Monthly Archive: March 2011

Two-day National Workshop on Research Methods

Department of Commerce organised a two-day National Workshop on research methods at the School of Management auditorium on March 11 & 12. This was an attempt to provide some theoretical and practical training in...

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The future is electric

Electric based mobility is redefining personal transportation. An unusual event happened at the Auto China car show last year. As it goes, auto shows offer sneak previews of upcoming models and new developments in...

The tale of a storyteller

Dr.Velu Saravanan from the Performing Arts Department casts a spell by his storytelling skills on his young audience. Even before the evolution of language, stories have been told through signs, symbols and other means....

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Of Debating Matters and Engaging Classrooms

Engaging classrooms are rare to find, the communication process is mostly one way, but the trend is slowly changing. The Pondicherry Central University is as misleading as the place it is located in. Behind...

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Hollywood comes to Pondicherry

Oscar winning director Ang lee shot parts of his next movie ‘Life of Pi’ in Pondicherry. The movie ‘Life of Pi’, based on the Booker prize winner authored by Canadian Yann Martel, is being...

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Tourism fest brings vivacity on campus

              The Tourism department’s cultural programme was a feast for everybody’s eyes. The Department of Tourism Studies organised its annual ‘institute-industry interface’, Akansha’ 2011 on Feb. 18 & 19. The fest...

Auroville Marathon 2011

The Auroville Marathon has placed Pondicherry on the marathon map of India. The day break of Feb.13 at the Auroville forest saw unprecedented activity in the usually quiet area. A few hundred people had...

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When reality bites

Indian channels are overflowing with innumerable senseless reality shows, most of them promote regionalism. Welcome to the endless, aimless, nerve-racking world of reality TV shows, which Indian channels are overflowing with right now. Take...

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Workshop on broadcast journalism

Shazia Ilmi a famous broadcast journalist, gives hands on training to the students of Mass Communication Department. Students of Mass Communication, Pondicherry University got a golden opportunity to spend two weeks with veteran of...