India Academia Celebrates Achebe

By IKE EGWUATU

Come the end of October 2008, four Indian Universities will be celebrating the 50-year old Things Fall Apart written by Nigeria's Professor Chinua Achebe.
The opening proceedings will be held at Osmania University and other institutions including University of New Delhi, Kolkata University, Mysone University, and Hyderabad University will all host seminars organised by their English Departments.
According to the convener Prof. Bala Kothandaraman, the seminars will also celebrate local Indian and Asian scholars in order to showcase their knowledge of African Literature