Professor Firdous Azim, Chairperson, ENH Department attended the centenary conference of the English Department of the University of Calcutta from January 9-11, 2007. This also coincided with the 150th founding anniversary of the University, which along with the Universities of Madras and Bombay were the first institutes of higher education in South Asia. She delivered a paper entitled 'Regional Literatures in an Age of Globalisation'.