Eco Awareness through Environmental Film Festival at Kaveri College

Pollution, Global Warming, Deforestation, the melting of ice caps are posing grave dangers to the planet Earth. To make students aware of these environmental issues, Environmental Forum of Kannada Sangha Pune’s Kaveri College of Arts Science and Commerce had organized a Two Day Film Festival on 10 th and 11^th January 2017. The films were shown under the guidance of Mrs. Shweta Bapat, Coordinator, Environmental Forum.

The movies were shown in collaboration with The Kirloskar International Film Festival, Pune. Movies related to  wildlife, earth care, water conservation, waste management, and endangered species were screened for the students. Movies such as Honoring India’s Wild Life, Tigers – They are all Dead, Don’t buy Trouble and Plastic Planet were shown to the students to make them understand the humanity’s manipulation of Nature, and the resultant harm caused to Nature. The movies also presented the scope of the problem related to environmental issues and offered hopeful solutions.

In collaboration with social organization Lokayat, a documentary ‘Soft Drinks and Environmental Impact’ was also screened. The screening was followed by the discussion and then a simple screening test was demonstrated for detecting the PH level of cold-drinks.   

Ms. Sayee Kulkarni compered the program. Students in large number  attended the movie festival.

“Think critically and ask questions to become a civil servant.” Tukaram Jadhav to UPSC aspirants at Kaveri College

The Indian Civil Services as career options have not really caught up in Maharashtra. According to A.L. Bongirwar Committee (October 2016), only 10 percent of national civil services merit list constitutes candidates from Maharashtra every year. In its bid to change the miserable scenario, Student Welfare Unit of Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce had conducted a one day seminar on ‘Preparation of MPSC /UPSC Examination’ in association with the Board of Student Welfare, SPPU.

The seminar was inaugurated by Mr. Tukaram Jadhav, Founder & Director, Unique Academy, Pune in the presence of Mr. B. Baburao, Treasurer, Kannada Sangha Pune, Dr. S. B. Kharosekar, Principal, Ms. Suchismita Mohanty, Vice Principal and Ms. Chitra Alavani, Student Welfare Officer. Dr.  Kharosekar in his welcome speech emphasized on the need of considering civil services as a strong career options for students. He said such seminars are important to bring awareness about UPSC and MPSc exams and their preparations.

In his address Mr. Tukaram Jadhav guided the participants about the myths and reality of the competitive exams and its overall preparation. He informed them about the nature of exams, changed format of the prelims and strategy to prepare for General Studies as well as CSAT. He advised them to think critically and ask questions to understand chosen subjects in depth and develop conceptual clarity. Mr Jadhav also informed the students that self belief and confidence is the key to clear these exams.

Mr. Vikrant Bhosale, Faculty, Study Circle, focused more on the preparations for the exam. He said that to clear UPSC exam students need to first build their base with the 4 pillars namely, language ability, conceptual clarity, factual awareness and emotional and intellectual maturity. Dr. Mrunmayi Kulkarni, Faculty, Study Circle, discussed the exam pattern and passing criteria of MPSC exam. She pointed out that many students fail in English and other regional languages and asked them to not take these subjects lightly. Ms. Supriya Shetty, Frelance Trainer, talked on Group Discussion and Personal Interview.  She said GD/PI are conducted in the final stage of the exam to identify aspirant as a potential officer through his/her overall conduct.

Total 79 participants participated in the seminar from various colleges from Pune like, Sinhagad Arts and Commerce College, St. Mira’s College, Shivrai Pratishthan, Maharashtra College of Commerce, Sudhatai Mandke College and Kaveri College.

Two Days National Level Conference on “Application of Computer and Electronic Science”

Computer Science and Electronics Department of Kannada Sangha Pune’s Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce has organized a National Level Conference on “Application of Computer and Electronic Science” on 20th and 21st January 2017 under Quality Improvement Programme, of Savitribai Phule Pune University. The Conference received a good response of total 33 research papers from Nagpur, Udaypur, Nashik, Nagar and pune district, out of which 13 were selected for oral presentations and 20 were selected for poster presentation. The papers received were published in the proceedings of the conference with ISBN Number: 978-81-926543-2-4.

The conference was inaugurated by Mrs. Malati Kalmadi, Secretary Kannada Sangha, Mr. Vivek Sawant Managing Director and CEO MKCL Pune was the chief guest, Hon. Mr. B. Baburao, Treasurer, Kannada Sangha, Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College, Mrs. Suchismita Mohanty, Vice-Principal, Kaveri College, Dr. Jayashree Bangali, Convener, National Level Conference were present for the occasion.

The chief guest Mr. Vivek Sawant in his inaugural speech spoke on the topic,” Partnership of Human Intelligence and Non-Human like Intelligence”. He focused on new opportunities, new careers due to the developments in advanced technologies. Dr. Aditya Abhaynkar Dean, Faculty of Technology, SPPU resource person of the conference talked on the topic ‘Towards Kernel Development in Machine Learning’. He explained about the global trends in machine learning and developing "kernels". Further he explained what is kernel, what makes it is adaptive and how it is capable of solving interesting real life problems with engineered solution. Dr. A.D. Shaligram Professor and Head Department of Electronic Science SPPU talked on the topic ‘Smart Lifestyle with Evolving IoT Applications’. He spoke about the Rapid development of electronic materials, devices and software tools during recent times which has resulted in explosion of applications of Internet of Things (IoT) at affordable prices. Dr. Manasi S. Patwardhan  Associate Professor, VIT, Pune talked on the topic ‘Human Behavioral Analytics’. She focused on Human behaviour and observable emotions associated with individuals.

Dr. N.M.Kulkarni, Vice Principal and Head Department of Electronics Fergusson College, Dr. P.B.Buchade, Vice Principal and Head Department of Electronics Garware College worked as session chairman for oral presentation. Dr. M.S.Zambare, Dr.M.L.Dongare, Dr. Deepa Ramane worked as chairman for poster presentations.

Dr. S.B. Kharosekar congratulated all the participants. All the participants received participation certificates at the hands of Dr. S.B. Kharosekar. The Conference concluded with the key note address by Dr.Jayashri Bangali. Ms. Ashwini Malani compeered the program and Mr. Anand Buddhikot proposed the vote of thanks.

Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce commemorate 154th Swami Vivekananda Jayanti

     

Kannada Sangha’s Kaveri College of Arts,Science and Commerce commemorated 154^th  Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekanand by hosting Yuva Saptah , weeklong activities including the lectures and Blood Donation camp during 12-18 January,2016. The inauguration ceremony was held at the hands of Chief Guest Mr. Nilesh Dhayarkar from Swaroop Wardhini. Dr. S.B.Kharosekar, Principal Kaveri College, Mrs. Suchismita Mohanty, Vice-Principal, Mr. Anand Buddhikot, Program Officer, Mrs. Shilpa Khadilkar, Head Bahishal Shikshan Mandal of the college, Teachers, and students, were also present on the occasion.  

Mr. Nilesh Dhayarkar, in his inspiring speech emphasized on youth and said that Youth is the best time.  The way in which you utilize this period will decide the nature of coming years that lie ahead of you. He shared some anecdotes from Swamiji’s life and his thoughts on building the nation through youth by narrating many incidents from Swamiji’s life. At the end Mr. Anand Budhhikot proposed vote of thanks for inaugural function

On 13^th, 14^th and 15^th January, various inspiring lectures were arranged on different topics. On 13^th Mr. Arun Shinde conducted a session on Changing mentality of the youth. On 14^th Dr. Ajit Apte spoke on the topic Shivaji Maharaj and Modern Management. He said Shivaji Maharaj was the king who always thought ahead of the time. Ms. Jyothi Deshpande discussed various experiences she had while travelling and she also shared funny incidences that took place which occurred due to the different dialects of different regions. In the next session Dr. Ajit Apte spoke on the topic Shivaji Maharaj and Modern Management. Ms. Ujawala Kulkarni spoke on the topic Hasyaranjan:Ek patri Karyakram’. She gave her insight on the importance of communication and exercise.

The Youth Week ended with the Blood donation camp arranged by the NSS dept with the help of ‘Puna Serological Institute’s Blood Bank’. College Staff and the students donated blood in the Blood donation camp. Total 67 donors donated blood and 112 students hemoglobin check up was done during this camp

All the activities of the Youth week were efficiently managed and conducted by Mr. Anand Buddhikot, NSS PO, Mrs. Shilpa Khadilkar, Head Bahishal Shikshan Mandal  and their team under the able guidance of Dr. S.B. Kharosekar.

Amruta Khanvilkar, Sanjay Jadhav and Umesh Jaadhav at Kaveri College to promote Popular Dance Competition 2 MAD: Maharashtracha Assal Dancer Season 2.

 
  They came, they saw and they conquered! Popular Marathi Actor Amruta Khanvilkar alongwith Sanjay Jadhav, famous Marathi Film Director and Cinematographer and Choreographer Umesh Jaadhav came to Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce on 21st January 2017 to promote their upcoming show 2MAD: Maharashtracha Assal Dancer on Colors Marathi. The super-hit dance show will start its second season from 9^th February 2017. The channel is upbeat that the show will receive the same euphoric response from its audience and has started promotional events for the show with a bang.

As a part of their promotional activity the trio of Amruta Khanvilkar, Sanjay Jadhav and Umesh Jaadhav came as judges for the dance competition which was organized for the students of Kaveri College. True to its words, the competition saw the best of the talents from students who performed on variety of dance forms. Ms. Shreya Ingalagi from FYBA won the first prize for her masterly katthak performance, whereas Mr. Pintu Yadav won the second prize for his energetic ‘Popping and Locking’ dance form. The students kept audience as well as the judges enthralled with their mesmerizing performances.

Ms. Amruta Khanvilkar who is a former student of Kaveri School reminisced about her school days and expressed her happiness to visit the premises once again. The judges were felicitated by Principal, Dr. S.B. Kharosekar.  He said that such events provide a great platform for students to showcase their talent as well as prepare them for bigger competitions. 

Large number of students attended the program. The show was compered by Mr. Kartik.

Kaveri College organizes Dr. Babasaheb Jaykar lecture series

Kannada Sangha’s Kaveri College of Science & Commerce and Bahishal Shikshan Mandal Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) jointly organized Dr. Babasaheb Jaykar lecture series from 14^th January, 16^th January and 17^th  January,2017. The topics for the lecture series were ‘Bhashetil Gamati Jamati’, ‘Shivaji Maharaj and Modern Management’  and ‘Hasyaranjan:Ek patri Karyakram’.

Dr. S. B. Kharosekar, Principal, Kaveri College, Ms. Suchismita Mohanty, Vice Principal, Kaveri College, Ms. Shilpa Khadilkar, Chair Person, Bahishal Shikshan Center, Staff members and participants were present during the inauguration ceremony. The inauguration ceremony commemorated with deep prajwalan.

 
In the first session, Ms. Jyoti Deshpande discussed various experiences she had while travelling and she also shared funny incidences that took place which occurred due to the different dialects of different regions. In the second session Dr. Ajit Apte spoke on the topic Shivaji Maharaj and Modern Management. He said Shivaji Maharaj was the king who always thought ahead of the time. While making any plan or decision he thinks about the impact of that decision in future.Ms. Ujawala Kulkarni spoke on the topic Hasyaranjan :Ek patri Karyakram’. She  gave her insight on the importance of communication and exercise. she guided the students on body language and voice modulation. She further told that because of excessive use of mobiles and internet we are lagging behind in communication.

Ms. Bhakti Dandekar compeered the sessions and Ms. Shilpa Khadilkar, Co-ordinator of the programme, proposed the vote of thanks.

Two Days National Level Conference on “Application of Computer and Electronic Science”

Computer Science and Electronics Department of Kannada Sangha Pune’s Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce are organizing a National Level Conference on “Application of Computer and Electronic Science” on 20th and 21st January 2017 under Quality Improvement Programme, of Savitribai Phule Pune University.

The conference will be inaugurated at the hands of Mr. Kushal Hegde, President, Kannada Sangha, Dr. V. B. Gaikwad Director, BCUD, SPPU Pune will be the chief guest and Mrs. Malati Kalmadi Secretary, Kannada Sangha will be the Guest of Honor on the occasion. In the two days conference, eminent Resource persons like Dr. Aditya Abhyankar Dean, Department of Technology, SPPU Pune, Prof. Dr. A. D. Shaligram Head, Department of Electronic Science, SPPU Pune and Dr Manasi Patwardhan, Senior Faculty Department of Computer Science, VIT Pune are invited for the conference.

Any post graduate students, research students, research faculties and the people from other organizations can attend this Conference.

All the participants including contributing paper authors are required to confirm their registration by sending a mail to kcasc.nlc@gmail.com. The papers received along with registration fees will be published in the proceedings of the conference with ISBN Number: 978-81-926543-2-4.

Venue of the Conference:       Kaveri College of Arts,Science & Commerce,

                                                Ganesh Nagar, Erandwane, Pune-38.

For further details contact:

Prof. Dr. Jayashri Bangali ( QIP Co-ordiantor) (9423581927)

Prof. Mr.Anand Buddikot (Co-Ordinator)(9657309014)

Prof. Ms. Shilpa Khadilkar (Co-Ordinator)( 9823574100),

College Landline Number- 020-25456328

Website- www.kaveri.edu.in         Email: kaveri.college@gmail.com

Inter College Paper Presentation Competition in Commerce held at Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce

 To inculcate research culture among students and to provide them an opportunity to make an effective presentation, an Inter-College Paper Presentation Competition was held at  Kaveri College on 9 January 2017. The Competition was inaugurated by Mrs. Suchismita Mohanty, Vice Principal who said that such competitions encourage original and novel thinking among students. She also said that these competitions promote research culture, enhance communication skills and build self confidence among students. Mrs. Deepa Sathe, Coordinator, Commerce, was also present on the occasion. 

Students from various colleges of the city participated in the Competition. They wrote their research paper on subjects such as Cashless Economy: Future of India, Social Entrepreneurship: Opportunity and Challenges, E-Waste Management, Role of Media and Demonetization, GST : Need of the Hour etc. The participant students showed great acumen in their chosen subjects and put in lots of efforts in making their presentations. The team of Ms. Sai Khare and Ms. Samruddhi Pathare from Kaveri College won the First Prize while the team of Ms. Pallavi Sinha and Mr. Justin of Symbiosis College bagged the Second Prize. Judges for the Competition, Dr. Sunita Bhole and Dr. Anagha Ketkar encouraged students for their efforts in making presentations and also gave them inputs on originality of ideas, experimental procedure and analysis of data collected. Raj Jere from F.Y.B.A. and Blessy George from SY B.Com and Kavita Parmar from TYB.Com compered the program.

Prof. Geetanjali Pitre gave vote of thanks.

Research Project Exhibition by Kaveri Research and Innovation Centre held at Kaveri College

This is the age of electronics and the tiny black chips are making their presence felt in our day to day life. From smart phones to advanced home appliances, hi-tech cars, ultra modern security alarms, electronics is making our life simpler and manageable. The students of Kaveri College displayed these various uses of electronics by creating project models in the exhibition which was held on 3 rd January 2017. The Exhibition was held by the newly established Kaveri Research and Innovation Centre (KRIC).

The Exhibition was inaugurated by Mrs. Malati Kalmadi, Secretory, Kannada Sangha Pune. She encouraged students to take more interest in electrical and electronics concepts and use their knowledge and innovative ideas for the better future of humanity. Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Principal appreciated the efforts taken by students for their applicable ideas and practical models. Mrs. Suchismita Mohanty, Vice Principal, Dr. Jayashri Bangali, Coordinator, Computer Science and Head of KRIC were also present on the occasion. 

About 30 project models were on display by students. They worked individually as well as in groups to create their projects models. They created models on various categories such as home automation, sensory controller, Battery level indicator, smoke detector etc. The Students from B.Com., BBA, B.Sc(Computer Science) also displayed their research projects on subjects such as Dr, Babasaheb Ambedkar: An Economist, Water Pollution, etc. The Students of BBA presented their research projects on Impact on Demonetization, Awareness about Healthy Food Habits among Youngsters, TV Shows and Their Influence on Youngsters, etc.

The Exhibition received a huge response from the students.     

Inter-collegiate Competitions of Paper Presentation, Project Competition and C-coding Competition held at Kaveri College

Kaveri College of Arts, Science and Commerce conducted Inter-collegiate Paper Presentation competition in Electronics and Computer Science' , 'C' Programming competition  and PowerPoint Presentation in Mathematics and Statistics for B.Sc.(Computer Science) students on 5th and 6th January 2017.The competition was inaugurated by Principal Dr. S. B. Kharosekar. In his inaugural speech, Dr. S. B. Kharosekar said that such competitions enhance students’ subject knowledge, presentation skills and communication skills. He also gave some tips to the participants and told them that mistakes are a crucial step in learning, growing, and improving yourself.

Topics for the Electronics and Computer Science paper presentation were - IoT and their Applications, Role of Electronics in Energy Harvesting, Ethical Hacking, Operating System used in Mobile devices. The competition was judged by Mrs.Manisha Suryawanshi from Modern College Shivaji Nagar. She guided the students about presentation skills.  Topics for the power point presentation competition in Mathematics and Statistics were Statistics in daily life, Probability, Golden Triangle and Fibonacci sequence and Graph Theory. The competition was judged by Dr. Bhavana Deshpande from Poona College.

In paper presentation competition in Electronics and Computer Science the First Prize was bagged by Anish Marathe and Omkar Kulkarni from Kaveri College and the second prize was won by Aniket Chavan from Modern College .The consolation prizes were won by Renuka Hemade and Shikha Khar of TC College Baramati and Archit Joshi, Pranil Kulkarni and Ashish Yakri of Kaveri College. 

In ‘C’ programming competition Hrishikesh Ambre from Kaveri College won the First Prize and in power point presentation competition. Mr Archit Joshi and Mr.Siddharth Mehendale from kaveri college won the first prize and  Ms.Shivani Renavikar and Ms.Aaishwarya Ubale from Abasaheb Garware college won the second prize.

Total 13 teams participated in paper presentation competition, 20 students in ‘C’ programming and 6 teams in power point presentation from renowned colleges namely MIT, VIT, Garware College, Modern College, Indira College, Arihant College,Dr.D.Y.Patil College from Pune , T.C College from Baramati and K.K.Wagh College from Nashik .

Ms. Pallavi Joshi and Ms.Geetanjali More compeered the programme. Dr. Jayashri Bangali, Chairman, Science Association proposed vote of thanks. 

A Lecture on Gender Discrimination Held at Kaveri College

 
The incident of mass molestation of a woman in Bengaluru on the New Year Eve once again brings the issue of extreme violence against women in our society to the fore. A women getting assaulted openly and in several other ways is of grave concern and hence, to sensitize the youngsters about the issue the Women’s Forum wing of Kaveri College had organized a lecture on ‘Gender Discrimination’ by renowned social activist Alka Joshi on 5^th January 2017. Dr. S.B. Kharosekar, Principal, Mrs. Suchismita Mohanty, Vice Principal, Mrs. Chitra Alavani, Student Welfare Officer, Mrs. Pooja Ambole, Chairperson, Woman’s Forum were also present on the occasion.

In his welcome Speech, Dr.S.B.Kharosekar, emphasized on the need of such programs to be organized by educational institutions to make students aware of the issues related to gender discrimination and thereby sensitize them about gender equality in a profound way. He affirmed that the patriarchal social system needs to be uprooted to bring in the gender equality in society.  

Social Activist Alka Joshi made the students aware of the different ways in which women are discriminated in our society. She said that a woman starts facing discrimination from the day she is born, and she continues facing it in sectors such as Education, Job, Politics, and Cinema etc. She also talked about the violence against women and said that the dismal law & order, and the insensitivity of the police force to crimes against women are a big deterrent in stopping the increasing violence against them. She asserted that today we need to build a strong women’s movement which also includes in its fold sensitive men to end violence against women.

A short movie by Anurag Kashyap, ‘The Day After Every Day’ and a short documentary on Nirbhaya incident were also shown to the students. Both the films talked about the issues related violence against women and gender sensitization. After the screening of movies, Alka Joshi took questions from the students.  

The program was compered by Mrs. Priya Deshmukh.