Department of English,The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda,Vadodara

In the age of generative artificial intelligence, the field of English studies is likely to experience significant shifts and innovations. Here are some potential developments:

1. **AI-assisted Language Learning**:
- Advanced language models will provide personalized and adaptive learning experiences. They can tailor exercises, generate custom content, and offer immediate feedback.
- Virtual tutors powered by AI will be able to engage in interactive conversations, helping learners practice speaking and writing skills.

2. **Automated Writing Assistance**:
- AI tools will become integral for writing tasks. They'll help with grammar, style, coherence, and even suggest improvements for clarity and tone.
- Editing tools will be more sophisticated, understanding context and audience, thereby providing more accurate and nuanced suggestions.

3. **Literary Analysis and Criticism**:
- AI systems will assist in analyzing literary works at a scale and depth that was previously unattainable. They can identify patterns, themes, and even authorial intent across vast corpora of text.
- AI may offer fresh perspectives and insights, but human interpretation and critical thinking will remain vital.

4. **Creative Writing and Content Generation**:
- AI-driven tools will assist in generating content across various forms like articles, essays, poems, and even fiction. They can adapt to different styles and mimic the writing of specific authors or genres.
- While this can enhance productivity, it also raises questions about authenticity and originality in creative works.

5. **Translation and Multilingualism**:
- AI-powered translation services will continue to improve, enabling seamless communication between languages. This will facilitate the exchange of ideas and cultures on a global scale.
- Language barriers will be reduced, fostering greater inclusivity and accessibility.

6. **Cultural and Historical Analysis**:
- AI models can process and analyze large volumes of historical and cultural texts, providing researchers with new tools to uncover insights and connections.
- This could lead to a deeper understanding of linguistic evolution, cultural shifts, and societal changes.

7. **Ethical Considerations**:
- As AI-generated content becomes more prevalent, ethical questions about plagiarism, attribution, and intellectual property will become increasingly important. Clear guidelines and best practices will need to be established.

8. **Human-Machine Collaboration**:
- English studies scholars and practitioners will need to learn how to effectively collaborate with AI systems, leveraging their capabilities while maintaining the integrity of human creativity and critical thinking.

9. **Continual Adaptation**:
- The field will need to remain dynamic and adaptable as AI technology evolves. This will require ongoing training and professional development for educators and practitioners.

10. **Challenges and Concerns**:
- The over-reliance on AI may lead to a decline in certain foundational skills. Striking a balance between using AI tools for efficiency and ensuring comprehensive learning will be a challenge.
- There will be ongoing debates about the role of AI in creative expression, literature, and the humanities in general.

In this future, English studies will need to find ways to harness the potential of generative AI while upholding the enduring value of human insight, interpretation, and creativity in the study of language and literature. This balance will be crucial in navigating the evolving landscape of education and scholarship.

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Heartfelt Gratitude for Coverage of Our Sanatan Literature Course by ThePrint

Dear ThePrint Team,

The Department of English,The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda,Vadodara extend sincerest appreciation for the outstanding coverage of thev newly introduced Sanatan Literature course. Your article has played a pivotal role in spreading the word about our initiative and has garnered an overwhelmingly positive response.

Your dedication to bringing educational innovations to the forefront is truly commendable.

Once again, thank you for your invaluable support in promoting the study of Sanatan Literature.

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Expressing Gratitude to PTI for Coverage of the course of An Introduces to Sanatan Literature

Dear PTI Team,

The Department of English,The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda,Vadodara would like to extend heartfelt thanks for the exceptional coverage of recently introduced Sanatan Literature course. Your article not only showcased our initiative but also helped generate overwhelming interest and response.

Your commitment to highlighting diverse educational endeavors is greatly appreciated.

Once again, thank you for your support in promoting the study of Sanatan Literature.

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Symposium, Commemorating Sri Aurobindo: 150th Birth Anniversary
(28th January, 2023)

Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950) is arguably one of the most significant thinkers in twentieth century India. He was among the most influential leaders of the movement for Indian independence, and, following a series of mystical experiences in Alipore Jail, became a yogi, philosopher and a spiritual reformer, introducing strikingly original conceptions of human progress and spiritual evolution.

Apart from the fact that Sri Aurobindo was a poet, translator and literary critic, the Department of English,The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda,Vadodara has historical links with Sri Aurobindo as well, since he taught French and later English at the *Baroda College.

This Symposium has been organized to offer a tribute to his multifaceted contribution to modern Indian life and thought on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary.

Department of English is organizing an ongoing event in the form of a lecture series entitled ‘DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES’ under the aegis of IQAC of Department of English. The details of the Inaugural Lecture of this series is as follows :

Guest Speaker :
Dr. O. P. Juneja
Professor and Former Head, Department of English
Topic : ‘Politics, Ideology and Teaching of English in India’

Venue :
Prof. V. Y. Kantak Seminar Room, Department of English, Faculty of Arts

A proud moment to have such a recognition and appreciation from the office of Chief Minister of Gujarat State ! Congratulations to Team MSU !

Thanks to Ms Manju Ramanan, alumna of Department of English for visiting Department of English and havimg very fruitful and thought provoking interactions with the PhD students of Department of English. Ms Manju Ramanan is the Head of Content and Editor in Chief of Filmfare Middle East. With over 20 years of experience in journalism. She has worked closely with Indian and Arab actors and film personalities and have conducted over 20,000 interviews over the
years, across print, online and video. She has also organised big scale events with Bollywood stars and filmstars from South India in Dubai and Oman. Department of English feels proud to have such a illustrious alumna.

2 MSU students get fully funded Canadian Internship
25 April 2022.

Vadodara: Two students of M S University’s Department of English have been awarded the Mitacs Globalink Research Internship 2022 at the
University of Toronto, Canada.

Rati Mehul Patel and Tanvi Morwani, students of fourth semester of BA in English from the Faculty of Arts at
MSU have been selected for the internship programme.

Founded in 1999 and funded by Canadian government, Mitacs offers a range of fellowship and internship options to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Mitacs Globalink Research Internship is one of its flagship programmes. Students from various countries apply for the internship for which selection is made after a rigorous evaluation process.

“It is a three-month-long, fully sponsored internship through which these students will be working on research in regional literature. They will be provided stipend, airfare, living cost and medical insurance,” said professor Hitesh Raviya, head of the department who along with Dr Rajesh Bharvad, a scholar of Canadian studies, guided the students.

The students will be engaged in activities like analysis and in-depth study of texts, translation of these texts, and research in Sindhi, Kachchhi and Gujarati literature. Additionally, they will hone their research potential under the mentorship of Dr Shafique Virani, who acquired his PhD from Harvard University and is currently a professor at the University of Toronto.

“This is a historic achievement for our department. This is first of its kind in the recent history and it will transform the academic career of the selected students,” said Prof Raviya.

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Congratulations to the following students, researchers and teachers of Department of English for clearing GSET in English.

List of candidates who cleared GSET 2021 in the subject of English whose result was declared on 17 March 2022.

1. Ashish Gadhavi
2. Jay Jivani
3. Mayuri Thakar
4. Shivangi Tripathi
5. Anwesha Basu
6. Rohini Sharma
7. Parul Malviya
8. Dhruvdevsinh Gohil
9. Kunjan Patadiya
10. Pranjal Bhatt
11. Shashi Pathak
12. Ashtha Gadhavi
13. Pinali Vadher

Vadodara: A PhD student and teacher from M S University’s Department of English has been sponsored by the US Department of State for an international learning programme.
Deepali Shahdadpuri, the research scholar, has completed teaching grammar communicatively (TGC). It was an eight-week online teacher training course delivered by World Learning, SIT Graduate Institute, Vermont.

“Deepali is the only research scholar from our department who has got the benefit of such an international learning programme from United States in the pandemic situation,” said head of department professor Hitesh Raviya.

“She was also awarded with University Grants Commission’s Indira Gandhi National Fellowship for single girl child during her masters (2016–18). She was then awarded with the university research fellowship and Scheme of Developing High Quality Research (SHODH) fellowship by Gujarat government’s education department,” he said.

Currently, she is pursuing PhD on curriculum framework, syllabus designing and testing practices in state universities of Gujarat under Raviya’s guidance.

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We at Literary Society and Quill Wallpaper, Department of English, are pleased to announce a Panel Discussion on "Art and Poetry" on August 20, 2021. The discussants, Ms. Dharti Sharma, Ms. Komal Sharma, Ms. Mansi Tailor, Ms. Pooja Maurya and Ms. Preeti Macwan, students of Department of English, will reflect upon poems of their choice on a work of art, an artist or the creative process itself.

The selected poems are:
1. N**e Descending a Staircase - X. J. Kennedy
2. Archaic Torso of Apollo - Rainer Maria Rilke
3. Homage to the Square - Tishani Doshi
4. The Disquieting Muses – Sylvia Plath
5. Yadwigha, On a Red Couch, Among Lilies - Plath
6. Born unto the Crypt - Wesley D. Gray

Participants are invited to read the poems before hand and contribute to the follow-up discussion.

Interested are welcome to join.

Prof Hitesh D Raviya
Head, Department of English
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara

Convenor : Dr Neeti Singh
Coordinator: Chaitali Vaishnav

Date and time of the event : Friday, 20 August 2021, 4.00 to 5.30 pm

Link to the event: LSQ Panel Discussion on Art & Poetry
Friday, August 20 · 4:00 – 5:30pm

Google Meet joining link: https://meet.google.com/wbx-jcdi-ejo
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 636-373-8708‬ PIN: ‪840 571 412‬ #‬‬
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13 PhD Research Scholars from Department of English bagged SHODH Fellowship worth Rs. 52,00,000.

Department of English, Faculty of Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda is
proud to announce that 13 Ph.D. Research scholars of Department of English out of 23 from Faculty of Arts have been awarded with SHODH Fellowship, 2020-21 (Scheme of Developing High Quality Research) by Education Department, Government of Gujarat.

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda has the highest number of SHODH awardees i.e., 132 students among all the universities of Gujarat. All 13 students of Department of English will receive Rs. 15000/- per
month for 2 years for full-time PhD programme. The students will also be eligible to get
additional Rs. 20,000/- as contingency grant per year. Thus, every student will receive Rs. 4,00,000/- at the end of two years of the fellowship. Therefore, the Department of English will receive a total of Rs 52,00,000 in total as scholarship from Education Department, Government of Gujarat. The aim of the Fellowship is to increase research orientation amongst students and to develop high quality research.

Earlier, the Department of English created history in the academic year 2020-2021 where 34 students were recommended for registration for the prestigious programme of Doctor of Philosophy which is the highest number amongst all the Departments of MSUB. The students who have got scholars come from different states of India like Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, including Gujarat. Department of English has registered a Ph.D. Research scholar who is an international student from Bangladesh and a recipient of ICCR scholarship. This unprecedented feat of the Department has opened new avenues of Interdisciplinary Research promoting research in Indian languages, Indic knowledge systems,
ELT, folk lore, folk narratives of Jhaverchand Meghani, Charan Literature of Gujarat and
Rajasthan, Translation Studies, to the sparingly explored Graphic novels, to exploring the idea of nation in the 21st century.

Commemorating Suresh Joshi in the year of his birth centenary: an LSQ Event
Day / Date / Time - Saturday, July 3 2021: 4:30 to 6:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/tob-hvix-zzc
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Do come, it should be an engaging literature session. Arranged around
Ms Pratixa Parekh’s translations of Suresh Joshi’s poems, and
An introduction to Suresh Joshi: poet and futuristic thinker, by Professor Sachin Ketkar.
Followed by a round of question-answers and discussion …
The event has specially been arranged at an hour that should be convenient, after you all are done with the day’s class regime.
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