India as a Vishwa Guru.

The goal is to create a pool of authors in 22 Indian languages who are ready to express themselves and project India on any international platform. The young authors so mentored shall become proficient in writing in various genres like fiction, non-fiction, travelogues, memoirs, drama, poetry and so on.

Details

A total of 10 young authors from each of 22 official Indian languages + 1 English Language will be selected.

230 (23 x10) + 20 nominated.

Total = 250 young authors

It will be carried out in 2 phases as mentioned below:

Phase I – Training (6 months)

The National Book Trust, India will organise a Two-Week Writers’ Online Programme for the selected candidates for the first three months.

During this period, the young authors will be trained by two eminent authors/mentors from NBT’s panel of accomplished authors and writers, for each language groups.

PHASE II – Promotion (6 months)

The young authors will get to expand their understanding and hone their skills through interaction at various international events such as Literary Festivals, Book Fairs, Virtual Book Fair, Cultural Exchange Programmes, etc.

Selected child authors will also be paid annual scholarship

A book or a series of books written by the young authors will be published by NBT, India as the outcome of the mentorship programme.

Efforts will be made to get the selected books translated into UN and other international languages and promote the same through Indian embassies in collaboration with NBT.

The books thus published will be translated into other Indian languages ensuring the exchange of culture and literature between different states of India and thereby promoting Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat.

Click Here to see the details of the six volumes of poetry published by AIFEST

Our Official Youtube Channel where you can find more than 30 recent lectures on themes related to literature, literary criticism, literary theory, academic writing and research, as well as interesting poetry renderings by some of the best and upcoming poets from India and abroad.

AIFEST wishes to bring this news and the subsequent updates to all our aspiring young authors from across the country. Further, we wish to thank the Honourable Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modiji for launching such a noble initiative and the Government of India for taking it forward as per the guidelines of the National Educational Policy 2020.

Posting Video Recordings on Youtube

Video Links

1. AIFEST Poetry Contest 2020 | Best Poetry Recitations (A Grade) | Category 1 Middle School | Part I

2. AIFEST Poetry Contest 2020 | Best Poetry Recitations (A Grade)| Category 1 Middle School | Part II

3. AIFEST Poetry Contest 2020 | Best Poetry Recitations (A Grade) | Category 2 High School | Part I

4. AIFEST Poetry Contest 2020 | Best Poetry Recitations (A Grade) | Category 2 High School | Part II

5. AIFEST Poetry Contest 2020 | Best Poetry Recitations | Category 3 | Poems Graded A | Part I

6. AIFEST Poetry Contest 2020 | Best Poetry Recitations | Category 3 | Poems Graded A | Part II

7. AIFEST Poetry Contest 2020 | Best Poetry Recitations | Category 3 | Poems Graded A | Part III

8. AIFEST Poetry Contest 2020 | Best Poetry Recitations | Category 3 | Poems Graded A | Part IV

9. AIFEST Poetry Contest 2020 | Best Poetry Recitations | Category 3 | Poems Graded A | Part V

10.AIFEST Poetry Contest 2020 | Best Poetry Recitations | Category 3 | Poems Graded A | Part VI

11.AIFEST Poetry Contest 2020 | Best Poetry Recitations | Category 3 | Poems Graded A | Part VII

12.AIFEST Poetry Contest 2020 | Best Poetry Recitations | Category 3 | Poems Graded A | Part VIII

13. AIFEST Poetry Contest 2020 | Best Poetry Recitations | Poems Graded A | Miscellaneous

14. AIFEST Poetry Contest 2020 | Best Poetry Recitations | Poems Graded A | Miscellaneous II

Please do like, share and comment not just to your own videos, but to those presented by others. For a change, let's watch, enjoy and appreciate other's creativity and talent before we appreciate our own. Let's cultivate a new culture of love and mutual concern which is the need of the hour. We are all part of one family, the AIFEST Family, and here we all love and care for each other. Encourage your friends and fellow poets for their creative efforts. Like their videos if you think you like them. Also comment on the videos, preferably make constructive comments so that everyone can improve, gain confidence and become better poets and orators in future. Let's grow by helping each other grow. In these cynical times it is important for each one of us to show that we care; being compassionate, understanding and inclusive is the way forward for humanity. The narcissistic I-My-Mine outlook can't take us anywhere. Let's join hands, under the shade of poetry, to recreate the warmth and humanity that we missed in our mad rush.

AIFEST YouTube Channel could have made a huge impact by uploading video submissions individually. That was easier for us, and that was what many of us would have liked; we could have shared our own "personal" videos with our friends, and then likes and comments and shares. The Channel would benefit immensely too. But then, what is Poetry without ears? What is literature without audience? Reading poetry in the comfort of my private space feels good sometimes; but these days, don't we yearn to go out, to meet, greet and mingle? When my poem is sandwiched between 2 other poems, maybe, my poem will feel a little irritated, a little nauseated, a little claustrophobic. But poetry can't be like us, right? It would enjoy the company of other poems, surely!

The first videos we posted were those submitted by our little kids from schools. Encourage them, enjoy their creativity, and instill the confidence and enthusiasm to mature into better and greater poets in times to come. There is no doubt that our world needs more and more poets, especially in these changing times.

AIFEST Poetry Competition Results 2020

Find the list of authors who have secured A Grades and are selected for publication in the poetry anthology posted below the list of Prize Winners. For queries, email us at aifestevents@gmail.com

AIFEST Poetry Competition

Click Here to See the Results

To make optimum use of the Corona forced break from academic work, and to make learning fun, All India Forum for English Students, Scholars and Trainers (AIFEST) wishes to organize different literary and artistic competitions in the coming days. As a first step in this initiative, we are organizing a Poetry Competition for lovers of literature and poetry. The participants shall be divided into three categories: Middle School (Classes V to VIII), High School (Classes IX to XII), and a third category for everyone else. Themes for poetry shall be different for different categories, as mentioned below. We are truly delighted and excited to welcome you wholeheartedly to participate in the event, have fun, and win exciting prizes.

Categories and Themes

1. Middle School (Classes V – VIII)

Themes

a. Beauty of Nature | or |  b. School Memories

 

2. High School (Classes IX – XII)

Themes

a. Mind and Melancholy | or | b. New Love

 

3. Everyone else

(UG/PG Students, Researchers, Teachers and anyone else interested in literature or poetry)

Themes

a. Shades of Love | or | b. The Pandemic

 

Instructions for Participants

1.       Participation is open to all, irrespective of age, nationality or gender.

2.       The submitted poem must be in English (British English preferred). There is no word limit, upper or lower.

3.       The poem must be submitted as an MS Word document attached to the Google form. In the Word document don’t mention any personal details; just the poem with its title in Times New Roman, font size 12. Preferably avoid bordering, fancy fonts and other decorations.

4.       Give the name of the participant as the name of the document.

5.       Students belonging to Categories 1 and 2 must upload the photo/scanned image of the Identity Card issued by your school. If you don’t have an id card, you may submit any other proof of identity.

6.       Participants belonging to Category 3 can upload their institutional id card. If you aren’t currently affiliated to any institution, or if you don’t have an id card, you may submit any other proof of identity.

7.       A participant can submit only one poem based on the themes suggested for your category. You can choose one among the 2 themes.

8.       The poem must be original; it must not be copied from elsewhere, or submitted for publication elsewhere. If the poem is found to be plagiarized or published before, it will be rejected and the participant will be blacklisted.

9.       If you have any queries, email us at aifestevents@gmail.com

10.   You must fill the Google form only after your poem is ready for submission, since you will be asked to attach the poem as a word document while submitting the Google form.

 

Checklist before Filling the Form

ü  The poem typed in a word document, with title. Make sure that your name or any other personal detail is not mentioned inside the document.

ü  Give your name as the name of the document.

ü  Your id card in image/pdf format

 

Important Dates

Ø  Deadline for submission of poems: 15^th November 2020

Ø  Announcement of results: 20^th November 2020

Ø  Commencement of uploading selected recitations on YouTube: 30^th November 2020

Ø  Publishing the selected poems as an eBook: 25^th December 2020

 

How to Submit

Click on the link below and fill the Google form. Upload your poem as a word document and your id card as an image/pdf file. Submit the form.

Link to submit: Expired. We have closed the submission window. No further requests or submissions will be entertained.

Participation Fee: Free

Perks

·         All the participants would be given Lifetime Membership of AIFEST.

·         Authors of poems that secure an A grade will be given Certificates of Merit.

·         Selected poems will be published as an e-anthology with ISBN number.

·       The authors of selected poems will be offered an opportunity to submit recorded video recitation of their poems, and the selected recitations will be posted on our official YouTube channel.

The results will be announced on 20th November 2020 at 5 pm on our official blog https://forum4english.blogspot.com/ Stay tuned. All details will be posted on this page.

Our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBX891LfOfYqJ-rATEMnBBw

Our official email address: aifest.1984@gmail.com

 

Event Coordinators

Ms Juriti Goswami, Gauhati University, Assam

Ms Annalakshmi A V, CTTE College for Women, Chennai

New Executive Committee of AIFEST 2020-21

AIFEST Executive Committee 2020-21

 The details of the office-bearers of AIFEST from September 2020 to September 2021 are as follows:

President: Isha Damani, West Bengal (PGT at SKSPS Raniganj, West Bengal)

Vice President: Rayees Ahmad Bhat, J&K (PhD Research Scholar, DAV, Indore, MP)

General Secretary: Asmin Janisha P, Kanyakumari (Research Scholar, Holy Cross College)

Joint Secretary: Anton Pushparaja Mathew Joseph, TN (Research Scholar, Loyola College)

Academic Coordinators

1. Juriti Goswami, Assam (Gauhati University)

2. Annalakshmi A V, Chennai (Research Scholar, CTTE College for Women, Perambur)

Public Relations Officer (PRO): Abhilash Kaushik, Assam (Research Scholar, Cotton University)

Human Resource Officer (HRO): Shabina Fatima, Ayodhya, UP (Guest Faculty, Research Scholar)

Membership and Welfare Officer (MWO): Priti Sharma, Haryana (Faculty, Haryana)

Publicity and Promotions Officer (PPO): Gouri Gopan, Kerala (MA English, University of Calicut)

Treasurer: Niharika Kumari, Bihar (Linguist, Researcher and Translator, Banka, Bihar)

The team assumed office on 15th September 2020 and stepped down from their positions after the end of the 1 year term on 5th October 2021.

AIFEST General Election Notification

 

Executive Committee Election 2020-21

Amid the Covid-19 crisis, and after the successful completion of AIFEST Mega Event for 2020 – the 15-day Lecture Series, AIFEST is gearing up for the AIFEST Executive Committee Elections for 2020-21. The one-year term of the present team of Office-bearers expires on 5th September 2020.

More positions are open for election this time around, and the new team is expected to take charge on 15th September 2020. Unlike our tradition of conducting the swearing-in ceremony on September 5, the Teachers Day, this time around, the ceremony is slated for 15th September. The present team of office bearers will continue until the newly elected Executive Committee officially takes charge. 

Another great year of academic activities await us, with lectures, workshops, Webinars, seminars and conferences, readings, contests, competitions, training programmes, publications and a lot more in store in the days to come. 

The following positions are to be filled, and applications are invited from interested candidates:

001. President

Shall be the executive and administrative head of AIFEST for the year 2020-21 and shall chair all the general meetings of the Executive Committee. Under the guidance and with the ratification of the Governing Body, the President shall ensure the overall coordination of all the Executive Committee activities. 

002. Vice President

Shall perform the duties and exercise the privileges of the President during her/his absence or when delegated by the President to do so. The Vice President should assist the President in carrying out the various duties and help ensure that all tasks necessary for the smooth running of AFEST are performed and/or appropriately delegated. 

003. General Secretary

Shall supervise the day-to-day functioning of the forum. Shall prepare and document all meetings of the Executive Committee, shall prepare and distribute a Notice of Meetings (including date, time and location) to committee members, shall prepare the agenda in consultation with the Governing Body and the President. 

004. Joint Secretary

Shall assist the General Secretary in preparing the minutes, agenda and notice of meetings and help ensure that all tasks necessary for the smooth running of AFEST are performed and/or appropriately delegated. Shall perform the duties and exercise the privileges of the General Secretary during her/his absence or when delegated to do so. 

005. Treasurer

This new position is created keeping in mind the changing times. Shall be in-charge of the financial matters as and when AIFEST deems it fit to open itself to income generation to fund its activities. The treasurer shall be responsible for the creation and maintenance of financial records throughout the term of office. 

006. Academic Coordinator

Shall be in-charge of all academic initiatives of AIFEST and may coordinate or depute the coordinators for the academic ventures that form the lifeline of AIFEST’s activities. The role of the coordinator shall involve being innovative and resourceful with ideas and ventures, and shall ensure the sources and resources for the same (with the assistance of other members). 

007. Public Relations Officer (PRO)

Shall be in-charge of ensuring smooth relationships between the Board of Directors, the Governing Body, the Executive Committee, the members as well as the beneficiaries and benefactors of AIFEST. Shall be the voice of AIFEST, speaking publicly at interviews, press conferences and presentations on behalf of AIFEST and providing the general public required information regarding AIFEST initiatives. 

008. Membership and Welfare Officer (MWO)

Shall be in-charge of AIFEST Membership drives and shall ensure that memberships are provided to the deserving. Shall also ensure the welfare of AIFEST members by getting in touch with anyone affected by personal, domestic or work-related problems and bringing the same to the notice of the Executive Committee.

009. Publicity and Promotions Officer (PPO)

Shall be in-charge of the marketing and publicity of AIFEST initiatives through emails, posters, social media campaigns, promotions etc. The role of the Publicity Officer shall be to maximise coverage for the events undertaken by AIFEST, ensuring publicity pre and post events wherever possible.

010. Human Resource Officer (HRO)

Shall be in-charge of press-releases, brochures, email communications and flyers for various programmes conducted by AIFEST. Shall also assist the PRO and the academic coordinator as and when required/requested in carrying out their duties during mega events.

(Additionally, there will be state level and district level coordinators who shall report to the Executive Committee. Since these positions are usually voluntary and change hands from time-to-time, there shall be no elections for the same.)

Eligibility: Any citizen of India, who is 18 years of age as on 05 September 2020, and is associated with English language education in India in any capacity (student, teacher, researcher or a graduate or post graduate in English) is eligible to apply (non-members of AIFEST can also apply). No recommendations or nominations from politicians or academicians outside AIFEST will be entertained. A member can apply to any three (3) of the above 10 available positions. To apply, submit the Google form provided below before 5 pm, 10 September 2020. If you have any queries, email us at aifest.1984@gmail.com. The acceptance/ rejection of your application (and the reasons for rejection in case it is rejected) will be intimated via email/ mobile on or before 12th September. While applying, you will be required to upload a recent passport size photograph (jpg image), updated CV (word document or pdf) and an identity proof (Aadhar Card/ Voter ID/ Driving Licence/ Passport).

Click Here to Apply

AIFEST Mega Literary Event 2020 - Register for Free

 AIFEST INTERNATIONAL LECTURE SERIES ON LITERARY THEORY, LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

17 August 2020 - 31 August 2020

Register Here

 After the resounding success of the International Lecture Series on English Literature and Theory, All India Forum for English Students, Scholars and Trainers (AIFEST) plans to host a 15 Day International Lecture Series on Literary Theory, Language and Literature from 17th August 2020 to 31st August 2020. The lecture series features some of the most celebrated and sought-after speakers and thinkers from across the globe. We solicit your esteemed participation, cooperation and support for the success of this event.

Who can participate: Everyone from across the globe, across continents, countries, cultures and cuisines is welcome to be a part of the greatest literary event of 2020.

 Fee: Free

How to Participate: Please fill the registration form given below and join the telegram group. All lectures will be streamed live on our official Youtube channel. There will be no email updates or reminders. So, for updates, join our telegram/ whatsapp group or follow our blog https://forum4english.blogspot.com/

E-certificates will be issued to all participants who attend all the lectures and complete the feedback form. There will be no quiz or examination. Feedback Link will be posted in the Youtube video description of the corresponding day’s lecture.

Our Telegram Group: Click Here to Join 

Our Youtube Channel: Click Here to Subscribe 

OR

Join any 1 of the following whatsapp groups
Whatsapp Group 1: https://chat.whatsapp.com/E8vpZBjym7mHQBvQXaHqqy
Whatsapp Group 2: https://chat.whatsapp.com/K7oPsC4oM6h0kMNULH92gu
Whatsapp Group 3: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HTzM38esIez1g9wSahnOnM
Whatsapp Group 4: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KTpg3LThCXRBRuFF6SDOFe
Whatsapp Group 5: https://chat.whatsapp.com/D2HFw19MS6ADubtSotjAhI

 Event Schedule

 17.08.2020, 11 AM (IST)

Dr Indira Nityanandam

Former Principal, Smt. S.R. Mehta Arts College & ex-Visiting Faculty, IIM Ahmedabad

Topic: The IWE Journey – From the Dutts to Ghosh

18.08.2020, 4 PM (IST)

Osinakachi Akuma Kalu (Nigeria)

Global “Fearism” Thinker, Founder of TAFFD’s, Humanitarian

Topic: Becoming the True You through Fear Management Education

 

19.08.2020, 11 AM (IST)

Dr Kulwant Singh

Academic Counsellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Lucknow

Topic: Ecology in Scriptures

 

20.08.2020, 4.30 PM (IST)

Mr Lehasa Moloi (South Africa)

Decolonial Thinker and Lecturer of Development Studies, University of South Africa

Topic: From the Colonizing Turn Towards the Decolonial Turn – Revitalizing Epistemic Delinking Culture

21.08.2020, 6 PM (IST)

Tenzin Tsundue (Tibet)

Tibetan Writer and Activist

Topic: Poetry and Freedom – Finding Your Own Unique Voice

 

22.08.2020, 11 AM (IST)

Dr Sarita Sharma

Academician, Author, Poet and Translator, Editor in Chief at TAFFD’s Magazine, USA

Topic: Let’s Get Creative – An Interactive Talk on Creativity and its Myriad Nuances

23.08.2020, 11 AM (IST)

Dr Sanjeev Kumar Goswami

Head, Department of English, Kamrup College, Assam

Topic: Postmodernism in English Fiction

 

24.08.2020, 7 PM (IST)

Mr Thomas Ernest Ross JR. (United States of America)

TEDx Speaker, Governor-appointed Member, DCA, California

Topic: How to Entertain an Artificial Super-Intelligence through Literature?

 

25.08.2020, 11AM (IST)

Mr. Bibhash Choudhury

Professor, Department of English, Gauhati University, Assam

Topic: Stupidity in Modern European Literature

 

26.08.2020, 11AM (IST)

Dr Mahdieh Boostani (Iran)

Persian Poetess, Professor, Author of The Impregnable Fortress, and Translator of Rumi

Topic: Mysticism and Sufism in Persian Poetry

 

27. 08. 2020, 11AM (IST)

Saif Ur Rahman Omair (Indian Author, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

Celebrated Author of The Nucle Saga Trilogy, Member of Alf Kalimah

Topic: Fantasy Fiction World Building

 

28.08.2020, 11AM (IST)

Ms Gutimali Goswami

Assistant Professor, Head, Department of English, North-Kamrup College, Assam

Topic: Women and Vaishnavite Culture of Assam – A Study of Select Works of Indira Goswami

29.08.2020, 11AM (IST)

Dr Merry Baruah

Associate Professor, Department of English, Cotton University, Assam

Topic: Women Body in Select Poems of Taslima Nasrin, Kamala Das and Adrienne Rich

 

30.08.2020, 11AM (IST)

Ms Deepa Sehrawat

Assistant Professor of English, JNU Rajasthan, Gold Medalist

Topic: Research Writing and MLA 8 Referencing Style

31.08.2020, 11AM (IST)

Mr Arindam Sengupta

ESL Teacher Trainer at Government of West Bengal

Topic: ELT in Focus – Language across Curriculum

Programme Co-ordinator: Mr Abhilash Kaushik, Mob: +91-8553570913

Event In-charge: Prof Sneha Jani, General Secretary, AIFEST

AIFEST International Lecture Series on English Literature and Theory, 3-7 August 2020

International Lecture Series on English Literature and Theory

Organised by

All India Forum for English Students, Scholars and Trainers (AIFEST)

3rd August 2020 to 7th August 2020, 11 am to 12.30 pm

Welcome to our Marquee Event for 2020!!

Click Here to Register for Free

We are pleased to welcome you to the Five-Day International Lecture Series on English Literature and Theory organised by All India Forum for English Students, Scholars and Trainers (AIFEST) from 3rd August 2020 to 7th August 2020. The lecture series features some of the most celebrated and sought-after speakers and thinkers from the literary arena. It is earnestly hoped that the event would prove to be an insightful, delightful, informative and enlightening academic repast for students, research scholars and teachers from all over the world. We solicit your esteemed participation, cooperation and support for the success of this event.

Who can participate: Anyone with language or literature running through the veins is welcome. You can be an English teacher, a literature student, a research scholar, a literature enthusiast or an avid reader or listener.

Fee: Free

How to Participate: Please fill the registration form given below and join the telegram group. All lectures will be streamed live on our official Youtube channel. E-certificates will be issued to registered participants who fulfil the feedback criteria. However, we humbly request you to attend the lectures in an academic spirit rather than for certificates. Non-registered participants may also attend the lectures live on Youtube.

Click Here to Join our Telegram Group
Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for Live Streaming and Feedback Link


Event Schedule

Session I: 3rd August 2020, 11 am to 12.30 pm

Prof Manu Mangattu
Poet, Research Consultant and Chief Editor- AJILE International Literary Journal
“Ex-centric Disciplines: Comparative Cultural Studies in Context”
Click Here to Watch the Lecture

Session II: 4th August 2020, 11 am to 12.30 pm

Dr Niladri Ranjan Chatterjee
Professor, Department of English, University of Kalyani, West Bengal
“Queer Theory”
Click Here to Watch the Lecture

Session III: 5th August 2020, 11 am to 12.30 pm

Dr Sayan Dey
Lecturer in English, Yonphula Centenary College, Bhutan
“Colonisation of Food Habits”
Click Here to Watch the Lecture

Session IV: 6th August 2020, 11 am to 12.30 pm

Prof Prabhas Pandith
Head, Department of English, Sri Honnadevi Government First Grade College, Karnataka
“File your Claims: Perpetuating the Post-colonial Pain”
Click Here to Watch the Lecture

Session V: 7th August 2020, 11 am to 12.30 pm

Dr Dimpy Mahanta
Founding Head and Faculty of Psychology, Cotton University, Assam
“Understanding and Coping with Covid 19: The Psychological Perspective”
Click Here to Watch the Lecture



Programme Coordinator: Mr Abhilash Kaushik, Cotton University, Assam
Mob: +91-8553570913
Event In-charge: Prof Sneha Jani, General Secretary, AIFEST
Mob: +91-8128929942

Be a Resource, a Role Model and an Inspiration at AIFEST

Be a Role Model, Be a Volunteer at AIFEST

Greetings from AIFEST!

We at AIFEST believe in the free dissemination of knowledge for everyone everywhere. If you are interested in sharing your knowledge with others, or be of service to the society in some manner that suits your interests, we will provide you all the tools, training and platform required to excel in your area. We feel that financial or academic or infrastructural obstacles should not prevent the career growth of a person.

During this lockdown period, AIFEST has already arranged free study materials for English students at the PG and UG level (See Here). In collaboration with experts, we had been conducting free NTA NET English training, which will resume once there is greater clarity on the schedule of the exam (Those who haven't yet registered, Click Here). We are striving to alleviate the financial and academic difficulties faced by English teachers and students in our country. We have also arranged workshops and special lectures for the benefit of the academic community.

As part of this ongoing initiative, we will be truly happy to assist you serve the poor and the needy among the academic community, by sharing your expertise/ time/ effort or by spreading knowledge. If you want to be a resource person or a panel member or a lecturer at our online programmes, you are welcome to join us. It doesn’t matter if you have previous experience or not. It doesn’t matter if you are a teacher or a student or a housewife. All that matters is your readiness and goodwill. We will give you training, guidance, trial sessions and the necessary tools for the purpose.

So, are you ready??

If you are interested, fill this google form: Click Here

You don’t have to pay anything for any of the services you avail from AIFEST. And we shall forever be thankful to you for your goodwill and cooperation.

Right now we offer assistance for the following:

Resource Person

Panel Member

Online Lecturer

Technical Support Assistant

Volunteer

Blog Post Manager

HR Member

Editor / Proofreader

Online Tutor

Due to lack of volunteers it might take us some time to revert to you. Those who have already applied, please be patient. We will get back to you within a month.

Thank you

Access to Free Books, Journals and Notes for UG/PG Students

Access to Free Books, Journals and Notes for UG/PG Students

More books, notes and materials for BA, MA, MPhil and PhD Students of English Literature are being collected and uploaded as part of the United in Literature Against Corona Initiative.  Stay tuned for more...

National Digital Library of India (NDL) 

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

AJILE International Literary Journal Research Papers

Directory of Open Access Books

National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)

Shodhganga-a reservoir of Indian theses

e-PG Pathshala

Open Access Thesis & Dissertations

Open Knowledge Repository - World Bank

Legal Information Institute of India

The OAPEN Foundation

PubMed Central (PMC)

Project Gutenberg

Cambridge University Press Click on this link to access the books

Amar Chitra Katha Click on this link

Tinkle Click on this link

HighWire

Southern Connecticut State University

AGRIS

ScienceDirect Open Access Content

AidData

ILOSTAT

Oxford Open

Literary Journal Free Volumes

Project Euclid

Springer Open Journals

Taylor & Francis Open Access

Notes for UG/PG English Students 
(Texts, Notes, Ebooks, Video and Audio Lectures,  Journal Articles and Related Reading)

UG Course material of IGNOU

Film Theory

Ecocriticism

Notes on English Poems

Notes on Literary Criticism and Theory

Disability Studies

Psychoanalysis

Comparative Literature Notes

Trauma Theory

Diaspora

Miscellaneous Notes

Modernism

Postmodernism

Notes on Drama and Dramaturgy

Articles and Ebooks on American Literature

IGNOU Self Learning Material

IGNOU YouTube Videos

IGNOU MA English Full Notes

American Literature Notes

Notes on English Grammar, Composition for UG Students

Methodology of Teaching English Notes

Feminism: Books, Notes and Articles

Cultural Studies

Postcolonialism

Fiction Notes

Linguistics

Posthumanism

Theatre Studies

Post Truth

Marxism

Audio Lectures

Audio Notes

Video Lectures

Vidya-mitra E-Content Video Lectures

Spark Notes

Shmoop Study Guides

Literature Notes by A Literary Companion

Cliff Notes

Learn English with Lata Mishra 

Students and teachers are requested to share their materials with us for the benefit of the entire student community. Email us at aifest.1984@gmail.com

Online Learning Platforms

SWAYAM On-line Courses

UG/PG MOOCs

e-PG Pathshala

 e-Content courseware in UG subjects

 SWAYAMPRABHA

CEC-UGC YouTube channel

Vidwan


Online Certification Courses
1. Swayam
2. NPTEL
3. Mooc
4. Edx
5. Coursera
6. Udacity
7. Udemy
8. Khanacademy
9. Skillshare
10. Harvard University
11. Ted
12. Alison
13. Futurelearn
14. Open Learn
15. Open Culture

Most of these courses are free to learn.


Major Databases

Use the following websites to search and identify the papers of your subject interest.
www.sciencedirect.com
www.ieeexplore.ieee.org
www.link.springer.com
www.dl.acm.org
www.tandfonline.com
www.ascelibrary.org
www.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org

To download the fulltext of any papers
sci-hub.tw

To download ebooks of foreign publishers
gen.lib.rus.ec
(select LibGen (Sci-Tech)

To download ebooks of Indian publishers
www.pdfdrive.com

To create your profile for research support and academic visibility
www.mendeley.com
www.vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in
www.orcid.org
www.researcher.com
https://scopus.com/freelookup/form/author.uri
www.scholar.google.com
www.researchgate.net

Open access Indian websites
www.shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in
https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in
www.ias.ac.in
www.niscair.res.in
www.insa.ac.in

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AIFEST expresses its gratitude to the original creators of the contents provided here. Special thanks to Dr.M.Mandhirasalam, Literariness [dot]org, UGC SWAYAM and INFLIBNET.

Members are requested to share similar offers from other publishers as comment to this post or email them to us here aifest.1984 [at] gmail [dot]com

United in Literature Against Corona

Let us join hands to complete the BA, MA and MPhil English literature syllabus across the country by making materials freely available to the students

 We understand that in many colleges and universities a lot of syllabus is yet to be covered for BA, MA and MPhil English programmes. Amid the Corona scare, we need to do what we can. Isolated efforts have been made in some colleges and universities across the country to teach students online. But unfortunately most students and teachers look at this lock down as a time to relax. We don't know if that is the right way to go forward. And with corona, we don't know when and how..

After taking feedback from the various stakeholders through different online channels, we at AIFEST have devised a system to bring the willing teachers, earnest students and the necessary materials together at one place. To execute this project, we need your wholehearted assistance.

What we will do:

1. Students and teachers of the various colleges and universities in the country please share the online lectures, materials and syllabus related to BA, MA and MPhil English language and literature programmes via email to aifest.1984@gmail.com

2. Our volunteers will collect, sort and arrange the materials under various heads as per syllabus / institution / topic etc.

3. Students from colleges and universities who find it difficult to get materials on related topics please email the syllabus and the details of the materials you require to aifest.1984@gmail.com 

4. Depending on the quality and quantity of the materials we receive, our volunteers will either post these materials on the AIFEST blog https://forum4english.blogspot.com/ or provide the Google drive links to the same.

5. If more members volunteer, we will be able to list the materials that students need, as well as the list of materials we have received so that the right materials will reach the right person.

6. This is a fully voluntary endeavour to combat the problems caused by the Corona pandemic.

We wholeheartedly request contributions (notes, online lectures, ppts etc) from teachers, students and lovers of English language and literature.

If you are a teacher:

Please provide notes, create audio or video lectures on the syllabus you have to cover/ have covered and share them with us via email.

If you are a student:

Share via email whatever materials you have received related to your BA, MA or MPhil syllabus during the Coronavirus lock down. Also, inform us about your requirements.

Let us fight this pandemic together. Join hands for a noble cause. 

Be a volunteer. Everyone who assists AIFEST in this fight for humanity will be provided free lifetime membership to AIFEST and access to all its resources and services. 

Thanks and regards,

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HR Section AIFEST

On behalf of the entire members of AIFEST