Media Release

Mangaluru, Jul 21: The Department of English, St Agnes College (Autonomous), organised a guest lecture on “Colonialism as a Driver of India's Economic History: An Analysis” by Dr Geralyn Pinto, as part of an orientation programme for the new batch of English Major students (2024-2027).

All the students of MA English and English Major students of BA attended the programme which was held on July 20 at the PG auditorium of St Agnes College.

The resource person, Dr Geralyn Pinto is the former HoD of the Department of English, St Agnes College, and is a creative writer who has won several prizes and awards for her writing. She is a PhD research guide at Mangalore University and has many national and international publications - both scholarly and creative- to her credit.

In her lecture she threw light on the effects of colonisation on the Indian economy. She traced the history of colonial economic policies and the subsequent drain of wealth from India to England. She demonstrated how imperialism has shaped modern inequality in several fundamental ways. Her highly informative, objective and enriching analysis was laced with characteristic wit and humour.

Dr Zubaida H, HoD of the English department delivered the welcome speech and introduced the resource person. Sr Dr Vinora A C, coordinator of PG Studies presented the memento to the resource person.

The session concluded with a vote of thanks by Narmada, a student of MA English. Sandhya Nayak, asst professor, presented a plaque of appreciation and Dr Zubaida H presented a small token of gratitude to Dr Geralyn Pinto.

The guest lecture was followed by an interactive programme for the first year BA English Major students. It included a short play by the second-year students, followed by games conducted by the third-year students.

In a continuation of the tradition of the English department, second- and third-year students who had excelled in the major English papers of the previous semesters were awarded prizes for their academic performance.