ANNUAL REPORT 2012
FORMAT FOR DEPARTMENTS
Name of Department: SCHOOL OF DRAMA AND FINE ARTS
1. A Brief History and Account of the Department
Separate Sheet attached
2. Divisions in the Department, if any: Theatre and Music
3. Faculty in the Department
Nos
Name
1
Najumul
Shahi A.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Dr. Shibu S.
Kottaram
Dr. A. Jalaja
Varma
Vinod V.N.
Dr. Sunil
Kumar S.
Sreejith R.
Dr.
Manikandan
K.
Dr. Lola
Kesavan
Dr. Rekha M.
Menon
Smt. Bindu
J.R.
Smt.
Sivadarsana
Designation
Asst.
Professor
and Head
Asst.
Professor
Associate
Professor
Asst.
Professor
Asst.
Professor
Asst.
Professor
Lecturer on
Contract
Gender
Female
Lecturer
Contract
Lecturer
Contract
Lecturer
Contract
Lecturer
Contract
Male
Specialization
Children’s Theatre
SC/ST/OBC
OBC
Direction
Female
Karnatic Music
Male
Male
Classical Indian
Theatre
Scenic Design
Male
Acting
Male
Karnatic Music
on
Female
Karnatic Music
on
Female
Karnatic Music
on
Female
Karnatic Music
on
Female
Karnatic Music
SC
4. Brief account of the major activities during 2012
Prof. G. Sankara Pillai Endowment Programme – Lecture by Sri. Venu G.
Natana Kairali – ‘The Problems in Cotemporary actor training in Indian
Theatre. A Play by Ronald Rand ‘Let it be Art’. V.K. Prakash
Play
‘Birthday Party’. Jayaraj Warrier, Purnab Mukharjee (Bengal) Music Concert
(from Music students) – 2012 January 1, 2 & 3.
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5. Details of the Externally Funded Projects:
NIL
1. Name of the Principal Investigator
2. Title
3. Amount Granted
4. Duration
5. Commencing Date
6. Scheduled Date of Closing
7. Brief Summary such as the objectives and the relevance of the study
8. Current Status –Ongoing, Completed, Forwarded for grant
6. Publications of the Faculty Members and Research Scholars (please provide
separately in the below format)
1. RESEARCH PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
Sl.
Name and Short Title Co
Journal
Date
No Designation
author
Publication
if any
1
Dr. Shibu S. PoFestival
Feb. 2012
Kottaram
Lithuanian
Book
Theatre
2. RESEARCH PAPERS IN NATIONAL JOURNALS
Sl.
Name and Short
Co
Journal
No Designation Title
author
if any
1
Dr. Shibu S. Edachal
Bhashaposhini
Kottaram
3. BOOKS/EDITED VOLUMES
Sl.
Name and Short Title
Co
No Designation
author
if any
Kazhchayude
1
Najumul
Yes
pakarnnattangalShahi A.
V. Balachandrante
of Impact Factor
Date
Publication
of Impact Factor
2012 - Nataka
Arangu, April
2012
Publisher
Date
Publication
Papirus
Books
April 2012
of Impact
Factor
2
Natakavum
cinemayum
Note: Average Impact Factor of the Dept:
(AIF= Sum of Impact Factors of all publications by all faculty members/Total No of
Publications)
4. STAGE PUBLICATIONS:
Dr. Shibu S. Kottaram
1) Vellapokkam – The Flood Multimedia production – 2012,
September 29 – Govt. of Kerala, PRD Theatre Festival, VJT
Hall, Thiruvananthapuram.
2) Bheemaghatolkacham (Play) – Light Design – Cochin
Natyagruham – 2012 October.
3) Jeevithamanu Sandesam (Play) – Light Design – KPAC –
2012 December.
Dr. Sunil Kumar S.
1) International Theatre Festival: “The Birthday Party” – 2012
February 8th - Design and Direction
2) “Blindness” State Level stage Publication –13th October 2012
Najumul Shahi A.
1) International Theatre Festival “The Birthday Party” Actress –
February 2012.
2) All Kerala Children’s Theatre Festival at School of Drama Camp Director – May 2012.
Dr. A. Jalaja Varma
1) Jury Member – Sivati Puraskaram Instituted by Sangeet
Natak Akademy.
2) Indian Music through history – “Bharatheeya Sangeetham” –
Charithrathilekkethinottam.
7. Articles in Popular Weekly/News Papers
8. Papers Presented
1. Inter National Conferences
2. National Conferences :
1) Keynote address to the National Seminar on
“Musical forms of South Indian Karnatic
Music” by Dr. A. Jalaja Varma. Sponsored
by Department of Music, S.S.U.S., Kalady.
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2) Institutionalizing Children’s Theatre – An
enquiry in the Context of Mega School
Theatre Festivals in Kerala – by Najumul
Shai A.
3) Paper presented in Dr. Vayala Vasudevan
Pillai’s ‘Ororma’ by Najumul Shahi A.
9. Seminar
:
‘DALIT THEATRE IN KERALA’ – State level
Seminar on ‘Dalit Art and Literature’ by
‘NERVARA MAGAZINE’ on 16-06-2012 by
Dr. Sunil Kumar S.
10. Extension Lectures Delivered by Faculty Members
: 1) ‘STREET THEATRE’ – Lecture in St. Thomas
College, Thrissur on 23rd February by
Dr. Sunil Kumar S.
2) ‘CHILDREN’S FILM IN KEREALA’ Lecture in Swaraj International Children’s
Film Festival at Changanasseri on 23.10.2012
by Dr. Sunil Kumar S.
3) ‘HISTORY OF THEATRE’ – Lecture in
Theatre Workshop at Kerala Varma College
on 18.12.2012, by Dr. Sunil Kumar S.
11. Academic Awards Conferred on Faculty
12. Ph.D Awarded during 2012
Name of
Research
Guide
Name of
Research
Scholar
Prof.
Shaju N.K.
Ramachandran
M.N.
Dr. A. Jalaja
M.S.
Varma
Paramesw
aran
Title of Study
PERSONAL DETIALS
OF STUDENTS
Male/
Female
Male
Rhythmical
aspects
of
the
musical for ‘Kriti’
Male
SC/ST/O
BC/FC
Date of
Award
Ph.D.
submitted
Ph.D.
submitted
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13. Details of research guides and students
No
s
Name of
Supervising
Teacher
Name of
Student
1
Prof.
Bindu T.V.
Ramachan
dran M.N.
2
Dr. A. Jalaja
Varma
K. Premalatha
3
Dr. A. Jalaja
Varma
Susha P.
Chandran
4
Dr. A. Jalaja
Varma
Sreelekha
Panicker
5
Dr. A. Jalaja
Varma
Rajani M.
6
Dr. A. Jalaja
Varma
Aasish C.
Venugopal
7
Dr. Shibu S.
Kottaram
Roshni
Swapna P.
Title of Ph.D
Performance as
struggle – A
Study based on
the alienation of
Land, Culture,
Performance and
Tribal Women in
Attappady
Aesthetics in
Music with
special reference
to South Indian
Karnatic Music
Musical form
ragamalika in
Sanskrit
Charana
Structure in the
Compositions of
Muthuswami
Dikshithar
Raga Bhairavi in
Kalprtam and
Manodharman –
A Study
Mela and Mela
Prastara _
Origin,
Development
and its
significance in
Modern Era
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PERSONAL DETIALS
OF STUDENTS
Year of
Registration
Status
Completed
/Ongoing
Male/
Female
SC/ST/
OBC/
FC
Female
SC
2006
Completed
Female
FC
1999
Thesis
submitted
Female
FC
1999
Thesis
submitted
Female
OBC
2009
Ongoing
(FIP)
Female
FC
2011
Ongoing
(Full Time)
Male
OBC
2011
Ongoing
(Full Time)
Female
SC
2001
Thesis
submitted
Male
2007
Ongoing
(Full Time)
Male
2007
Ongoing
(Full Time)
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Dr. Shibu S.
Kottaram
Ajith Kumar
O.
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Dr. Shibu S.
Kottaram
Manoj V.
Mathai
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Communication
Engine,
Philosophy and
Theatre
Semiotics
Evolving
Performance
Techniques for
Beckett Plays
making module
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10
Dr. Shibu S.
Kottaram
Surabhi M.S.
11
Dr. Shibu S.
Kottaram
Vinod V.N.
12
Dr. Sunil
Kumar S.
out of Yoga
Training
The Identity of
Audience is a
Keralite
Performing Area
Depoliticising
Indian Theatre
strategies
adopted by
Drama
Academics – A
Historical
Evaluation
-
-
Female
OBC
2010
Ongoing
(Full Time)
Male
SC
2011
Ongoing
(Part Time)
-
-
-
-
14. Details of Research Guides re inducted in the Dept.
Name of
Research Guide
Name of
Research
Scholar
Title of
Study
Year of
Registration
Status
Completed/
On going
15. External Scholarships/Fellowships awarded to Scholars in the Dept.
16. Contributions of the Faculty
Performance of the play ‘BIRTH DAY PARTY’ in the International Theatre
Festival of Kerala by the students of School of Drama directed by Dr. Sunil
Kumar S.
17. Seminars/Workshops/Conferences/ organized in the Dept
1. International
: International Theatre Workshop – by Ronald Rand
from New York – 2012.
2. National
: 1) Conducted Film Appreciation Course and Film
making workshop for the students of School of
Drama co-ordinated by Dr. Sunil Kumar S.
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2) Prof. G. Sankara Pillai Endowment Lecture by
Venu G. ‘ka-Im-eo\ \mSI Ah-X-c-Ww’
3) The Play ‘Let it be Art’ by Ronald Rand.
4) Safdar Hashmi Memorial Lecture by V.K. Prakash.
Play – Birthday Party.
5) Jose Chirammel Memroal Lecture by Jayaraj
Warrier.
6) Play – ‘This room is not my room’ by Purnab
Mukharjee from Kolkatha.
18. Patents Granted/Filled
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