ISAAC SEQUEIRA MEMORIAL AWARD
ISAAC SEQUEIRA MEMORIAL FUND
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Professor Isaac Sequeira
(5 JAN 1930 - 7 SEPT 2006) |
Professor Isaac Sequeira's sad demise has created a void hard to fill. We, at MELUS-India / MELOW, would like to keep his memory alive and pay a tribute to its Patron and guiding light who played a key role in all the activities of the organization.
In the first place, the papers of the 2005 'Landmarks' Conference was dedicated to Isaac. The anthology was released at the March 2007 conference.
Secondly, we announced a cash prize of Rs. 2,500 for the best paper presented at our conferences (see details below). To facilitate this we needed a corpus fund of about Rs. 50,000. The interest of this amount goes towards the prize money.
Some individuals have already come forward to offer contributions towards the corpus. We appeal to all friends, students, and erstwhile colleagues of Prof Sequeira to donate generously to this fund. A separate account will be maintained for this fund and presented annually.
Donations of Rs. 1,000 or more may be sent in cash / by draft payable to MELOW at Chandigarh. Please send your contributions by registered post / courier to Prof. Manju Jaidka, Dept of English, Panjab University, Chandigarh - 160014.
ISAAC SEQUEIRA PRIZE
In the memory of our patron, Prof Isaac Sequeira, MELUS-India / MELOW will annually award a prize for the best paper presented at the conference. The award will comprise a certificate and a cash prize of Rs. 2,500.
RULES
1. The competition is open to Indian citizens who are members of MELUS-India or MELOW.
2. The participant / delegate should be less than forty years of age at the time of the conference.
3. The abstract and complete paper should be submitted by the deadline and presented at the conference.
4. A panel of Judges will be appointed by the Office Bearers of MELUS-India / MELOW. Office Bearers of MELUS-India / MELOW will not be eligible to compete for the prize.
5. If required, these rules may be amended by a simple majority of members present and voting at the Conference.
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED TO DATE
MELUS-India / MELOW gratefully acknowledges the following contributions made towards the Isaac Sequeira Memorial Fund:
1. Amritjit Singh
2. Anil Raina
3. E. Nageswara Rao
4. Gulshan Kataria
5. Hazel Sequeira
6. Henrietta Sequeira
7. Hilda Sequeira
8. J Birje Patil
9. Jasbir Jain
10. John Oliver Perry
11. Manju Jaidka
12. Mukul Sengupta
13. Nila Das
14.Ramanan, M.G.
15. Ravinder Singh
16. Razdan, K.B.
17. Richard Burg
18. Richard Cohen
19. Sachidananda Mohanty
20. Somdatta Mandal
21. Sushila Singh
22. Tutun Mukherjee
23. Uma Alladi
THE 2007 ISAAC SEQUEIRA AWARD GOES TO
There is a tie for the 2007 Prize which is shared by
1. Dr. Roshan Lal Sharma of PG Govt College, Solan
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2. Dr Namrata Sharma of Doaba College Jalandhar.
Their papers were adjudged the best presented by younger scholars (below 40) at the 2007 Conference.
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