The Imprints - a nostalgic recollection. Bishop Moore College

The Imprints is a short film created by a few former students of the Department of English, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara to relive the golden moments they had in the campus. The film bears the sub-title as " a nostalgic recollection". It is produced under the banner 'Triune Pictures'. The film has got 26 minutes, 10 seconds' duration and is conceived by Mr. Ranjith Krishnan K.R., Ms. Rajalekshmi K.L. and Mr. Harikumar T.G. The promo of the film can be viewed from youtube.com and full length movie is going to be released on the 9th of October, 2009.
Relevance
The movie is made on the behalf of the 'Alumni Association' of the Department of English, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara as part of celebrating the completion of the first decade since the commencement of the Post-Graduate course and also the illustrious and successful journey of the Department.
History

Bishop Moore College, established in 1964, affiliated to the University of Kerala, has always strived to ensure quality education and is the prestige of every student in the Central Travancore region, Mavelikara, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India. The is in the name of Rev. Alfred Livingstone Moore, the man who proved that, ‘work is worship’. It functions with the motto, “the truth shall make you free”.
About the Department of English
It was in 1964, that the Department of English started its journey with six members in the faculty. The Department had Prof. Ninan Koshy as its head. The first batch of B.A. English got enrolled in 1967 and they came out with flying colours in 1970 with a rank holder too, Dr. Valson Thampu. The year 1998 engraved (or inscribed) another golden moment in the history of the department with the commencement of the Post-Graduate degree course in English Literature. Now, it has become the pride of the college with cent percent result every year.Great visionaries have stamped their authority as teachers in this department, taking students to the horizons of knowledge.A teacher, the master and the guru. It says, “In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years”. (So) many greats here have become a model to the students.
The Students and the Department of English
The Department of English has always been a model to others (all other departments). The students of this dept. have made significant achievements in almost every field of activities. Giving importance to both academic and extra-curricular activities, the dept. conducts seminars and symposiums on a regular basis. Many notable personalities like Dr. Jancy James, Mr. Alexander Jacob IPS, Prof. Caesar Antony, Mr. Mohan Sivanand, Editor, Readers Digest, etc have adorned the dais and shared their views with the students.
‘Laurel Literaria’ - the pride of the department.
It is a programme to highlight the talents of the students and it has found a permanent place in the college calendar. The concept devised under the leadership of Ms. Anne Angeline Abraham is an innovative one that tests the real talents of the students and teachers. Mixing both the literary and traditional art forms, the participants and the organisers have opened a new window to the world of interdisciplinary enactments. Here, the characters from English Literature get an additional support with the traditional art forms of Kerala.
‘Laurel Literaria’ provides a platform to connect the world of literature with that of the performing arts. It also came up with three dramatic representations that took the stage by storm.
Celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Samuel Beckett in 2005 - Waiting for Godot
Celebrating the Mythical Aura of Indian English Drama in 2006 - Nagamandala
Celebrating the Athenian Glory in 2007 - Antigone
Relevance of the Short Film
“The film can be seen as a gurudakshina to all our teachers and our alma mater. It is only because of them that we were able to reach at least to this level”, says the producers of the film. The film records the history of the department, its various achievements and above all the evergreen memories about the institution.

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