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My Experience on Lecture by Prof. Noam Chomsky

Hello Friends, 

Here I'm sharing my experience on the 34th Memorial Lecture by Prof. Noam Chomsky. 




Prof. Noam Chomsky

A Brief Introduction


Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics",  Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science. He is Laureate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and is the author of more than 150 books on topics such as linguistics, war, politics, and mass media. Ideologically, he aligns with anarcho-syndicalism and libertarian socialism.

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My Experience

It was a very wonderful experience and a great opportunity for us. The lecture was just the previous day of Prof. Noam Chomsky birthday. We were blessed enough to give him the best wishes. Online meetings have allowed us to connect with the world in no seconds. Although there were some technical issues in first 20 minutes so we were connected through YouTube link but after few minutes me and other more than 900 participants were connected through zoom meet. Zoom allows 1000 participants. It was said that more than 5000 participants registered for this session. It was a joyous occasion for all of us. Prof. is a public intellectual, like a rocky mountain, and he is the most Cited scholar in the world. He knows many languages including malayalam.


Although I found it a bit difficult to catch his lines but I tried to catch the words may be because of foreign tone so difficult to grasp everything but slowly I was able to catch many of his words and tried to pay more and more attention. But definitely we can watch the video or read the transcript to get to know all that we couldn’t get at the first time. But one thing is notable that he is so very energetic and enthusiastic inspite of 90+ age. He talked flourishly on his subject, we must salute to his powerful mind and memory. A lesson we should learn from such a great personality to take care of our health and to gain expertise in our profession. 

It's said that to become a good speaker we need to become a good listener and good reader. The lecture lasted for almost 1 hour and 30 minutes but still Prof. said that he had another lecture within few minutes, such is his dedication and very high spirits even at nineties. Truly we can see this from Prof. that 
"Age is just a number."

His strong will and determination is truly appreciable. It's all in mind if one wishes then he is young even at 80 and 90 but a weak person is old at twenty. The choice is ours. For much subject details please watch the video or read the transcript. Here I am sharing video and few screenshot of the lecture. 














Thank you

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