Registration form for Indian Theological Students' Conference

The registration form for the Indian Theological Students' Conference conducted by the Carey Society, UTC can be downloaded from  https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzvBoUOf1E58eFlNejhFR1BpRFE

 

Indian Theological Students' Conference

The Carey Society of the United Theological College is conducting a students' conference on the theme "Church amidst diversity" on January 23-25, 2017. Students from theological colleges across India are invited to present papers on the sub themes Understanding Diversity, Church and Diversity, Church and Issues of Distribution, Re-Imagining Ecclesia in the Context of Diversity and Mission and Diversity and participate in the conference. For more information please contact Mr. Arun Thomas (Secretary, Carey Society) @ 8095319474 or Mr. John Rogin Jacob (Treasurer, Carey Society) @ 9036480614. The Registration form of the Conference can be downloaded from https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzvBoUOf1E58eFlNejhFR1BpRFE

Professor Arvind P. Nirmal Memorial Lecture

The fourth Professor Arvind P. Nirmal Memorial Lecture jointly conducted by the Student Christian Movement India and the Carey Society, UTC will be held tomorrow at 4:00 P.M. in the Ziegenbalg Chapel of the UTC. The lecture titled "Dalit Theology after Liberation Theology" will be delivered by Rev. Dr. Y.T. Vinayaraj, Professor, Systematic Theology, Dharmajyothi Vidyapeeth, Faridabad, India.

Rev. Dr. Y.T. Vinayaraj

Carey Society Inauguration

The Carey Society Inauguration for the academic year 2014-15 was held yesterday at the Charles Ranson Hall. Mr. Lalrokhuma Pachau, IPS, Director General and Inspector General of Police, Bangalore was the chief guest. In his speech, the chief guest said that UTC was a home to many people, especially friends from the North East part of India.

The president of the Carey Society Rev. Dr. John Samuel Raj, Mrs. Pachau, the secretary of the Carey Society Mr. Calvin Sushith Ambler, and the treasurer Rev. Christopher Victor George were present.  

Fr. Cedric Prakash on the Christian Response to the Challenges that face India Today

Fr. Cedrick Prakash SJ, a Catholic Priest of the Jesuit order and director of Prashant, the Ahmedabad based Jesuit centre for human rights, spoke in UTC on Sunday at 4:00 P.M. in a programme arranged by the Carey Society on the "Christian Response to the Challenges that face India Today". The highly decorated and honoured priest continues to be involved in his work in safe guarding the human rights of people in India. He emphasized on the Christian response in terms of politics and fundamentalism in general that is prevailing in India.

Fr. Cedric mentioned an incident of Narendra Modi being invited by YMCA and L. K. Advani being invited by a bishop in Kerala and later how the news got fabricated as Christians standing with fundamentalist leaders and so on. He also shared that the media is not willing or ready to publish the facts and details against Narendra Modi and fundamentalist forces in Gujarat.

He also said that dialogue should be on an equal footing and said that we should think twice before engaging in dialogue with fundamentalist forces. He further said that churches and theological institutions should come forward and take active part in fighting against such forces. He emphasized that we should not be concerned of the privileges and benefits that we get from the government and be scared whether we will lose them if we engage ourselves in activism against the government. He said that we should rather follow Jesus' model of taking risks for the sake of the kingdom. He also patiently answered the questions and queries raised from the students.

Dr. Evangeline Anderson Rajkumar moderated the session in her capacity as the faculty vice president of the Carey Society.

Inputs from Mr. Prashanth Babu, Carey Society Secretary.

Carey Society Inauguration

The inaugural meeting and General Body meeting of the Carey Society was held on July 11, 2013 at 4:00 P.M. in the Charles Ranson Hall. The meeting began with instrumental music by Mr Arvind Theodore. The opening prayer was offered by Dr. Allan Palanna. During the singing of the bajan the lamp was lit by the chief guest, the Carey Society president, student vice president and Dr. Rini Ralte. The president and principal of the UTC Dr. John Samuel Raj delivered the Presidential address. Ms. Temjenaro gave a special number on the occasion.

The chief guest for the programme was Very Rev. Dr. Cherian Thomas, Director of ECC, Bangalore. He spoke on ecumenism, ecology and interfaith relationships. He said the duty of Christians is not converting people into Christianity but  making them true to their own religions and connecting with the Christ experience. He said that our task is making true Hindus and true Muslims. The chief guest was honoured by the principal and Mrs Niruba Kamalam.  Mr. Prashanth Babu, the secretary, gave the vote of thanks and the programme came to an end with closing prayer by Rev. John Sunder.

The business meeting followed soon after the inauguration. Various programmes and activities of the Carey society were discussed in this meeting. The secretary explained his initiatives with CASA New Delhi in providing help and support for the flood victims. The secretary also said that in consultation with the field work committee, he was planning to send a group of students to Uttarakhand for exposure to the real situation.

Inter house cultural competitions

Calvin Sushith Ambler, Cultural Programme Co-ordinator, Carey Society

The cultural wing of the Carey Society in the UTC conducted the cultural competitions on Nov 1 and 10, 2012. The events were inaugurated by Rev. Dr. Jones Muthunayagom. The competitions held were

MONO ACT: (3 minutes) (Only Two contestants from each house)

Criteria for judging:  a. Presentation   b. Creativity c. Skills of acting d. Character transmission e. Dialogue delivery. (Note: No particular theme)

PRESS CONFERENCE: (3 minutes) (Only Two contestants from each house)

Criteria for judging: a. Presence of Mind. b. Language c. Reason d. Sense of Humor & Fluency e. Impersonating.

Note: 10 well known personalities will be announced before one week. Take one from the lot and assume that you are the person mentioned. Answer questions from the Press Reporters as if you are that person.

SKIT: (10 minutes) (Only One Team from each House)

Theme: “WATER SCARCITY”

Criteria for judging: a. Theme & Interpretation b. Costumes & Setting

c. Characterization d. Technique f. Presentation.

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC: (3 minutes) (Only Two contestants from each House)

i. Wind   (Harmonium will be provided)

Criteria for judging: a. Skill b. Rhythm c. Emotional Impact d. Elaboration of the time.

ii. Strings (The participant should bring the instrument.)

Criteria for judging:  a. Skill b. Rhythm c. Emotional Impact d. Elaboration of time.

iii. Percussion. (Instruments will be provided)

Criteria for judging: a. Skill b. Rhythm c. Emotional Impact d. Rhythm e. Elaboration of the time.

SOLO SINGING: (Only ‘Christian Devotional Songs’ not more than 5 minutes)

i. Western.

ii. Eastern.

Criteria for judging: a. Diction   b. Melody   c. Pitch   d. Tune   e. Presentation

Note: One Male and one female for this event.

GROUP SINGING: (Only One Team from each House)

(Only ‘Christian Devotional Songs’ not more than 5 minutes)

i. Western.

ii. Eastern.

Criteria for judging: a. Harmony   b. Melody   c. Pitch   d. Tune   e. Presentation

Note: 5 to 9 members can participate, including those playing musical instruments.

CHOREOGRAPHY: (Only One Team from each House)

(Not more than 7 minutes including the arrangement time)

Theme: “The Power of the Cross”

Criteria for judging: a. Choice of Music b. Grace. c. Movement d. Synchronizing

e. Interpretation and Expression. 

Note: 5 to 7 members can participate.

10^th November 2012 (Saturday) – INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

(Any number of contestants from each house)

Note: Theme & Paper will be provided on the spot.

Time   : 9:30 a.m.

Venue: …………………………………………………

PENCIL DRAWING:

Criteria for judging: a. Skill b. Creativity & Interpretation of theme c. Pencil Control d. Shading & Outline.

WATER COLOUR PAINTING:

Criteria for judging: a. Skill b. Creativity & Interpretation of theme c.Mixing Colour

d. Brush Control.

ESSAY WRITING: (Not more than 800 words.)

Criteria for judging: a. Thematic Coherence b. Language c. Sound Argument

d. Avoidance of Error.

SHORT STORY WRITING:

Criteria for judging: a. Language b. Suspense c. Flow of ideas d. Message.

POETRY WRITING: (Not exceeding 20 lines)

Criteria for judging: a. Interpretation b. Creativity c. Message d. Use of Words.

Note:  Children have separate competition for Drawing & Painting.                                                                                                                               

    FINAL RESULTS

1.Pencil Drawing (Children)

	Name	House
First Place	Avinash	Larsen
Second Place	Lincy	Larsen
Third Place	Sam Rishi	Larsen

2. Pencil Drawing (Adults)

	Name	House
First Place	Paul Karunakar Nalla	Devanandan
Second Place	Abu Issac Shalom	Larsen
Third Place	Stalin. S	Larsen

2.Water Colour Painting (Children)

	Name	House
First Place	Lincy	Larsen
Second Place	Anugrah James	Larsen
Third Place	Sam Rishi	Larsen

4. Water Colour Painting (Adults)

	Name	House
First Place	Paul Karunakar Nalla	Devanandan
Second Place	Abu Issac Shalom	Larsen
Third Place	Vikas Scott	Thorp

5. Essay Writing (Adults)

	Name	House
First Place	Archana. P	Thorp
Second Place	Solan Chelliah. D	Larsen
Third Place	Pumsuanlal Tombing	Herrick

6. Short Story Writing (Adults)

	Name	House
First Place	Navin Kumar John	Larsen
Second Place	Raja Samuel Kirubakaran	Thorp
Third Place	Archana. P	Thorp

7. Poetry Writing (Adults)

	Name	House
First Place	Santy S. Paul	Thorp
Second Place	Navin Kumar John	Larsen
Third Place	Ajilal.E.S	Thorp

8. Singing – Western Solo

	Name	House
First Place	P.A. Washington	Herrick
Second Place	Boto Hosheto Achumi	Thorp
Third Place	M. Temjenaro	Larsen

9. Singing – Eastern Solo

	Name	House
First Place	Steephen Jose	Herrick
Second Place	Ajilal.E.S	Thorp
Third Place	Rejin Raju	Devanandan

10. Press Conference

	Name	House
First Place	Chenijan Patton	Herrick
Second Place	Boquito K. Chishi	Devanandan
Third Place	Navin Kumar John	Larsen

11. Instrumental Music- Wind

	Name	House
First Place	Vanlalpeka	Herrick
Second Place	Shinemon. P.K.	Larsen
Third Place	Rohan. P	Larsen

12.  Instrumental Music- Strings

	Name	House
First Place	David Vishal Yadala	Herrick
Second Place	Arvind Theodore	Thorp
Third Place	P.A. Washington	Herrick

13. Instrumental Music- Percussion

	Name	House
First Place	D. Solomonraju Pallikonda	Devanandan
Second Place	Sunil Babu Talathoti	Devanandan
Third Place	Raja Baktha Singh. R	Herrick

14. Mono Act

	Name	House
First Place	Boquito K. Chishi	Devanandan
Second Place	Esther Parajuli	Larsen
Third Place	Vinod Shemron Saduri	Thorp

15.  Group Singing - Western

	HOUSE
First Place	Thorp
Second Place	Herrick
Third Place	Larsen

16. Group Singing – Eastern

	HOUSE
First Place	Thorp
Second Place	Herrick
Third Place	Larsen

17. Skit

	HOUSE
First Place	Thorp
Second Place	Larsen
Third Place	-

18. Choreography

	HOUSE
First Place	Thorp
Second Place	Herrick
Third Place	Larsen

 FINAL HOUSE POSITION:

1.      Thorp

2.      Larsen

3.      Herrick

4.      Devanandan

Judges