ISAAC SEQUEIRA MEMORIAL AWARD

ISAAC SEQUEIRA MEMORIAL FUND

A TRIBUTE To

Professor Isaac Sequeira (5 JAN 1930 - 7 SEPT 2006)

Professor Isaac Sequeira's sad demise in 2006 created a void hard to fill. We, at MELUS-India / MELOW, wish to keep alive the memory of our Patron and guiding light who played a key role in all the activities of our organization.

In the first place, the papers of the 2005 ‘Landmarks’ Conference were 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, the interest of which would go towards the prize money.

With effect from the 2010 conference, there will be a Special Invited Lecture by a person of eminence. This lecture will be funded by the Isaac Sequeira Memorial Fund.

Several individuals have come forward to offer contributions towards the corpus and donated generously to this fund. A separate account is 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. Contributions may be mailed 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 stipulated deadlines before it is presented at the conference.

4. A panel of Judges will be appointed by the Office Bearers of MELUS-India / MELOW.

5. Office Bearers of MELUS-India / MELOW will not be eligible to compete for the prize.

6. 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. Carolyn Elliott
4. E. Nageswara Rao
5. Gulshan Kataria
6. Hazel  Sequeira, Australia
7. Henrietta Sequeira, Australia
8. Hilda Sequeira, Australia
9. J Birje Patil  
10. Jasbir Jain
11. John Oliver Perry
12. K.B. Razdan
13. Manju Jaidka
14. MG Ramanan
15. Mukul Sengupta
16. NDR Chandra
17. Nila Das
18. P.C. Kar
19. Ravinder Singh
20. Richard Burg
21. Richard Cohen
22. Sachidanda Mohanty
23. Somdatta Mandal
24. Sushila Singh
25. Tutun Mukerjee
26. Uma Alladi