2-day event about poetry and resistance

The Department of Communication Studies of the Mount Carmel College, will host a two-day event discussing the intersection of poetry and resistance.  

Titled ‘Discourses ’25: Poetic Trails’, it will be held on February 14 and 15. 

Renowned rapper, songwriter Arivarasu Kalainesan, also known as Arivu, will be the keynote speaker on the inaugural day. The panellists include poet, publisher, educator Ralph Nazareth and the award-winning Tibetan activist and writer Tenzin Tsundue.

Speakers on the second day include poet, author and professor Kala Krishnan and poet, scholar and translator Mani Rao. A performance by celebrated singer Suman Sridhar will also be held on the same day.

Students from colleges across the city will present research papers on poetry as a means of protest and their perspectives on resistance. 

February 14 and 15, 9 am to 4 pm at Mount Carmel College, Vasant Nagar. Entry open to all. Registration link online. Contact: 78426 60216/ 96062 20001