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Mrs. Betty Kurien
We remember with infinite gratitude and affection two stalwarts of the English
Department who departed for the heavenly shore during the past year.
Mrs. Betty Kurien
Mrs. Betty Kurien, a legend of the English Department, was a ‘phenomenal
ST.TERESA’S COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), ERNAKULAM
woman’. Her journey at St. Teresa’s College was strewn with achievements and
laurels. For the Teresian family she was a symbol of grace and intelligence, a
woman who spoke with dignity and panache. Her vision for St. Teresa’s was a
collective vision where young and dynamic women would innovate, collaborate,
and enrich our pedagogy of teaching and learning. What endeared her to the
staff and students alike, was her compassion to reach out to people who suffered
discrimination and inequities, women who were schooled and subjected to
violence in and outside their homes. To quote Rumi “You are not a drop in the
ocean, You are the entire Ocean in a drop.”
Dr. Maria Theresa Chakkunny
Asst. Professor Department of English
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