English

Department of English

Since the inception of the College, the Department of English remains the core of the humanities at Kandaswami Kandas's College. The English Department has a long and successful history. It offers students academic programs from the undergraduate to the doctoral level. First established as the language department to cater to the needs of PUC students in 1962, it began offering undergraduate programs in 2000. The department expanded further by introducing postgraduate programs in 2011 and research programs from 2015. The department facilitates effective learning of English for students from vernacular mediums. It provides a solid foundation for developing critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills applicable in various fields, from banking to technology. The department's dedicated faculty members work hard to develop students' skills.

AIM :

The department desires to cultivate the inherent virtues in every student to see themselves as professionals and promote their skills in business, academia, creative thinking, and publishing. This also significantly enhances their employment prospects.

Objective :

Develop interpersonal communication skills.

• Provide a platform to create, appreciate, and critique literature.

• Aspire to reach their full potential.

S NO	Date	Name of the Activites	Title	Chief Guest

Under Graduate :

* B.A English

Post Graduate :

* M.A English

Research Programme :

*M.Phil English(Full time/Part Time)

*Ph.D English(Full time/Part Time)

^* Unaided Courses

Staff Profile

S NO	Name	Designation
01	Dr.M.KRISHNARAJ M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,	Associate Professor & Head
02	Dr.P.SANTHI M.A., M.Phil.,B.Ed., Ph.D.,	Associate Professor
03	Dr.J.DHARAGESWARI M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,	Associate Professor
04	Dr.M.SHAMEEM M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,	Assistant Professor
05	Mrs. R.KAVITHA M.A., M.Phil., B.Ed., PGDMT., SET.,	Assistant professor

HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

S NO	Name	From	To
01	Mr.G.Lakshinarayanan M.A.,	1962	1996
02	Mr.R.Chinnaswami M.A.,	1996	1997
03	Dr.V.Vaiyapuri M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,	1997	2004
04	Mr.J.Jayaraman M.A.,	2004	2005
05	Dr.M.Krishnaraj M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,	2005

RETIRED PROFESSORS

S.No	Name	From	To
1	Mis.P.Kallianikutty M.A.,	1962
2	Mr.D.Palanivelu M.A., B.T.,	1962
3	Mr.G.Lakshinarayanan M.A.,	1963	1995
4	Mr.S.Anwar M.A.,	1963	1965
5	Mr.K.Nagarajan M.A.,	1963	1966
6	Mr.F.J.Stephen M.A., L.T.,	1964	1969
7	Mr.S.Ramalingam B.A.,	1964	1997
8	Mr.Dhashanamoorthiu B.A.,	1964	1969
9	Mr.Shesagiri Rao M.A., B.T.,	1964	1969
10	Mr.P.Thanusuraman M.A.,	1965
11	Mr.K.R.Subramaniyam B.A.,	1965	1970
12	Mr.K.Krishnan M.A.,	1965
13	Mr.K.Rajamoney B.A.,	1966	1967
14	Mr.O.K.Jose M.A.,	1967	1968
15	Mr.A.Paramasivam M.A.,	1967	1968
16	Mr.R.Chinnaswami M.A.,	1968	1996
17	Mr.A.Palaniyappan B.A.,	1968	1970
18	Mr.K.N.Ramachnrran B.A., L.T.,	1968	1970
19	Mr.R.Kuppuswamy M.A.,	1969
20	Mr.M.Palanisamy B.A., B.T.,	1969
21	Mr.K.Lawrence B.Sc.,	1969	1970
22	Mr.V.Kandaswamy M.A.,	1969	1993
23	Dr.V.Vaiyapuri M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.,	1969	2004
24	Mr.Amalraj M.A., M.Phil.,	1970	2003
25	Mr.S.Arumugam B.A.,	1970
26	Mr.R.Jbiagarajan M.A., B.T.,	1970
27	Mr.K.R.ajarathanam B.A., L.T.,	1970	1972
28	Mr.C.Nallathambi B.A.,	1972
29	Mr.J.Jayaraman M.A.,	1973	2005
30	Mr.J.Jayasheelan M.A., B.T.,	1974	1992
31	Mr.G.Sathya Murthy B.A.,	1975
32	Mis.Sushila Rani Chellapa B.A.,	1975	1976
33	Mr.K.Shanmugam M.A., M.Phil.,	2008	2009

S NO	Date	Name of the conference workshop	Chief Guest
01	08.03.2021	ULAKA MAKALIR THINA VIZHA	Mr. Karur Satheesh, Vlakkarijar, Tamil Arakkatalai Niruvanar.
02	21.02.2021	THAI MOZHI THINA VIZHA	Mr. K. Sathiyamoorthi, Padmavani Makalir Kalivi Niruvanam, Salem – 11
04	05.09.2020	Dr.RATHAKIRUSHNAN PIRANTHA THINA VIZHA	Mr. K. Sathiyamoorthi, Padmavani Makalir Kalivi Niruvanam, Salem – 11
05	15.10.2019	Dr. A.P.J. ABDHULKALAM PIRANTHA THINA VIZHA	Mr. K. Sathiyamoorthi, Padmavani Makalir Kalivi Niruvanam, Salem – 11
06	21.08.2019	PAADAVILAKKA SUTTRULA	Prof. Kavitha, Tamil University, Thanjaur.
07	15.07.2019	KAMARAJAR PIRANTHA THINA VIZHA	Dr. Sowmiya Anbumai Nirvaka Iyakkunar, Makkal Tholaikkatchi, Pasumai Thayakam Amaippu.