A Webinar on ‘Opening the Writer’s Toolbox’- Key Elements of the Writing Process at Kaveri College

 Kannada Sangha, Pune’s Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce- Faculty of Arts, Department of English organized a webinar on ‘Opening the Writer’s Toolbox’- Key Elements of the Writing Process on Monday, 19^th October, 2020. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the webinar was scheduled on the online platform of Google Meet.

The session began with the address of Dr. Ashok Agarwal, Principal, Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce. The Principal’s address was followed by the address of Dr. Muckta Karmarkar, Vice-Principal and Head of the Department of English.  Mr. Abhinav Bhat, Faculty Member, Department of English introduced the speaker, Mr. Archit Joshi and welcomed him virtually.

Mr. Archit Joshi was the guest speaker for the day. Mr. Joshi, an alumnus of Kaveri College holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce. He is currently working as a technical content writer at LearnEd Studio. Besides, he is a published author, poet and a short story writer.  Mr. Joshi guided the participants on the techniques involved in the process of writing and publishing.  While explaining the techniques, Mr. Joshi asked the participants to “fall in love with ‘language’”, and explained the importance of language. He encouraged them to find the rhythm and music in language.  He also mentioned the importance behind understanding a story and dissecting it into parts. Mr. Joshi emphasized on writing evocatively and being authentic while writing.  He asked the participants to interact with people around in day-to-day life, and surround themselves with their heroes in order to develop the characters in the story. Also, he asked the participants to be themselves and tell stories that only they can tell. Mr. Archit Joshi also gave numerous tips to the participants on how to shape their stories, and on carrying out research during the process of story writing.  He also spoke about the editing skills required in order to write a successful story.  In the end, he shared his ideas on how one must go for publishing of his/her stories and gave the golden words, “never pay to publish” to the participants.

The session also included a ‘Question and Answer’ segment, where the participants interacted with Mr. Joshi and got their queries answered.

Ms.Gayatri Joshi, a student of First Year Bachelor of Arts, proposed the vote of thanks.

Around 80 participants from various fields including students, budding writers and teachers were benefited from this session.