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The 97th edition of the oldest academic literary magazine
of the sub-continent “The Ravi” has come out on Saturday with
literary and research articles by noted writers, professors, old
Ravians and the university students.
The Ravi, a contemporary of London Times Literary
Supplement, has been a part of the sub-continent’s literary heritage
for the last one hundred and ten years. This publication, which
began in 1900, has now seen the end of the first decade of the 21st
century, serving to enlighten people by gathering together voices
from all over the globe.
GCU Vice Chancellor said that the
main objective of The Ravi is to explore the literary talent among
the university students, adding that it provides them a medium of
self-expression. “It is a necessary aid to the fostering of literary
environment in the university,” he added. He further said that the
literary magazine had been named after the river Ravi, adding that
the flowing river is refereed as the symbolic continuity of ideas,
thoughts, feelings and rich sentiments of the GCU students, alumni
and faculty members which are expressed through the magazine. He
said people like Nobel Laureate Prof. Dr. Abdus Salam, A.S Bukhari
and N.M Rashid are among its former editors.
GCU Chief Librarian Abdul Waheed says the library has
carefully kept safe all the editions of the magazine Keeping in view
the modern needs of the students, we have digitized The Ravi and now
the indexing with complete bibliographic details and partial full
text of the magazine is accessible on GCU LAN. However electronic
copy of the current volume is available online.
GCU English Department Chairperson and The Ravi Adviser Dr.
Nosheen Khan said that this year’s edition of The Ravi has truly
lived up to the expectations associated with the name, and the level
of excellence that the University demands. She said that The Ravi is
also on the list of recognized priority journals of the Higher
Education Commission.
(10-01-2010)
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Isha Tariq
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(13-01-2011)
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