FILMS DIVISION DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS WITH MEDIA RESEARCH CENTRE  
By Karthikeyan    06/11/2008
Celebrating 60 years with films Films Division of Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Media Research Centre, Department of Philosophy, Madura College, have come together to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the division by organising a two-day festival here on Wednesday and Thursday. more...

PEN THIRAI -2008 ----> INTERNATIONAL WOMEN FILM FESTIVAL  
By M.SUSITHRA    30/10/2008
Cinema is one of the most powerful mass media that manipulates our personality. It has become a part and parcel of almost all our lives. Each and every one of us in some way or the other have a deep impact of cinema of our times. But the field of education for a long time has been forbidding this vibrant media. In the same way as politics, cinema is believed to be a field that would spoil youths. So Cinema is nearly untouched by academics. But this media that has its say in our psyche should not be set aside.more...

Centre for promotion of ethics and human values  
By S.Gandhimathi    30/10/2008
Youngsters around the world are increasingly affected by violence, social problems and a lack of respect for each other and the world around them. The only solution is to emphasize on teaching ethics and human values. The UGC has given a grant of Rs. 1, 40,000 to the department of English to run a centre for promotion of ethics and human values. The department is offering a certificate course in ethics and human values. The department also proposes to organize a two day seminar on ethics and human values in the month of December. more...