Foreword : Dr. Ramanathan P.V
April 18, 2021
I am extremely elated to see that my Semester IV Students of Integrated MA in English Language and Literature are embarking upon an in-house e-magazine. This means that they have brought themselves down to sit down and invest precious time to write out things to format into the proposed magazine.My elation also springs from the satisfaction that the young learners have pitched on a soul enriching serious literary activity when several ‘easier and more enticing’ avenues streak around them to lure them astray.
We all know this: The mind is a monkey: It is a ‘monkey’ because it is never willing to submit to us or behave itself. Nor is it easy for us to control or regulate it The process of writing is a worthwhile, effective and rewarding exercise to rein in one’s mind – by giving it food for specific thought, and a direction.
This too we know: There is no intelligent creation sans talent. The best way to be thankful to the Bestower of the talent in us – our duty, too – is the appropriate exertion of it. Such utility also keeps us ever fresh, and ever peaceful. At the same time, non-utilization of talent is a crime against Nature.
And we know further: Writing is an art. It goes hand in hand with thinking. It is a delight. It enhances one’s ability in other arenas of life. It is an ornament too. Writing making “an exact Man”: helps the mind expand, and churns out “a full Man” in the reader too (as Francis Bacon would put it).
Here is a Dream Come True. I am confident that our young and enthusiastic team will do well. I have no doubt that the magazine opens up a healthy competition in Amritapuri Campus to pour out entertaining, rejuvenating and enlightening articles.
My Best Wishes to the E-Magazine My congratulations to everyone involved. My Prayers to Our Chancellor Amma to Grace this earnest endeavour, ĀROH.
Aum Amriteswaryai Nama.Dr. Ramanathan P V
Professor of English
Chairperson
Dept of English
MA; MPhil; PhD
Editorial Notes : Dr. Beena S. Nair
“There’s always an opportunity with crisis”
– Judy Smith
“Life is not about being better than someone else.
-Sadhguru
It is about allowing yourself to grow to your fullest potential”
Dear Students
The Dept of English, Amritapuri Campus conveys great pleasure & pride in our Integrated MA (English) S4 students, for launching an E-magazine, at such a formative stage of your life.
I take this opportunity to appreciate, applaud your initiative in building a virtual, imaginative space, ĀROH- your teen steps towards creative flights.
Let this journey of Muse evolve as the intense music scales of Aarohana, which in turn, would broaden the horizons of your knowledge and lead to the holistic well- being and blooming of your minds.
In the current context of the invisible virus that has enclosed us within domestic spaces- home; this unleashing of mind in a digital platform would open up vistas, and nurture your imagination.
Wishing you all a great, joyful journey ahead, with your companion, the digital Class magazine- painting slices of life, in the palette of magical, mesmerizing words.With prayers, submitting ĀROH, at the lotus feet of our Chancellor.Dr Beena S Nair
Vice-Chairperson
Dept of English
Amrita School of Arts and Sciences
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Deemed to be University)
Amritapuri Campus
Editorial Notes : Arun S.
‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going’
Proverb; popularized by Billy Ocean
The dictum gains paramount importance as people of this century can best relate themselves to an ironic predicament that looms large and creeps in as nightmares with glaring stares at different points of life in a pandemic-stricken world. Well, Literature should go on, as the poets of glory did, including John Keats, awestruck by the power of words- the budding writers, in a world where pale dark symbols assume sublimity in vicissitudes, set out to harp solace and thereby prove that the ray of hope is not a distant dream. The real harbingers of society, if we analyse the annals have always been the writers who could create taste and opinion among the masses. The epidemic torn situation necessitated a paradigm shift in the teaching-learning experience. Having received a batch of talented students for the fourth consecutive semester, I thought of unleashing their creative minds. The enthusiasm and coordination coupled with the creative flairs of the students have materialized the e-magazine as we see it now. This venture, I am pretty sure is the humble step towards their wonderful world of poesie. The magazine has different seasons unfolding in itself as we live life. It has kafkesque labyrinths at the same time it propounds the naive Hardy countryside, It has pessimism as a replica of the society but it furthers the readers to see the sunrise on the horizon.
Our prostrations at the lotus feet of Amma.Arun S
Course Mentor
Technical and Professional writing
Dept of English, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Editorial Notes : Aswathy Das K.V
Literature has always employed the metaphor of seasons to express the idea of constancy of change. How harmoniously we embrace the change is what matters the most. With this is mind, I find the title ĀROH, signifying progress and prosperity, and the theme of seasons as befitting ones for this humble endeavour.
While the world is in the grips of a pandemic and we are confined to our homes, technology comes to our rescue. We scroll through social media posts and stories we see an artwork, we pause. We breathe and reflect. That is what art does. In this state of turbulence, art helps us cope and heal in undeniable ways. There is no wrong way to perceive or feel during this time because that is how we react. And no reaction is wrong, else life would not make sense. We are all working our ways from different ends but towards the same goal. I congratulate all the students for staying apart yet connected amidst the anxieties of online learning, and for materializing this e-magazine.
As I skimmed through the articles, I was assured of one thing- love, empathy and hope aren’t dead. As long as there is art, life is promising and worth living. With the hope that tough times don’t last, I wish all the budding writers, blessings in abundance.
Offering my prayers at the lotus feet of Amma.Aswathy Das K V
Assistant Professor
Class Advisor
Dept of English
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Editorial Notes : Anusudha R.S
ĀROH’, like imagination, manifests in a virtual world; an exciting literary endeavour in bits and bytes. The name meaningfully implies the evolution of life and literature driven by hope and desire. “If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” Any reader can truly feel this endeavour as an intimation of spring in these tough times.
Just like the ‘swaras’ in a raga, each work of art in the magazine complements each other and collectively gives a deep sense of progression and completion.
I am delighted to see life, like a multi-hued thread flowing through each and every page. The range that students exhibit in touching upon subjects ranging from subtle life accounts to impressive poetry mirrors their capability of deeper emotional exploration through creative literature.I would like to congratulate my students of fourth-semester Integrated MA English students for envisioning and executing this magazine. Though Aroha and Avaroha completes a raga, it feels more exciting to be a part of ‘ĀROH’
Best wishes!Anusudha R S
Class Counselor
Assistant Professor
Dept of English
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
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