CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus

The Department of English and Cultural Studies, in collaboration with the Editorial Circle under the Christ Language & Arts Network (CLAN) and the Office of Alumni Engagement, organised an insightful session for the students of the MA English with Digital Humanities programme. The session featured Ms. Andrea Rodrigues, Scientific Editor, author of Mizu City, and an alumna of the Department of English and Cultural Studies. The event aimed to provide students with practical insights into contemporary writing practices, digital storytelling, and publishing in the evolving literary landscape, while also aligning with Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education. Ms. Rodrigues began the session with a general introduction to writing stories online and highlighted how digital spaces have transformed the way stories are created, shared, and consumed. She discussed the importance of understanding one’s target audience before beginning the writing process and explained how writers can ...

The Department of English and Cultural Studies, in collaboration with the Centre for Social Action, conducted a Bhashadaan awareness session as part of its community engagement and social concern initiative for students of Classes 6, 7, and 8 at Dasave Public School. The session was designed to introduce young learners to the concept of Bhashadaan and to create awareness about the importance of language preservation, translation, and digital participation in today’s increasingly interconnected world. Since the participants were middle school students, the session content and activities were carefully adapted to suit their age group, ensuring that the concepts were communicated in a simple, engaging, and interactive manner. The session began with a relatable and practical demonstration illustrating how translation tools help people communicate across different languages. Students were shown examples of how individuals who speak different languages can understand each other through digit...

On 27th April 2026, the Department of English and Cultural Studies organised a Bhashadaan awareness session for first-year BBA and MBA students. The session was designed to introduce students to the concept of Bhashadaan and highlight its relevance in the areas of language, digital participation, and inclusive education, while fostering a broader commitment to lifelong learning opportunities. The session opened with an engaging introduction that demonstrated how translation tools can effectively bridge language barriers in everyday life. Using the relatable example of a person unfamiliar with Hindi employing digital tools to both speak and understand the language, the facilitator immediately captured student interest and made the concept accessible to a diverse audience. This opening set a strong foundation for what followed, as real-life examples were then used to deepen student understanding and help them connect the idea of digital language tools to their own lived experiences. Buil...

The Teaching and Learning Enhancement Cell (TLEC), CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune, successfully organized a one-day Professional Development Programme on “Implementing Competency-Based Education: Experiential Learning and AI-Enhanced Teaching” on 2nd May 2026, commencing at 10:00 AM. The programme was conducted in a hybrid mode, enabling participation from educators both within and outside the city, thereby broadening its reach and impact. The primary objective of the programme was to equip educators with contemporary pedagogical approaches aligned with competency-based education (CBE), with a focus on experiential learning strategies and the effective integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and ICT tools in teaching and assessment. The initiative aimed to address the evolving needs of the educational landscape by promoting outcome-based teaching practices and enhancing classroom engagement. The programme commenced with an introductory session highlighting the significance ...

The Centre for Academic & Professional Support (CAPS) organized a specialized educational event focused on "Entrepreneur Development". The institution hosted the session at CHRIST (Deemed to be University) in Bangalore, India. The entire program aligned with the center's core motto, "Optimising Learning and Harnessing Expertise". The organizers invited Mr. Kushal Bagchandani to serve as the primary guest speaker for the session. The organizing committee executed a highly structured flow of events for the afternoon. The timeline commenced at 4:25 PM with a brief period designated for settling in. During this initial operational window, the students and the organizing team prepared the venue for the upcoming session. Promptly at 4:30 PM, the EMCEE started the formal Opening Ceremony. This introductory segment featured a traditional moment of silence, which the EMCEE followed with a formal welcome address to greet the assembled attendees. At 4:35 PM, Ms. Mansha...

The Department of English and Cultural Studies, Christ University, Lavasa, organized an intensive workshop on “Basics of Text Encoding Initiative (TEI)” for the students of MA English with Digital Humanities. The session was conducted by Julia Flanders, Director of the Women Writers Project, and Sarah Connell, Associate Director of the Women Writers Project, Northeastern University. The workshop marked a significant milestone as it was the first TEI-focused session conducted by the Northeastern Women Writers Project team, reflecting a growing academic collaboration. The primary objective of the workshop was to introduce students to TEI as an internationally recognized standard for encoding and representing texts in digital form. The facilitators began with a conceptual overview of TEI’s history, its development as a scholarly standard, and its role in creating structured, interoperable, and research-oriented digital texts. Students were introduced to the logic of markup languages, part...

The Department of English and Cultural Studies successfully organized an insightful online lecture titled “Beyond Binaries: Notes on Theorising Digital Spaces” as part of its ongoing academic collaboration under the MoU with Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur. The session was delivered by Dr. Tonisha Guin, whose expertise in digital cultures and critical theory offered participants a stimulating exploration of contemporary digital environments and their evolving theoretical implications. The lecture focused on challenging conventional binary frameworks that have long shaped our understanding of digital spaces, such as online/offline, real/virtual, physical/digital, and human/machine. Dr. Guin argued that such rigid distinctions are increasingly inadequate for understanding the complexity of today’s interconnected digital ecosystems. Instead, she encouraged participants to adopt more fluid and dynamic frameworks that acknowledge the entangled, overlapping, and constantly shifting na...