Pandemic Literature : "Aliens and Superheroes" - Flash Fiction by Meera Saheba & Tahreen Fatima

Alien Source 

The spaceship descended amongst the trees as a boy ran towards it. First contact wasn’t documented by scientists. A boy who knew no better and an alien child that didn’t understand: a simple handshake, to the hug the boy and his mother shared, to a business meeting she went to; sickness ran amok the people due to a virus of questionable source called the Corona Virus. The world was at home in a wretched Pandemic. The mother alien realized that it was her child’s fault. She used all her superpowers to kill the virus, her child never saw her again.

                                                                                      -   Shaik Meera Saheba (BSc BtCFs 2^nd year)

A Letter To Our 'Marvel'ous Heroes

Dear bravest heroes of Earth,

Our Avengers,

The world has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic. After we faced and mourned the heroic deaths of Iron Man and Black Widow, we've definitely become so strong, we can even face a deadly virus.

I hope and pray that all of you are in the best of your health.

Thank you to our friendly neighbourhood Spiderman, for keeping robberies at bay.

Dearest Cap, are you training Sam Wilson to be the new Captain? Because he already saved us from armed men… twice.

Dear Incredible Hulk, thank you for helping us create awareness among people to take necessary precautions.

Dear Hawkeye, thanks for taking down people who stole and bought an unnecessary amount of toilet paper.

And thank you Scarlet Witch, for helping the traffic inspectors maintain traffic and check on people.

Thank you Antman, for helping and carrying people to the hospital.

Incredible Hulk, I hope that you and the scientists succeed in your ventures, and find a possible cure for this deadly disease.

Finally, dear God of Thunder, this might sound crazy, but please take care and stay in shape so that you don't manipulate the weather to be this bad — some areas in my city are being flooded every time it rains.

Take Care.

We love you 3000.

                                                                                        ­- Tahreen Fatima (BSc BtCFs 2^nd year)

"The Formidable Fear" - A poem by Keertana Kuchipudi

She was filled with fear —

Fear of the haunting past,

Fear of the uncertain future;

Fear for her survival in this harsh world,

Fear of her acceptance in her own pristine form.

Her watery eyes couldn't take that fear away,

Her bruised back couldn't take that fear away.

Her weakened flesh couldn't take that fear away,

Her falling hair couldn't take that fear away.

She wondered what could set her free:

She couldn’t let go of the fear on her own,

But surprisingly, one day, that crippling fear

Became the light that lead her soul.

                                                 

                                                                 - Keertana Kuchipudi  (FsCCs 1^st year)

Report on SONDER - One Day Literary Festival by Anisha Bodapati

On 14^th February, the Quills Literary Club organized SONDER – One Day Literary Festival. The objective of the fest was to enhance entrepreneurship skills among students through literature. Complete with stalls related to literary masterpieces such as bestselling books and popular movies and television series, stalls with original illustrated poetry and stalls that ruffle your creative wings, SONDER did justice to its tagline – “Realise The Lore Within You". Students were encouraged to show their literary knowledge and sell suitable merchandise at a nominal rate. 

The stalls were put up by students of the club with custom decorations and props that added to the grandeur of the Festival. SONDER comprised of not only English literature, but extended  its reach to French literary work too.

Literature is a form of expressing art and goes hand in hand with other forms of expression. The fest included a selfie booth with various props for taking photographs and a sparkly background that made sure the light reflected at all the right angles.

The mask painting stall – “Masked" and The “Feelings Hub" stall encouraged people to put up their emotions on post it notes, made everyone indulge in their literary ideas and helped us explore the slightest of our creative inclinations.

We got to appreciate our peers' poetic and artistic genius through the “Feel my words with an art" stall.

The scary house was a true work of art and dramatic entrances.  With sheer hard work and flawless execution, the scary house was the crowd’s favourite.

All through the festival, music and dance performances entertained the participants and guests. The performances ranged from classical to Rock & Roll and pop music.

The poets of Zephyr, the poetry chapbook, recited their poems from the book.

Students cosplayed their favourite characters from books and movies, and walked the ramp at the end of the festival.

Lastly, this fest wouldn’t have been possible if not for the efforts of our student coordinators Meera Saheba and Tasleem Fatima, and the constant help and support provided by the lecturers.

I thank the Department of English and Foreign Languages for helping us organize this wonderful fest, and look forward to a possible sequel to SONDER.

                                               
                                                 

Report on Field Trip to Hyderabad Literary Festival, 2020 by Mariya Fatima, BA

The Hyderabad Literary Fest Is An Annual event that celebrates  creativity in all forms. It's an event that draws  many writers, artists, scholars , poets , publishers from all over India and abroad, each year. The Hyderabad Literary Fest 2020 was Organized by the "Hyderabad Literary Trust" in association with the Government of Telangana and with the support of several academic, literary, Cultural Organizations & Publishing houses. It was held on the 

24th, 25th & 26th of January 2020 at Vidyaranya School, Secretariat, Khairatabad. I was fortunate to witness this literary gala along with my classmates. I thank, Head, Department of English, Ms Suchitra Reddy for encouraging and supporting our trip. 

The Fest consisted of talks, panel discussions, poetry readings, workshops, exhibitions, book launchs, cultural programmes and Prize Distribution. It was a lovely experience especially because Dr.Jhilam Chattaraj - our Lecturer and the 'Editor-in-chief' of the Quills Literary Club was invited as one of the Delegates to conduct a workshop. 

The workshop was held on  the 24th of January 2020 on the topic  "Click and Crit with XS: A workshop on Writing Micro reviews for the Digital Media". The workshop was very informative as it explained about the importance of poetry & book reviews on the digital platform.

   Witnessing our College- RBVRR Women's College & The Quills Literary Club, being awarded  the " Best Institute for pleasure for Reading Award* " by the 'Food for Thought Foundation' , was indeed a moment of delight for me. Another moment of Pride & Honour for me was speaking on behalf of the *Quills Literary Club* on the stage after having received the Award.

I indeed am really Grateful that I got to be a part of such an amazing event and it  was really a memorable experience for me. On behalf of al the members, I thank Club, Chairperson, Ms Suchitra Reddy and Principal, Dr K. Sarada for supporting and encouraging us to take up such activities. 

Three Poems in French by Rutra Selvi, K. Indu, C. Vaishnavi

Three Poems in French 

Quande je regards

Dans Les yeux d 'un oiseau

Je ne vois pas

Une e tiquttte de Prix

Je ne vois pas

Un symbole de statut

Ou un jouet

Je ne vois pas d'animal

Je vais qu 'un etre

Je vais qu ' un ami

Je vais qu 'un ame

Rutra Selvi

Il n'a jamais pleuré mais a pleuré pour moi

Il n'a jamais faim mais dort pour moi

Il ne s'est jamais fatigué mais, pour la journée, il était fatigué

Il n'a jamais pensé qu'il devrait être heureux mais, il pensait que je devrais être heureux 

Il n'a jamais rêvé d'atteindre un objectif mais il a rêvé que je devrais atteindre tous mes objectifs

Il ne s'aimait même pas mais il m'aimait plus que sa mére

Mon père est mon monde

Je suis tellement conlente d'avoir un si grand  pére

 Je t'aime papa 

K. Indu, BCOM, I Year 

Le personne qui m' aime profond,

Le personne qu 'est douce comme le sucre,

Qui me protege comme l'or,

Qui joue dans tous les etape de la vie comme un referee,

Qui me cuisine comme la meillieur chef en monde,

Elle est qu'une personne  en monde,,, c'est ma mère qui est une seul etoille.

C.Vaishnavi

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"What is Love?" A Poem by Mariya Fatima

What's Love?

 

What happens with us, is all destined;

True Love, indeed, is hard to find.

Is it which was between Thisbe and Pyramus? 

Or is it which bound Cressida and Triolus? 

For some it's the blessing of Cupid and Venus ;

For some it is the sacrifice of Aeneas.

Is Love what Conquers the Heart and Mind? ;

For it makes a person Completely Blind;

For some it fills their lives with Glee;

Who knows the Broken heart's  melancholy....;

Some believe that Love is Eternal;

Others say , it is all proverbial ;

From love some keep themselves abstained;

Because deep inside , their hearts lie Pained;

For me - it's a deadly Combination of both pleasure and ache:

Where either two hearts merge or they just Break.

Mariya Fatima, BA I year

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Women Writers' Fest 2019: A Report By Mariya Fatima

The Women Writers' Fest organized by SheThePeople Tv and Ficci Flo Hyderabad, was held on 7th December 2019 at The Park Hotel, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. The Fest aimed to highlight prominent women writers, bloggers and social figures. The event commenced with an opening note by Ficci Flo's Hyderabad chairperson Sona Chatwani and Shaili Chopra, Founder of SheThePeople TV. The Programme was scheduled to have a set of eight panels starting from 11:00 am to 5:00pm. All the panels discussed a variety of topics like Food trends, the city of Hyderabad, blogging and even a talk on healthy life choices. 

Prominent Journalist Sonia Singh, legendary women writers like Volga, Tara Deshpande and revered poets like Nabina Das, Shikandin and Shajahana are but a few of the dignitaries who graced the stage. I was really elated to see my professor, Dr. Jhilam Chattaraj- Coordinator of the Quills Literary Club; and my senior Mounica Alamuri, student editor of the club, as one of the speakers on the panels: When Words Sing: Women’s Journeys Through Verse and How Digital Media has given women a voice, respectively. It was a proud moment for me to see them share the stage with such great people. 

It was really an overwhelming experience to have been a part of such an amazing event. I was enraptured with the different insights, stories and experiences each panel brought. We were given a glimpse of the efforts of the poets and writers, who were an inspiration not only for me, but for every single person in the audience. I'm really grateful to Jhilam Ma'am who gave us the opportunity to be a part of this event and I look forward to attending more programs as part of the club's activities.